The morning call., 1894-05-11

gether sufficient property-0wners to have
the Board OF Supervisors act on the p ropo-
sition under the street law
The cut or reduc ton of Market street to
lower grades will be 1900 yards long, 40
feet broad and about an average of 9 feet
deep. This requires about 10000 cubic
yards of material TO remove, which at an
estimate Of 30 cents yard will be S62. 400
This will be So front foot. Besides this
the property-owners will be called upon
to grade their own property, which it is
estimated will cost $780, 900 more. OF
course this will be more than offset by the
great rise in property values, for land has
been stagnant in this section and no build
Dgs erected for years on account of the
lack and uncertainty of permanent off,
c1al grade.
During the carrying out of the improve
ment the Castro-street cars will have to
be lowered. and the Market Street Com
pany wants $4,000 damages for this. This
is a question which will hereafter be
settled. The property-owners claim the
eOmpany Is required by law TO make tracks
conform to the official grade whenever
any improvements are made. The follow
ing is an accurate description of all the
property affected, and which will be called
upon to pay for this big Improvement.
The assessment district was prepared by
City and County Surveyor FItZhugh:
Commencing at the intersection of the
westerly line of Octavia street with the
mort hwesterly line of Market street. run
ming thence northerly along the westerly
line of Octavia street 20 the southwesterly
corner of Waller and Octavia streets !;
thence westerly along the southerly line
of Waller street to point so feet westerly
| from the westerly line of Laguna street !;
thence southerly 80 feet from and parallel
with Laguna street, 195 feet distant !;
on NJ
with Hermann street to the easterly line
Of Buchanan; thence southerly along the
eas.erly line of Buchanan street to the
| southeastery corner of Hermann and
Buchanan; thence westerly along the
sOutherly line of Hermann street to
| the sOutheasterly corner of Hermann
and Webster street: thence southerly along
the easterly line OF Webster street, to the
| southerly line of Ridley: thence westerly
along the southeriy line of Ridley to
point on the southerly line of Ridley. 25
| feet westerly from the westerly line of
Belcher; thence southerly % feet from and
| parallel with Belcher street, ITO feet dis
| tant: thence westerly 110 feet, from and
parallel with Ridley street, 100 feet dis
tant; thence southerly 125 feet from and
| parallel with Sanchez street, to point 125
feet northerly from Fourteenth; thence
westerly 125 feet from and parallel
with Fourteenth street to the easterly line
Of Sanchez street, thence southerly along
the easterly line of Sanchez street to the
southeasterly corner of Sanchez and Four
teenth streets, thence westerly along the
southerly line of Fourteenth street to the
southeastery corner of Noe and Four
teenIh streets. thence souiherly along the
easterly line of Noe street to the south
eastery corner of Noe and Fifteenth
streets, thence westerly along the south
ery line Of Fifteenth street to point on
/ A, -. To-
| feet easterly from the southeasterly cor
| ner of Fifteenth and Castro streets.
thence southerly 100 feet from and
| parallel with Castro street TO a point 30
feet northerly from the northerly
| line of Sixteenth street; thence westerly
50 feet from and parallel with Sixteenth
street to the eastery line of Castro; thence
southerly along the easterly line of Castro
street. If extended and produced. to point
where it would intersect the northerly
| line of Seventeenth street if extended
and produced; thence easterly along
the northerly line of Seventeenth to point
on the northerly line Of Seventeenth 80 feet
easterly from the easterly line of Prosper
thence northerly 80 feet from and parallel
| feet southerly from the southerly
| line Of Sixteenth; thence easterly 25 feet
| from and parallel with Sixteenth street to
the westerly line of Sanchez; thence
| nOrtherly along the westerly ilE6 OF Sanchez
street to the northwesterly corner of Six
| teenth and Sanchez; thence easterly alon g
| the northerly line OF Sixteen h street to the
northwesterly corner of Sixteenth and
| Church; thence noItherly along the west
erly line Of Church street to the north
westerly corner of Fifteenth and Church
thence easterly along the northerly
line of Fifteenth street TO a point
on the northerly line of Fifteenth,
l25 feet westerly from the north
westerly corner Of Fifteenth and Dolores
thence nnrtherly 125 feet from and parallel
with Dolores street to point ITO feet
sontherly from Fourteenth; thence east
erly 110 feet from and parallel with Four
teenth street, 25 feet distant; thence
nortnerly 100 feet from and parallel with
Dolores street. 50 feet distant; thence
easierly 55 feet from and parallel with
FourteeRth street. 100 feet distant to the
westerly line of Dolores; thence northerly
along the westerly line Of Dolores street
to the northwesterly corner of Fourteenth
and Dolores; thence easterly along the
northerly line of Fourteenth street to a
point 80 feet easterly from the easterly line
Of Dolores; thence n0rtherly 80 feet from