The morning call., 1894-11-20
FOR FORTY DAYS
That Spur Track Will Lie
That Long.
MR.. STOW MAKES A PLEA.
The New Salt Water Scheme
Strikes a Snag.
MR.. HARRISON LOOKS AFTER 1T.
A Lawyer Makes Quite an Effective
Five-Minute Speech-Sailors'
hOme Leased.

! little plea on behalf of the sand ia the
| park which ought to be mixed with loan
to make it available as a garden of the
i city secured an extension of forty days
from the 1st of November for the South
ern Pacific spur track. which the Super
visors were about to order torn up.
Mr.. Stow said that the Commissioners
| had contracted with Messrs. Broderick &
Co. for delivering some $4,000 cubic yards
of loan, secured in the vicinity Of Baden,
and to be delivered on the western end of
the park, contingent upon the arrangement
with the Southern Pacific, by which the
transportation was very cheap. When
their Che Park Commissioners) petition
for an extension of time was made about
5000 cubic yards had been delivered, and
it was coming in at the rate or 800 cubic
| yards per day. 1t was not a matter of in
| terest to the railroad company, he thought,
| but was so TO the Park Commissioners
and to the people of the city.
| With this litsle speech Mr.. Stow retired
| and Mr.. Dundon stated his objections.
He said that this business had reached
| just that point that he predicted it would
reach when the right was granted the rail-
road company TO lay that spur. 1t now
| BID fair to be handed over TO the next
| Board of Supervisors, with the spur track
still intact. He had opposed the original
! grant of the right until people represented
to him that he was materially interfering
with the Midwiner Fair. III the interest of
which and its transpor alton ii was asked.
Then came Adolph Sutro. now Mayor
| elect of this city, and warned the Super
visors not to grant the right without an
accompanying bond of 100000 to secure
/ its removal at the time fixed. The bond
was not asked nor given. but Mayor Ebert,
| sitting in his chair, had given his personal
| guarantee that the tracks should be re-
moved at the expiration Of the time for
which it was granted. Then Dundon said
he withdrew all objections. Not until that
time had run over some forty days and
there was movement to take up
the track had the Park Commits
sioners thought it worth while to
come here aud ask that the time
be extended. The time had now long run
over thai, and now they want forty more
working days. He was opposed to it, he
said. The track was an obstruction, and
il the park needed earth from elsewhere it
could be hauled there by wagons, many of
which, their owners at least. would be
glad of the employment, and the general
|
the Southern Pacific. If this matter goes
over to the new board. which feels no re-
SponsiDility in the matter. his prophecy
that if the track was deemed of any value
to the company it would be permanent
would very likely be fulfilled.
But the forty-day extension was granted,
| only Stanton, DundOu and Hinton voting
against it
I'll iort III
the b0ardrooms, with a costly lawyer at
tachment, to look after the recommends
ton of the Street Committee favoring the
granting of the petition of Shannon and
Sullivan for an extension of their privi-
leges under an old franchise which they
possess and thereby enable them to bring
ocean water through pipes to point near
Market and Fourth streets, and thus be-
come a competitor OF the Olympic SAT-
Water Company. The lawyer attachment
was Mr.. Shortridge. and he made such
discreetly short and pointed address
being given the right by the board-ihat
the resolution in Mr.. Shanaon's favor was
referred back to the Street Committee for
further consideration.
He was merciful in the matter of law,
quoting just one paragraph which denies
|
in this manner, declared this was I'M
doubleday a franchise, said that he did
not and would not thrust even this one
paragraph upon the board Extensively, but
that ii the board would refer the matter to
the City and County Attorney. most
learned man aud one for whom lie (Mr.
Shortridge) had the most profound re-
spect. he (Mr. CreswelD would certainly
advise them on the lines that he
(Mr. Shortridge) had indicated. Besides,
he said, the franchise granted to the Olym-
pic Salt Water Company which he had
the honor TO represent. placed upon that
company the burden. which 1t was glad to
bear. of supplying some twenty-five hy-
drants to the city, some six hydrantS to
the park, and was required to stand ready
TO supply the city in case of fire. A new
company should certainly be required TO
do as much. He nor the company be
| represented would stand in the way of fair
| competition, and any such entering the
lists in the regular way would not find him
(Mr. Shortridge) then opposing it.
Such polite little speech could not but
be effective. Mr.. Day, chairman of the
Street Committee, who stood first as the
champion of the new company. on the
grounds that the more salt water the less
offensive the sewers, the more baths the
greater average of cleanliness, himself
favored a return to his committee so that
the new company might be required to do
| things for the city in consideration for its
| favors.
The ordinance against immoral soliciting
passed with still another amendment
tackled Oh which makes the police officer
| who accepts bride at the hands of these
offensive people equally guilty with them.
A resolution providing that plans be
made for an eight-class school building in
the Potrero passed to print.
The lease If the Sailors Home to the
Ladies' Seaman's Friend Society for three
years was granted.
resolution was passed providing that
the Merchants Association be allowed to
| place receptacles along the streets In
which the sweepings might be placed dur
ing the day. and that they De allowed to
| mt advertisements uDOn the same