The morning call., 1894-11-23
THEIR INTENTIONS
DeVisaderO Street Folks
Want to Know
Whether the Motives of the Southern
Pacific Are Honorable as to
That Thoroughfare.

Representatives OF the DeviSadero-street
Improvement Club were before The Street Com.
mittee nearly all of yesterday mornings SEES
sion, and long discussion of the railroad in
vasion took place. The property-owners were
represented by Otto tum Suden, who stated
that no objection would be made to the Devisa-
dero-streeL upheaval IL the railway company
would fulfil The conditions of its franchise on
that street and build over its entire length the
proposed cross town line. The people would
then meet the company willingly and would
favor the cutting down of the width of the side.
walks on both sides from 10 to 10 feet, so that
plenty OF wagon room be secured on both sides
OF the tracks. What the people OBJECTED to
was the occupancy of Devisadero street be-
tween Page and Turk, as appeared TO be the
present Intention, 10 operate an electric line in
conjunction with the electric lines on Turk,
Eddy and OFarrell streets.
j. j. Haley, for the Southern Pacific Com
pany, assured the committee that IL intended
to build the croSs-town line, but not just at
present; that the company had no intention of
abandoning its franchise for DevisaderO street.
He could not. however, say when 1t would con-
Struct the entire line.
Edmund Marks said that he did not at all
like the IDEA OF The company operating an
electric road on Devisadero street, bur he real
lied that 1t was useless to fight the Southern
Poclhc and thought IL wiser to look the Situa-
reduce the width of the sidewalks and to regu.
late the speed of the cars was better
philosophy.
The property-owners generally, however,
wanted some declaration from the company as
TO whether Its intentions with regard TO De-
visadero street were honorable not. SO it
was determined TO srnd a communication to
the company asking II to state Its position
before the next meeting OF the committee.
Larry Welsh, chief deputy for the Superin-
tendent of Streets, occasioned an interesting
minute or two In the proceedings of the after.
noon. Welsh was present % favor an order
vacating previous order by which the north
line of Van Buren, street was fixed, The fixing of
which gave A. j. Burnett about 21a feet of
land that was In dispute. The order TO vacate
that order was directed at taking this away
from him. Mr.. Denmau was said to be against
the reconsideration of the matter, and when
Larry Welsh had concluded bis plain statement
of the Street Departments objections, he looked
at Mr.. Denman while adding this: 81 may as
well say TO this committee that IL IS common
talk up and down this hall that members OF this
committee have been fixed in regard TO this
matter"
Mr.. Denman rose up and said that that was a
remarkable statement. ''Whar right have you
to come here and say such things?" he in
quired Indignantly.
81 am representing tile city and looking out
for its interests in this matter" said Welsh.
"You are representing the Street Supern.
tendent only and as such you have DO right to
make such statements"
"Wel you are representing but one ward of
the city," said Walsh. land l am telling you
what people say. You are against this order,
and am determined to see to IL that the city
shall not be cheated out OF this space, which
properly belongs to the street,"
Further personalities were restrained. Andy
Clunie, representing Burnett, was heard and
the matter was held over.
William Greer Harrison and Samuel Short
ridge, Esq, his counsel, were present TO discuss
the proposition OF granting III. l.. Shannon the
privilege OF bringing salt water from the ocean
in pipes, which was referred back to the COM
mittee by the Supervisors at their last meeting.
Mr.. Shannon, however, In terse note mad
Withdrawn his application, and that robbed the
discussion of interest, although, having come,
the gentleman did talk about salt water some.