The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-10
WATER ON THE HEIGHTS
Prospects of a Spring Valley
Supply by the First
of July.
FROM THE BAY TO THE SEA,
Army Street, When Extended, VIII
Prove a Great Boon to South
San Francisco.

Prospects are fair just now for water on
all the high land between Twenty-ffth
street and the old San Jose road and ex-
tending from the Almshouse to Noe street,
unless some reason is found by the Spring
Valley Water Company for not complet-
ing its supply system. The water COM
pany has been working under its agree
ment to have water there by July, and the
pumping works on the corner of Sixteenth
and Pond streets is about completed. This
IS an immense two and a half story
brick plant and will distribute the water
from the Clarendon Heights reservoir,
which was built last year, to the entire
plateau; and that means much for the
future of the Paramount tract, Bernal
Heights, Ashbury Heights and Pacific
Heights. The tunneling up Sixteenth
street, south of Sutro's monument, to the
reservoir is practically finished, twenty
four inch iron pipes having been put in.
This water question has been for years
trying to the patience of Thomas Y.
O'Brien, A. S. Baldwin, Major B. Nc
Kline, George D. Shadbourne, the Nc
Afees and others largely interested.
Eventually q proposition to lower the
company water rates was considered In
connection with it, with the result that
the Board OF Supervisors made the ex-
tension Of the supply imperative, con-
dltlOned upon an agreement not to lower
the company rates.
Mr.. O. Brien said yesterday afternoon:
This tablelsnd is virtually the geographical
center of the City. Owing to its being without
water so long the City has grown all around it
10 the ocean and the County line, leaving the
plateau with little or no residents, yet 1t is one
OF the finest residence sections one could find.
Had there been any water supply 1t would, no
doubt, have been well populated by this time.
WhV, think OF it, Behreud JOOSt'S electric
line climbed up the hill and over the saddle
Just north OF Twin Peaks before water pipe
was laid there! l understand the extension OF
the supply viii cost the company between
500 600 and $4,000. yet l will venture to say
it will in time prove q splendid investment
for it.
There is only one thing now that stands in
the way; that is the grade from Twenty-siXth
street out Diamond to Thirtieth street. The
pipes run out Corbett road to TWenty-siXth,
thence along Twenty-sixth to Diamond, and
thence to Thirtieth. believe the company
has now an application before the board to
have this grade put through SO that it can pro-
coed with the work OF laying pipes.
Mr., O'Brien is of the opinion that Army
street, now being extended from BellevieW
street clean to the bay at the Potrero, will
prove a positive boon to Southern Sar
Francisco. Were Army street to run about
800 feet further to the Ocean House road
he says, it would make a straight cross
town thorOughfare from the bay to the
ocean. 1t is necessary to defect, al
Twenty-sixth street, however, to avoid the
bill there. Concerning this, he said:
The entire thoroughfare is almost level, Their,
being hardly more than six per cent grade
from bay to ocean. Army street is 66 feet wide
with the exception of portion between Valen
cha street and the San Bruno road. We have
had the sidewalks narrowed down 10 a width o.
twelve feet between Missouri street and the
baV. allow plenty of room for a street
railway
I believe in time the Harbor Commissioners
viii see the adyisability of having seawaIl
extended around 20 the Islafs Greek channel,
and the putting in of dock there. 1t would
be an immense advantage to the southern por-
ton OF the City. You see there is no chance
10 get any other crosstown roadway between
Sixteenth and Army streets and there is no
other roadway into South San Francisco other
than Fifteenth avenue.
have talked over the proposition to have
8 wharf at the mouth of Islais Creek with Har
Dor Commissioner Chadbourne. He said il
would have to come some time, but that the
commission was doing great deal for the
north end Just now and we would have to wait
1t was, however only question of time and
money, he assured me. Some years ago Mars
den Manson offered to build a seawall around
Jslafs Creek free of cost 10 the State, provided
he could have all the land that would be &c
claimed by il. He said there was big money
in II.
/ am satisfied that the commerce of Sa1
Francisco will eventually make 1t i'm perative
10 put IN THIS se6Wal ana COCK, winch VIII
probably be the next thing taken up after the
China Basin question shall have been settled
There is a movement on foot to have
Twenty-fifth street opened at Guerrero
only one house and several old stables
being in the way. This is all the obstruc-
: ton there is between Potrero avenue and
the base of Twin Peaks.
Switches are being put in at Mission and
Church streets, on the Sixteenth-street
electric line.
The canvass of the Folsom-street boule-
ward projectors among the residents of
that street, below Third, yesterday, was
very successful. All the business men and
property-owners were found in favor of it.
Conductors on the San Francisco and
San Mateo electric line now have the regu-
lation register punches.
A large hotel is in prospect on the gore
at Valencia, Market and Herman streets.
Company 3, League of the Cross Cadets,
will have social time at St. Charles Hall,
on Eighteenth and Shotwel streets, to-
night.
Mission Council No 8, Young Mems In
stitute, will celebrate the tenth anniver-
sary Of its organization on the 18th inst,
with banquet at Mission Parlor Hall.
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