The morning call., 1894-12-10
WITH A LUNCH AT THE CLIFF
Drink Each Others Health and
Become Friends.
THE COMPETING ROAD STOPPED
Trouble Between the Market Street
Company and Sutro's Men on
California Street.

MaYor-el6cJ Sutr0 entertained the now
Board of Supervisors at his home on the
cliff yesterday. 1t was kind of informal
lunch and chat they had together, though
compliments were exchanged at the table
in short speeches.
The only Sup9rvisors-elect who did not
attend were A. b. Spreckels, who is laid
up with a sprained ankle, and j. h. e.
Hobbs, who is visiting Crescent City,
Lunch was served SHORTLY after noon.
when all the guests had arrived and
welcomed by Mr. Sutro to the heights.
Ana then, while the storm outside made
the coy room doubly hOspitable, the City
Fathers that are to be enjoyed themselves.
There was delicious menu, with CalifOr-
MIA wines, to tempt the appetite. and
toasts were drank to cooperation and good
fellowship in the next municipal govern
ment.
Mr.. Sutro arose after lunch was over
and offered formal welcome to the men
who are to be associa ted with him in the
City Hall for two years to come.
ut gives me great pleasure to see
assembled round this table," said he, "the
gentlemen who have been elected to form
the Board of Supervisors for the next two
years. l have the honor of having been
elected Mayor of this city, and as pTesid-
into close contact with you in the manage
ment of the affairs of San Francisco.
please permit me to express the hope
that we will throughout our term act in
harmony, so that much good may result
to our city.
mo government is perfect, and no
effort of man can make it so, but we can
strive to come as near to it as honesty of
| purpose and an earnest desire for reform
may bring it about.
81 now propose to drink the health of
| the gentlemen composing our new Board
| of Supervisors"
superintendent Taylor responded very
| briefly. He said some complimentary
| things about his host, and hoped that this
pleasant meeting was only the beginning
of two years of cooperation and friendly
feelings among the Mayor and members
of the board. Very appropriately he pro-
posed a toaststo Mr.. Sutro, which was par
ticipated in By all present.
The company then left the table and
withdrew to rooms overlooking the ocean.
where they chatted pleasantly on passing
events and smoked the pipe of peace. Late
in the afternoon they babe their host good
by aud returned to town.
The managers of Sutro's elactric road
from Central avenue to the Cliff House
have met a serious obstacle in their prog
ress at California and Central avenue.
The Southern Pacific Company mas stepped
fight. This means delay in construction
and possibly a cinch that cannot be
beaten.
For more than a month five blocks on
Central avenue, between Geary and Cali
fornja streets, that used to be paved with
bituminous rock have been torn up and
impossible. Sutro's projected road was
partially laid thereon. but without waiting
10 finish il the workmen were transferred
to work on California street. A turn was
made into the latter street and rails were
continued out westward a short distance.
These operations were watched by
Southern Pacific men, who at once set to
work to stop the new line abruptly. Either
a piece of unused track, where steam trains
for the Park used to stop, would have to
be moved, or the Sutro line would be run
over ii.
The Southern Pacific people were equal
to the emergency. They got out flat cal
and passenger car with locomotive and
kept this queerly assorted train over the
disputed point, thus making use of the
track it was saved from molestation
Since last Thursday the train has been
kept standing there. The train is still
awaiting orders"
AS but two roads are allowed by law to
obtain franchises on the same street the
Market-street system will not permit q
third company to operate cars opposite the
depot on California street. There is a
ing down to Central avenue. where park
trains used to stand. Alongside for fully
800 fe4 west OF the avenue the California
street Company runs its cars. having a
franchise to do 80. So there is gap be-
tween the steam-dummY tracks that turn
off into the depot and Sutro's tracks on
the avenue, and the MarkeI-street Com
pany is determined it shall not be covered
by Sutro.
A third rail joined at its spices with
copper wires has been laid by Su,ro'S
w0rkmen from that turn out west tC
Eighth avenue upon the sleepers of the
steam railroad.
Mayor-elect Sutro would not discuss the
situation yesterday. He said he canno
make any statement yet regarding the
trouble, into which he proposes 10 look
without losing much time.
In spite of the wind quite a large num-
Der of people went out to the Cliff yester.
day, and travelling was heavier than OIL
the most alluring days when fares were
10 cents. Crowds heard Cassasa's banC
in the bathhouse. and many more strolet
through Sutro Heights, along the bsact
and around the Cliff House. Those whC
went out expecting to see tremendou!
breakers on the rocks and a stormy SEA
outside were disappointed. and yet TIT
day was very wild out by the ocean,