The morning call., 1894-11-17

range for the transportation of passengers
living along these thoroughfares in the
best possible manner.
The m0st striking illustration Of this
condition of affairs is found in the Ellis
street line, which is continuously encircled
by the Metropolitan electric system, from
the downtown terminal to the park. The
O'Farrel-street cars also share In the
profit of carrying downtown passengers,
while the Eddy-slreet bobtail cars take
their share of the traffic along Hyde street.
In view OF this fact and in contempla-
ton of further complications, it has been
decided to abandon the entire EIlis-street
line, from Market street to the junction of
Oak and Broderick. The work of tearing
up the tracks will not be commenced until
the substitute lines are in practical work
ing order. which may be matter of six or
eight months.
The new line which will share In part
the traffic from Ellis street, will consist of
double-track road running ont O'FaIrell
street 10 Devisadero, and thence along the
latter thoroughfare northerly to Jackson
street
This will partly cover the Devisadero-
street franchise which the railway COM
pany hold and are taking advantage of at
the other end in tearing up the btumin Gus
pavements prior to laying double track,
which will extend eventually across town
to the junction of Castro and Market
streets.
The single track running along Eddy
street, from hyde west will connect with
| the Devisadero line. and the cars will
carry passengers outward. Returning.
the line will turn into Turk street. and
run down to the Market-street terminal.
With this new uptown crossroad in op-
GRAFTON. the present extension of the Met
ropolitap system from OFarrell and Scott
streets to the park will also be abandoned
and the tracks taken up. This will do
away with the unsightly stretch of the
road which runs along Baker street in front
Of the panhandle, and also the dangerous
crossing at the steep down grade leading
from Scott street into Golden Gate avenue,
which is a constant menace to drivers
| along the latter thoroughfare.
| The entire new system will be propelled
by electricity, the cars being now in pro-
cess of construction. Poles have been
placed along Eddy street as far as Devisa:
dero, and the tramway on Turk street is
within a block. Of being completed.
A Hew driveway into Golden. Gate Park,
which is to be a substitute for the former
course over Devisader0 street. was decided
| upon yesterday at a conference OF the
committee having the matter In charge.
! By appointment the gen tlemen constitut.
ing she COMMITTEES assembled In the morn
| ing at the corner of Golden Gate avenue
and Deyisadero street, the poin. where the
| old route is INSTRUCTED. and surveyed the
different roads available to get into the
ciiy's pleasuresgrouDds.. There was some
difference of opinion as to the most desir
able OF the various routes discussed, al
though 1t was finally agreed that thu
course should be out Golden Gate avenue
to Baker street, thence aleng the latter
thor onghfare to the panhandle.
The only objection offered to this route
was the steep incline which marks Colder
Gate avenue, from Devisadero street Il
Baker. The grade is eight feet moro thar
that between Scott and Devisadero, ant
the fact of climbing such hill is not rel
| ished by the driving fraternity generally
while the bicyclists will be compelled t,
exert all their efforts in covering tn,
block. should it remain in its, present con
| dition. :
There is a. possibility that the grade
from Devisadero street to Baker may b.
considerably lowered as coon as tn
iramways of the Ellis-street line cross
ing Brodsrick street are removed.
The property along this street is below
the official grade, and it is figured that th
roadbed can be sliced off to the extent o.
at least twelve feet, thus rendering it &C
ceptablo to all classes of vehicles.
j To this end Fl. E. huntington, WHIT
formed one of the conference committee
4 offered $4,000 in behalf of the railway com
pany TO aid in defraying the necessary OK
pense.
James Phelan and III. j. Croker signi
| fed their willingness to assist while MIR