The morning call., 1894-10-30
MILL OF ROUTINE.
The Supervisors Have a
Quiet Session.
The Usual Batch of Petty Petitions.
Protests, Bills and Orders
of Street Work.

In the absence of Mayor Ellert Super
visor James took turn at playing Mayor
by presiding over the Board of Super
vsors' meeting yesterday and Supervisor
Denma0 winked at him. Mr.. James
neither fiinched nor blushed, but went
through the monotopous sit is so ordered
routine as if he had been born 10 It's
duties.
1t was very quiet. extremely dull and
exceedingly uninteresting session. There
were few objections and absolutely no at
tempts at oratory. The mill of routine
just ground and ground on petty resOlu-
lions, protests and bills rendered.
The nearest approach to discussion
came when the matter OF closing Birch
avenue. from Polk to Van Ness, was taken
up for final action.
A protest signed by NJ. Cooney, a prop
erty-owner on the street in question, was
in hand. but was not specially referred TO-
Mr.. Denman moved that the order to
! close the street be finally passed. and in
support of his motion he said that the
! M after had been fully examined aud dis
cussed BY the Street Committee, who
recommended that it be closed. He said
the place is not a street in the proper
sense of the word, being merely an alley
that runs part of the way through a block
One end of it has been closed already and
built upon by adjoining property-owners
| The Third Regiment Of the National Guard
| of California desires to build an armOry on
adjoining ground and would like to secure
the use of The now useless street.
Mr.. Heyer made strong objection and
wanted the matter laid over for one week,
but his motion to that effect failed OF votes
and the motion to pass the order was
Tha or
The clerk announced that the Commits
sioners appointed last March to take
action on the proposed opening and widen
ing of Potrero avenue from SeTpeDtine
avenue to Army street had filed their re-
port, showing the lines of the extension,
cost of the opening and widening and the
aexpenses of the commission. He was in
structed to notify ali the interested proo-
erty-owuers Of the fact. The report of the
Commissioners makes the following show
ing: Total amount required to be raised
by assessment for the requirement of
lands and for expenses, $11,006 SO, of
which S8233 is for payment TO the property
owners whose lands are taken for street
purposes: S2400 for expenses of the CON-
mission and 1912 20 for a deficiency fund
and costs that will accrue subsequent to
the fling of the rerort. The Commission
err were Robert j. Mercer, John w.
Roberts and Patrick Boland.
A number of property-ow on Union
street sent in vigorous protest against
certain work of paving which has been
done on that street by j. j. Bowling. The
protest rectes that the basait blocks are
not of the right size or shape and are laid
in manner that is everything else than
the proper one. The protest was laid over
for action by the board until after the
Street Committee has had turn at 1t.
Adolph Sntro had sent in petition ask
ing that permission be granted to use cleo
tricity as motive power on bis projected
railroad from Geary street and Central
avenue 10 me CllH house. Iue pelll1O4
was referred.
A communication was received from the
Richmond District Improvement Associa-
tion requesting that an ordinance be passed
inflicting the penalty OF forfeiture of the
franchises of all street railways which In
the construction of their roadway impair
the usefulness Of streets on which they are
constructed.
An earnest petition, with urgency"
marked on every word, was received from
the Mission Sewer Overflow AssocIat on,
asking the immediate repair OF the Fiji
teenth-street sewer, between Howard and
Folsom STREETS.
Several c mmunicatons from the Street
SUP rintendent were received and r ad by
CAPTION, making the following requests:
For the paving of Elm avenue from Frank
lin 10 Cough streets; the acceptance of
Willow avenue from Larkin to Polk
streets; requesting that an extension of
sixty days br granted 10 w. G. Hoogkamer
on contract to rrgrade the crossing Of
Lombard and Pierce streets.
The Fire Commissioners requested that
the Mayor be authorized TO sell 1000 pounds
of scrap-iron, two old hosecarts and 80
cnal-oil cans belonging to the department.
The IollJwing bids for building two
story schoolhouse at Collingwood and
NlupfpRnfh STRATA nnanpn and
ferred. For carpenter work: Rnuntree
Brothers, S13,975; A. l.. Campbell. S13,-
o72; Henry jacks, S14, 400; Anderson &
Grey, S13,S74; G. l.. Hlnkle. $3.50; Breu-
nan Brothers, $15,950; Knowles 81 Rich
ley. S15,2 D. CurIie, S16,9O0; james
Campbel, Sl5,9S0; I. A. Williams, S13,-
795; Peterson & Olsen, S14,944; r. DoyIe
81 son, S13,6S9; Z. r. Basset S14. 965; J.
| ". Smith, SIC, 200; j. II. Mckay, S17, ,399.
! For excavating: j. ii. Mckay. $500; w.
| A. Butler, $7952; w. Peterson 81 Co., $625O.
For plumbing and gas fitting:W. F. Wilson,
S2946; u Z. Sweany. S3025; e. Hogan,
5000; ). E. Britt, S29S9; j. Il. Cosgrove,
! S4025.
| The above bids were ACCOMPANIED by
certified checks of $1,000 from each bidder
| for the carpenter work, and $500 for the
other class oil BIDS. A nun ber of bids for
minor streef-work contracts were also
0pened and referred to the proper COM
mittees.
The contract for grading Bay street. tronf
the easterly line of Fillmore street to the
westerly line of Pierce street, to the Of
ficiai line and grade, was awarded to War
rem 81 Malley,. the amount being SS00O
The sum of $4,000 was authorized to he
paid out of the Street Department fund TO
George ID. Clark, assignee of James J.
O'Connor, being payment in full on his
contract 10 raise. repaye and reset curbs
on Drumm street. from Clay street to the
north line OF Oregon street.
A resolution vas introduced and passed
to print authorizing the payment of
Sg43S "a to the Spring Valley Water Com
pany for water for municipal uses during
the month Of October.