The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
SOUTHERN HEIGHTS WATER
Board of Supervisors to Be
Asked to Build a Res
erVOir.
Signatures = The Highest
Elevation.

Having failed to secure anything like a
prospect of any improvement in their
water service from the Spring Valley Com
pany, the residents of the Southern
Heights are intending to appeal to the
Board of Supervisors.
The effort to get little better water SER
vice began several weeks ago. The fact is,
this struggle for water has become an old
story with these people, but the particular
effort, begun several weeks ago, was per-
haps of a more systematic nature than
previous ones had been.
At that time President Richard Pengelly,
Secretary James Glackin and others of the
club devised a plan by which it was hoped
the Spring Valley Company might be pre-
vailed Upon to take some notice of them.
They went after the company time and
again, but all to no avail. They got ex-
plantations and excuses ad intinitum, but
no promise of water. The following petit
ton has therefore been adopted and is to
be filed at the City Hall, signed by several
hundred names, on Monday, for presenta-
ton to the board:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors, City and
COUNTY, of San Frdncisc0-GENTLEMEN: Your
petitioners, being property-owners and resi-
dents of that portion OF the City known as
Southern Heights, respectfully represent: That
they are without sufficient water supply for
domestic use and for protection against fire /;
that the present water pressure is insufficient
to force the water to the houses on the higher
levels such as portions of Connecticut, Arkan-
sas and Wisconsin streets, south of Twentieth
(Napa): that number of residences have been
connected with the present mains and are I'M
able to obtain any water whatever; that many
other residences are located at points higher
than it is possible to reach with the present
water pressure; that If reservoir were estab-
lished at the highest point on the hills in that
district there would be sufficient pressure for
all domestic uses; that there would be suffi-
cient pressure Is protect the residences in that
section from fire; that the establishing of a
reservoir at that point would make it practical
BILE to supply a vast section of territory with
water that is now without any water supply at
all, and would enable many scores of house.
holders to obtain a water supply at all times
whereas at present they are unable to obtain
water during the daytime when it is needed
that the highest point in that section is at the
southwest corner of Twenty-second (Sierra) and
Carolina streets, more than 300 feet above base
Wherefore your petitioners pray that your hon.
orabe board will take such action as will result
in establishing reservoir at a high point in
the Southern Heights district that thew NAV
have water for domestic uses and for protec-
ton against fire.
One of the gentlemen very much inter.
ested said yesterday:
1--WE have never had sufficient water
pressure to be of any benefit IN case of fire
and have always complained about not
getting enough for our domestic needs.
''To make a bad matter worse, when the
grading OF Sixteenth street, from Har-
rison street westward, was commenced, a
cut OF about twelve feet was made in or
der to make grade over which the
Market-street Railway Company could
run Its electricians. This necessitated TAX
ing the water mains out of Sixteenth
street, and they never have been replaced
in any way.
IF a reservoir were built on the highest
point, Twenty-second and Carolina streets,
it would supply water all over the heights
and the Potrero and to large portion OF
the Mission district.
1.-THE only source of supply the heights
has been able to rely upon in cases OF
emergency has been a tank on Antoine
Raymond's building, at the. corner OF
Twentieth and Wisconsin streets"