The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-04

poses to take in the matter of the franchise
on Page street, west of Fillmore; also as
TO other streets upon which they have
franchises which are not utilized or oper-
ated, so that this board may act intelli-
gently and without unjust interference
with the rights. granted to said company
on petitions OF property-owners for the
improvement of streets and for the opera
ton OF the roads for which franchises have
been granted.
Also to inform this board what streets or
portions of streets the said company de-
sires to abandon, and to report to the board
on or before October Is on the matters
herein provided for.
Attorney S. M. Shortridge, on behalf of
the Olympic Salt Water Company, gave
notice that the company was going to
lower its pipes on certain sections of Point
Lobos avenue in order to conform to the
official grades. When the pipes were laid
the official grades along the avenue had
not been fixed.
The Merchants Association sent in a
communication stating that an official
map OF the city could be made for $1,000.
and 1T asked that the appropriation should
not exceed that sum. The committee re-
ported that the matter of the official map
seemed to be misunderstood. The making
of the official map is small portion of the
expense. Surveys of the outside districts
general survey of the various tracts of land,
streets and avenues, and the correct lines
determined, and when so determined to be
declared by order of the board to correct
the errors that now exist. These surveys,
under the law, must be performed by the
City and County Surveyor. Any action
taken except by that officer would be re-
quired to be gone over and adopted by him
to make it official. Any other course than
that proposed would result in greater eX-
pense and less accuracy.
City and County Surveyor Tilton pre-
sented memoranda showing the multitude
nous details that would have to be attended
to In making an official map. On the
showing 1T was recommended to let him
do the work for $4,000.
The City and County Surveyor was in
structed to establish the line and official
width OF the roadway from Sunnyside to
Ocean View. Superintendent Clarkson of
the House of Correction complained that
the Italian gardens had encroached on the
roadway SO much that there was hardly
room for one team.
The Spring Valley Water Company sent
a communication declining to build
reservoir on Holly Park unless they could
get lease sufficiently long to warrant
them in expanding $4,000 on the work.
1t was limited that under any circumstances
they would decline to furnish the park
George w. Elder, the special expert of
Superintendent Spreckels, and George T.
Gaden, the Mayors right-hand man, re-
ported to the committee that Contractor
A. b. Clute was making horrible botch of
the work OF paving Twelfth street, from
Folsom to Harrison. The committee Wis
tied the place at once and found it as poor
as reported. Elder was able to easily kick
hole in the solid concrete laid for the
bed. One OF Superintendent Ashworth's
inspectors stood by letting the fraudulent
work go on without making any COM
plant. Unless it is remedied before being
offered for acceptance Contractor Clute
Will meet with warm reception when he
goes to collect his bill.
The petition for the filling in of Army
street, between Pennsylvania avenue and
Kentucky street, elected a strong protest
from number OF property-owners, headed
by. James L. Taylor. Taylor claimed that
the proposed improvement benefited the
public far more than it did the properly
owners assessed snd he urged that the City
should pay at least one-half of the cost.
According to Taylor's story the assessment
exceeded the value of the property. On
his showing the matter was put over two
weeks to give the wholesale butchers and
those most interested in driving over the
street chance to come forward and make
a showing.
Inc ola suggestion OF Chairman Spreck-
els to abate the "night-hawks with ham,
burger steaks" will be taken up at an early
date. So many complaints have been
made against them that the chances are
they will be declared nuisances
The committee is hard at work on the
projecting sign and electric light adver-
tisement" evil. The original ordinance
against them is all right. The special
privileges regarding them, however, have
been shamefully abused.
The Street Committee contemplate linn
iting the size of the signs granted under
Especial privileges" In this way the
monsters that now disfgure the streets
will be cut down to fair dimensions.