The morning call., 1893-12-12
The Property-Owners Get
a District.
ALL OPPOSITION FUTILE.
The First Contract Declared Null
and Void.
A NEW GAS ORDER PROPOSED.
The Supervisors Order the Removal
of Distractions on Steiner
and Bay Streets.

The action taken by the Street Commit
tee on Thursday last regarding the Polk
street cut was sustained by the Board Of
Supervisors yesterday.
The question came up on a resolution
recommended by the Street Committee.
and providing that the contract with John
Kennedy for grading Polk street. between
Lombard and Greenwich, be declared null
and void, as no proper extension had been
obtained prior 10 the expiration of the con-
tract. The resolution also provided that
an assessment district be created for the
payment of the work. as 1t was a case of
more than ordinary Improvement.
Supervisor Kennedy moved that the
latter part OF the resolution be stricken
out, as he did not believe in assessment
districts. he thought the property y-owners
on the block ought to pay the costs.
Supervisor Denman said lie would not
oppose the resolution, but argued 1t was
not right to have the district created. He
said he was willing to pay mis- share.
Supervisor Dundon held that it would
be an outrage TO confiscate the property of
the poor people on the hill by compelling
them to pay for the grading of a hill six
teen feet deeper than the Second-sreet
CUT DeSiOeS lOT all lHe improvements OF
sustaining walls, sewering, paving and
curbing.
Supervisor Day maintained the sama
position, holding the cut to be grea pun
lie improvement, giving an outlet u the
beach, and tlat the whole street should
pay for it, which would make the cost
nominal.
A vote was taken. and just the necessary
seven votes were obtained against striking
out the prov sion for the assessment dis
trct.
The vote was as follows, Supervisor
DeDman asking to he excused from voting:
yes-GOodwin. Kennedy and James;
noes-StantOD, FOrmaD, Refs, RYAN. Day,
Dundon and Hinton. Supervisor Rogers
was absent
The resolution as a whole was then
adopted, which nullified the contract and
ordered an assessment distrct created.
Supervisor Drnman spoke In favor of
his resolution. providing that red rock be
prohibited from being used in the future
In the mixing of concrete for use on city
pavemeDts. He declaimed any desire 10
create monopoly for blue rock, and said
he had no interest in any quarry, and
knew Of no friend who had.
Tue resolution, however. was indefinitely
postponed.
A resolution was adopted, instructing
the City and County Attorney to commence
suit through he Acknowledgement against
all railroad companies owning tracks which
have been abandoned and are not at pres
ent IN use, in order to declare the fran
chises forfeited.
Supervisor Stanton introduced an order
cutting down the rate on gas from 50 To
81 81 psr Thousand cubic feet. When the
order Came up consideration of 1t was con-
tinued for one week. The obj-ct is to get
the gas-ra'e question once more before the
board.
A resolution was adopted asking the
Stairs representatives. in Congress to use
their best efforts to induce the United States
government to construct sewer through
the Preside reservation TO serve as an out
let for the Preside Heights district. The
board claims that although the sewer is
necessity as sanitary measure the city
and county has DO power to assess private
property 10 build sewer through United
States property.
The board reconsidered the resolution
defeated at the last meeting which called
for the removal OF distractions on Steiner
street. near Bay, in frontof The Pacific Gas
Improvement Company. Supervisor Den
man opposed recon siderRtion. but he was
defeated when voIe was taken ana the
Obstrnctions were ordered removed
The Mayor was authorized to sell the
bituminuus plant. al present lying idle in
the CORPORATION Yard, and turn the pro-
ceeds into the city treasury. The plant
has been very seldom used, and as con-
tract has been let to keep the bltuminous
pavements IN repair for two years the city
has no need for the plant.
The Golden Gate Valley Improvement
Club petitioned for the removal of fences
which Obstruct the opening of Van Ness
avenue and Filbert street. il being under
stood by the cluO that G. L. Burr has been
paid for the land to be taken for the OPEN
ing of the street under the Laguna survey
The club also petitioned for the compile
ton of the grading of Lobos square and
that the square be covered with q coating
of loan.
A petition was received from Adolph
Sutro requesting the board to suspend all
proceedings In the matter of grading
Seventeenth street, between Uranus and
Stanyan. Mr.. Sutro desires a hearing on
the subject before the Street Committee.
The petition was referred to that body.