The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-25
RELIEF DEMANDED.
Mission Property-O Owners
Waste No Time.
Statement Prepared of Inefficient
Drainage and What Is Needed to
Protect Public Health.

The executive committee of the Mission
afternoon at 1749 Mission street, Chairman
Vanduzer presiding. Each member evil
IDENTITY knew exac ly what the district
needed. and the wants were put on paper
without loss of tine.
A short constitution and bylaws were
adopted fixing the membership fee at ST
and the monthly dues at so cents; provid-
ing that regular meetings shall be held on
The last Wednesday OF every month; that
the executive committee, which shall also
be the finance committee. shall meet every
Saturday at 2 P. NJ, and that except by
unanimous consent ST. eeches on any one
topic shall be limited to five minutes each.
The commit ee then prepared the fol-
lowing statement of facts:
We, your COMMITTEES, beg leave to make the
following report:
That that portion of the city lying between
Thirteenth and Eighteenth, Mission and Chan.
mel streets, has Tor fifteen years been inunda.
ted and greatly damaged by the overflow of the
sewers, especially that of Fourteenth
sewer.
That this damage has been greatly Increased
by the turning of the Fell-sIreeI sewer into
Fourteenth at Church Slreet. The turning OF
the Fell-sIreet sewer, which drains the Large
into Fourteenth, SO increased the volume of
water and debrIs that IL is impossible for the )
by sewer In tourieenth street TO carry il OFF.
The inevitable consequence has been that
Whenever there are heavy or continuous rains
Thirteenth. Fourteenth aud Flfteenth-street
sewers have choked and Oyerfiowed.
This overflow Is so great tuat not Only the
Easements in the district are flied, but the
streets are converted into rivers, the sidewalks
covered. and in many cases the water covers
The premises of residents from one to three
feet deep. The deposits of sand in the sewers
Is so great that the sewers are so choked as to
be entirely useless, even for ordinary drainage,
damaging our property TO the extent of hundreds
OF dollars ana eDuangeIing the health and lives
OF our families.
Alter each part of the district had been
heard from with regard TO its necessities
In the way of drainage the folio wing for
NAL demand was drawn up:
We ecommend that the residents of This dis
trict f0im permanent association and Demand
lief:
Frst-To extend Fourteenth street from
Harrison TO Channel direct.
Second-Io construct 6-foot circular
sewer in Fourteenth street from Channel to
Thlrd-The immediate removal of the oh.
struction caused by the Spring Valley water
nam running through Fourteenth street, near
Harrison.
Fourth-ReconstEaetio of the Thirteen
street sewer, so that it shall empty into Har-
rlson-street sewer on level inste ad of below
the grade.
Fifth-Rrconstruction of the Fifteenth-street
sewer from Howard TO Channel
The foregoing documents will be SUBJ
mltted TO the property-0wners and resi-
dents of the Submerged district at the
next meeting. II they be adopted land of
TITS there Is scarcely doub0 the executive
committee will 60 before the Board of
Supervisors with demand for relief as
voiced in the manifesto. In Case of failure
10 obtain relief from the city authorities
they will. 90 before the Legislature. The
district is thoroughly alive TO the situation
aud the executive committee is moving as
a unit in the matter.