The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12

much of it could not be manufactured
here except at great cost.
The question of the T rail was not gone
closely into. bunker moved the three
months extension, which Colonel Barry
and Colonel Little declared was not enough.
1t carried, owever, with the understand
ing that at the end of that tim. further
extension, if required, would be considered
Benjamin objected to a long extension,
with the declaration that the committee
was still investigating the charge that the
company was trespasslng upon cemetery.
Little answered this, saying that the last
board had ordered street cut through the
cemetery at the point of the alleged
trespass, and the reason there was
any trespass, if there was any, was that
the board had failed 10 carry out the order.
During the afternoon session the COM
mittee showed its disposition to be spite
full and work small vengeances upon the
members of the big four of the minority
who have disconnected their plans SO much
of late.
A few weeks ago, upon the motion of
Chairman Spreckels OF the committee, the
office of Inspector OF Streets and Side
walks, held by John Reid, was declared
vacant. When Chairman Spreckels pre-
sented the name of George W. Elder for
the office, however, he was not sustained.
There the matter rested, and but for Mr..
Spreckels' care the office would still be
vacant and the duties not performed. Mr..
Spreckels employed Elder himself and
himself paid the salary, and the work of
the Inspector has been done promptly and
thoroughly.
Yesterday afternoon, however, during
the absence OF Chairman Spreckels and
while Supervisor Hughes occupied the
chair, motion was made reinstating
Reid to the office, and it carried without
opposition. The Street Committee is COM
posed, besides Chairman Spreckels, of SUI
pervisors Hughes, Morgenstern, Benjamin
and Bunker. all members of the solid
eight who were authors of the late BIZ
luminous rock Southern Pacific monopoly
ordinance recently vetoed by Mayor Sutro,
and which the big four, at the next meet
ing of the board, will prevent being passed
over that veto.
The committee awarded contracts as
follows:
Polk street, between Greenwich and Lom-
bard, grading, Thomas Madigan, 3724 cents.
Frederick street, from Post TO Geary, paving
with bitumen, J. NJ. Phillips, 65 cents.
Crossing OF Guerrero and Nineteenth streets,
paving with bitumen, Jordan Bituminous
Rock and Paving Company, 20 cents.
Army street, corners of Guerrero, curbs, etc,
Garrett Burke, $7S.
Twenty-frst street, corner Bartlett, side
walks, Garrett Burk, 20 cents.
San Jose avenue, corner Army street, curbs,
ETC., j. L. WEIGH, S65.
The old trouble over the grade of streets
on Liberty Heights was laid over until the
first meeting in July.
A favorable report was decided upon in
the matter of the petition of the Preside
and Ferries Railroad Company to amend
its franchise to permit the use of electric
motors. Mr.. Newhall was present for the
company. He said that the change in
equipment could be completed in about
three months; that they intended to pave
tend to the ferry at once After that. in
response to a question by Mr.. bunker, they
would cndeavor to have Baker street filed
in to grade and the road pushed out to the
iron works.
The protests against the Clement-street
sewer were sustained.