The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-22
NO CABLE ROADS.
The Railroad Will Build
No More.
SO AGENT HALEY DECLARES.
An Opinion on the Church.
Street Franchise.
TIE TIME MAY BE EXTENDED.
No More Franchises Can Be Granted
by the Present Board of
Supervisors.

The Street Committee OF the Board OF
Supervisors took up yesterday the ques-
ton of the Church-street franchise. a
week ago the question was submitted to
City and County Attorney Ores well as to
the power of the board to pass on the for
feiture of the contract.
The property-owners on Church street
have been much exercised over the matter
and have appeared before the board on
numerous occasions asking that the fran
chise be forfeited, and some other people
be given chance 10 get right Of way
over the street.
The Market street Railroad Company
has a franchise over the street. but pro-
poses TO build an electric road. a number
of the prOperty-owners protest against an
electric road being built, as the grades on
Church street are too steep. In order to
meet this difficulty the Market-street Rail-
road Company on last Monday petitioned
for a change CT the route in the original
franchise. This was done In order to
overcome the steep grades, so that the
electric road could be operated. The new
lines took IN Chattanooga and twenty
fourth streets and left out large portion
of Church street, on which the steep
grades are situated.
The propertv-owners who fought so
long for the franchise on Church street.
which road the Market-street Railroad
Company promised to build, want cable
road, as proposed.
Agent Haley of the railroad company
said yesterday that the Southern Pacific
would build no more cablP-rOads, as they
were things OF the past He said the COM
pany had had agents for some time past
in the East and Europe investigating the
thought that the electric roads would soon
be able to overcome any grade. He stated
that SO per cent grade had alTe ,dy ben
overcome. and this was less than any
grade on Church street. He insisted that
the railroad company would build no
caOle-rOad on Church street. but would
include it in its electric system.
When the question was taken up vester-
day in the Street Committee Clerk Russell
read long opinion from City and County
Attorney CTessWell.
According to the decision the Board of
Supervisors has the power of either for
feiting the franchise or extending it.
After the decision was read the property
owners present expressed their views. the
leading sentiment being in favor of cable
road or no road a all.
a few were in favor OF an electric road
if nothing else could be obtained.
The statement was made thatif the fran
CllS6 Is ueCldI6Q lOTIelIeQ tue people Will
have no remedy, as the time has expired
for the present Board Of Supervisors to
accept any more applications for fran
cbises.
If the Supervisors declare the franchise
forfeited the property-owneTs will be COM
PEELED to wait, under the new law, until
next year before another application can
be considered for franchise
After the committee heard the property
owners and considered the opinion of the
City and County Attorney they took the
matter under adVisement.
Supervisor Denman was in favor of hay-
ing the franchise declared forfeited, but as
there was not full committee present it
was decided to postpone the question until
a future meeting.
The railroad has the inside track, for il
the franchise is declared forfeited no ap-
plicatiOns can be made for a new one until
next year. So it is case of the railroad
forcing an electric road on the people, who
object, demanding that the railroad ad-
here to its original agreement 70 build a
cable road.