The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-08
THE STANYAN. STREET FENCE
Supervisors to ReScind the Order 10
Remove 1t.
Ietter.CarrierS Complain That They Are
Not Allowed to Ride Free on
Certain Lines.

The Stanyan-street fence, which has
cansed so much friction between the rail-
road company and the property IN
the vicinity, will not be removed. The
last Board of Supervisors passed resoiC-
ton instructing the Superintendent OF
Streets to remove the fence, which is in
the middle of Stanyan street. Superin-
tendent Ackerson refused to do so. The
present board two weeks ago adopted
resolution of a similar nature, and Super
intendent Ashworth announced his inten-
ton of removing the obstruction If the
railroad company did not do so within
reasonable time The vexed question ap-
peared about to be settled. Superlntend-
ent Ashworth notified the railroad COM
pany to remove the fence. Yesterday the
question assumed a new phase.
The Street Committee of the Board OF
Supervisors agreed to recommend reso-
luton resembling the resolution previously
passed directing the Superintendent of
Streets to remove the fence of the railroad
company on Stanyan street, between
Haight and Waller. This action was
taken because it was found that the Board
of Park Commissioners had jurisdiction
and had granted the railroad company the
privilege to maintain the fence. By a
resolution adopted in April, 1880, the
Supervisors conferred the power on the
Park Commissioners to extend the fences
of Golden Gate Park to the outer line OF
the sidewalks, and this, it is held, gives
the Park Commissioners jurisdiction OF
the Stanyan- street obstruction. The prop
erty-owners Directing to the fence say that
because the Supervisors gave the Park
Commissioners power to extend the park
fences it does not follow that it gave the
commission authority to give similar
privilege to the railroad companies.
Conrade Trieber. letter-carrier, ad-
dressed the committee, asking that some
action be taken to compel the Market
street Railroad Company to allow letter
carriers the privilege of riding free on the
Metropolitan line. Mr.. Trieber stated that
since the ABSORPTION of the Metropolitan
road by the Market-street system the let
ter-carriers were obliged to pay car fare.
He quoted an order passed by the board,
similar to an act of the last Legislature,
making j. one OF the conditions OF fran
chise to allow letter-carriers to ride free
when in the active discharge of their duty.
The speaker said that the Suffer and the
California street lines were the only roads
which observed the order.
Chairman Hughes said that the Supervi-
sors had done all in their power in the
premises by passing the ordinance, and If
the ordinance was not obeyed the Supervi-
sors could do nothing further. The order
made violation of its provisions a INSIDE
meanor, and if the letter-carrlers wanted
it tested and enforced they should have
one of the railroad managers arrested aud
the case tried in the courts.
The committee decided in favor of pass
ing an order declaring South Park, from
Second to Third streets, to be an open
boulevard, and prohibiting all trucks,
drays, wagons, carts or other vehicles reg
ularly employed in carrying goods, mer-
chandise, coal, manure, sand, lumber or
other articles of commerce from travelling
upon said boulevard for any purpose, pro-
vfded that the order shall not apply to
goods, articles or supplies delivered by
vehicles.
The Superintendent was directed to re-
move all distractions from Amity alley,
from Chestnut street south, between Mont
gomery avenue and Mason street.
1t was agreed to recommend the petition
of the Market-street Railway Company for
a modification of the order granting the
Ocean Beach Railway Company fran
chise for a railroad upon certain streets,
including Point Lobos and Cliff Qate Cliff
House road) avenues, as will allow the 2
per cent upon the gross receipts provided
by said order, to be paid to the credit of
the park improvement fund instead of the
Street Department fund.
Action on the reduction of Turk street
and st. Joseph avenue, near the Catholic
Cemetery, was postponed for one week,
when the matter will be definitely settled.
James c. Jordan, who represents btu
men company, objected to the new specif-
cations for the laying of bituminous pave
ments, which was passed to print at the
last meeting of the board. He stated that
his company had done good work, which
was the best test of all, and if the new rule
would hold his company would be barred
from competition.
The proposed specification provides that
the bitumen shall be delivered in its
natural state on the street where the work
is done. Jordan said that his bitumen
was cooked at the mines in San Luis
Obispo County before shipment, and if the
rule was enforced he could not compete.
The committee took the matter under adj
yisement