The morning call., 1893-05-07
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CLUB.
The Property Talk of the
PeSthouse Site.

PeSthouse Site.
The South San Francisco Improvement
Club met last night at Masonic Hall, Rail-
road and Fourteenth avenues, w. j. B.
Warner presiding.
The Pestbouse question was the first mat
ter brought before the meeting.
Charles Milley told of the reception which
the South San Francisco property-ow ne1s
received from the Health and Police Com
mittee of the Supervisors and how their
protest had been received. The speaker
stated that the majority of the property in
the vicinity of block 49l. at Bay View, is
owned as homesteads by men of small
means. and their land and homes would be
endangered II the Pesthouse were located
In the vicinity.
Henry Birbe said that In his opinion,
ana from his observations of the Super
visorS' actions, the Pesthouse will never be
located on the Almshouse Tract. and the
sooner, ne declared, that the South San
Francisco householders realized the fact
that it cannot be placed there the better.
The Supervisors will never be induced and
do not intend 10 select the Almshouse
Tract.
Mr.. Birbe advocated Shag Rock as the
only site.
II. NJ. C. Mangels thought that Shag
Rock should be the spot designated for the
PeSth0uSe. n 0 one would be injured and
the homesteads OF poor people and other
property-owners interested would not be
deprecated or endangered. Should Pest
house be built on Shag Rock there would
be no danger of the lepers ana smallpox
patients leaving the institution and wander
ing about at large. The Supervisors can
build a bridge from the mainland TO the
rock.
Several others advised that Adolph Sutro
be visited and asked to aid in getting Shag
Rock designated as the proper place.
1t was also reported that a number of in
f1uential ard large property-owners through
out the city had been seen and they had
expressed themselves as unanimous in favor
Of Shag Rock.
The following resolutions were unani-
mousy adopted as the sense of the South
Sar francisco people:
Resolved, That this club reconsider Its pre-
vlous action in The selection OF the Almshouse
tract as a pesthouse ste owing 10 the impossi-
billy OF It's adoption by the Board OF Supervls-
ors, and advocate the selection OF Shag Rock as
the next most suitable site for the purpose, aud
that we most earnestly protest against The selec-
tl0n oil Diock 49l or any other site on the bay
shore.
Attention was called to the S-inch water
pipes which have been hauled to Railroad
avenue by the Spring Valley Water Com
pany. A petition will be sent TO the Super
visors asking that the water company be re-
quested to replace the present 4-inch mains
on Railroad avenue. between First and
Eighteenth, with Pinch mains as petitioned
for by the property-owners and indorsed by
the Supervisors several mon tbs ago,
The company has laid 12-inch mains on
Kentucky street to Fist avenue, and the
members OF the club declared that S-nch
mains would not give an adequate supply
or protection in case of fire. A committee
was also appointed to Interview the Super
visors regarding the matter.
The advisability of extending the pound
limits was broached, but action was de-
ferred until the next meeting.