The morning call., 1894-05-22

The Board of Supervisors held long
session yesterday.2a number OF PROPOSE
tons of interest being considered.
Adolph Sutro, who has determined to
secure a scent fare to the ocean beach.
sent in the following petition for a
franchise:
The undersigned herewith respectfully petit
tIoD your honorable board for franchise right
10 construct and lay down railway 10 be
undertaken and operated within the corporate
limits of San Francisco city and county, IN COZ
Iornity with conditions OF resolution No. gao,
third series OF your honorable board OF date
October 3, 1898, franchise 10 continue MY
years.
Line to be operated either by cable, electric
ity, compressed air, OF such other power as
science may invent aud he law allow.
Said line OF railway to commence at the IN
tersectiOn of Central and Point LODOS avenues,
thence northerly along Central avenue to Call
fOTnla street, thence westerly along California
street to Maple street, thence sOutherly through
private lands, With the consent OF the owners
thereof, 10 Richmond avenue, thence westerly
along Richmond avenue 10 First avenue, thence
sOutherly alOnL First avenue to Clement street.
thence westerly along Clement street TO Fifth
avenue. thence soulherly along Fifth avenue 10
Point LObOs avenue. thence westerly along
Point LobOs avenue TO he intersection with
Point LObos road thence along Point Lobos
road 10 or near the GIN House.
Also commencing at the intersection of Cen
trail and Point LobOs avenues. thence westerly
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commencing at the intersection OF Point LOboS
avenue with Eighth avenue thence along
Eighth avenue to ID street.
Your petitioners 10 agree ana undertake 10
eXpend upon the said line OF railway $4,000
within sixty DAYS from the date of franchise and
10 complete said line within six months there
after, aud 10 mold said franchise during the
tendency of the same at or subject TO option OF
purchase by the city government when author
lied and empowered for that purpose, the DuT-
chase to lie at the valuation of Two experts, 10
be appOinted-one each by the Board of Super
VisOTs and grantees of he franchise, their sue
ceSSors or assigns, the thlId TO be selected by
both parties 10 case OF disaGreement-the valu-
alton in no case 10 exceed the cost of cOnstruc.
lion. ADOLPH SUTRO.
The communication was referred to the
Street Committee, which body will take
the usual steps required by law by franz
ing a franchise and offering it for sale 10
the highest bidder.
A petition was received fro N the Market
street Railway Company requesting a
special permit to lay tracks on Tehana
street, from Fourth to the car stables.
The property-Owners on the street filed
protest against the laying of tracks on the
street mentioned as being detrimental to
their property. The Street Committee will
consider the matter next Thursday.
An authorization for S7103 to pay Darby
Layton q Co. for the repairing of Spear
street excited considerable discussion.
This is the contract which has called forth
so much talk on account of Supervisor
DundOn being member of the firm. The
contract was let by Mayor Ebert, acting
under Instructions of the board. Carrot
McEnerney appeared on behalf of Darby
Layton q Co. He said that his clients
expected TO ultimately have the cOnrts pass
upon the matter, but asked that the au-
thOriZation be allowed so that the issue
might be raised. He said there was
nothing wrong in the whole transaction,
the work was we'll done and the city had
70 han Gvr,, 81,
money.
Supervisor Rogers said he earnestly de-
sired that the bill should be paid, but he
did not see mis- way clear to vote for the
authorization. as he sided with the City
and County Attorney. The board finally
resolved not to allow the authorization,
only five Supervisors voting for It, The
claim will be taken TO the courts.
Supervisor DundOn's amendment to the
Street-sWeep specifications gave rise to
considerable controversy. His proposition
is t. divide the city into districts, and have
the sweeping done by hand labor. In ad-
VOcaJlng The proposition he claimed that
the work could be done as cheaplY, and
experience showed Il was more effective.
Supervisor Denman sided with Dundon In
his plan, but after numerous amendments
had been made the whole matter went
back to the Street Committee for consider
alton.
The question Of the D-street grades occa-
stoned outburstS of oratOTy from different
members of the board, the subject coming
up under a resolution empowering the
City Surveyor TO survey the street west at
q cost OF S29 BLOCK.
Supervisors Denman and James op-
posed the resolution, saying that funds
were low, and the city could not stand the
expense.
r. d. Fulda addressed the board, and
said that if d street was graded the Fer
ries and Cliff House Railroad would build
its road out ID street to the ocean beach,
1t would not and was not required to do so
under its franchise until the official grade
of the street was fixed.
The board adopted an amendment offered
by Supervisor Rogers authorizing the sur
veyor 10 survey and fix grades on all
blocks on d street, west OF Twenty-second,
at cost not TO exceed S110O
Supervisor James introduced a resolu-
ton, which was carried, calling upon San
ford Bennett, receiver of the San Mateo
Electric Road. TO file with the clerk of the
board statement of the annual gross re-
ceipts of the road from December %, 1892,
to the same date, 1893, so that the 2 per
cent due the city can be collected.
The board decided TO reject the bid re-
ceived April %, 1894, for the burial of in
dIgentdead in the cemetery of San Mateo
County, and to readvertise for the burial
OF al INDECENT decedents in this city and