The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-10-01

nue., running southerly to point about 800
feet southerly from Short street. thence on a.
switchback norheIly and diagonaly across
Falcon avenue and into private property al a
point about fifty feet sOutberly from CasSeli
street. as per sketch attached hereto.
All OF the trouble and disputes regarding the
property lines and houses being in the streets
originates from the lack of data aud uncer-
taiuty rs to the position of the streets In that
section OF the city.
On receipt of the report the Mayor
ordered Mr.. Ackerson to remove that por.
ton of the track that was laid on public
streets Mr.. Joost all through the contro-
versy maintained that his new line was
being constructed entirely on private
property, ove- which the city had no jur-
isdiction, but Surveyor Fitzhugh's report
settled that.
Superintendent of Streets Ackerson
drove out in his buggy and was followed
by two or three express wagons loaded
with men and crowbars. They arrived
about O'Clock, and in few moments
were ripping up rails, tossing aside ties,
and undolng work that 1t had taken sew
eral weeks to DO.
Notwithstanding Joost's claim that he
was building on private property, his gang
of men, REINFORCED by number who had
been at work on Guerrero street. were
ordered to move the newly laid track
about five feet to one side, so as to avoid
the eastern line of Falcon avenue.
1t had originally been put down just
about where the sidewalk will be when
the street is improved They were about
half finished when the Street SuDerinten-
dents men arrived, but they stopped then
and watched the employees of the city work.
The track objected TO had been laid at
the bottom Of ten-foot cut. which is right
in front of Artist Robinson's house. The
ballast had not yet been filed in. so that it
was an easy matter, after loosening the
fshplate bolts holding the section together,
for the entire force of men to lift rail, ties
ard all, and throw them to one side.
Mr.. Joosts superintendent, who was
present. complained of this. He said
that while the westerly rail might be on
the public street, the easterly one was not.
and consequently not subject to the au-
thoIity of the Street Superintendent.
IF he wants to move the west rail, why
don't he saw the ties along the boundary
line of the street," growed the superin-
tendent- Those fellows are getting into
a nice mess. They don't know what they
are doing" But Mr.. Ackerson thought
he did, and didn't stop until he was fin
ished, either. As soon as Falcon avenue
had been cleared of the rails and ties he
ordered the men back to the city.
The presence of the police was entirely
unnecessary. Not the slightest attempt
at violence was made, and absolutely no
resistance WAS offered by the Joost partl-
sans. In fact, had the Street Superin-
tendent remained away half an hour
longer there would have been nothing left
for the men under him to do
On going down the Eighteen th-street
bill Superintendent Ackerson met Mr..
J0ost. The latter made great many un-
pleasant remarks about the Mayor and
Surveyor, and announced that the long
time feud between him and Artist Robin
son had been patched I'D,