The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-09
TO PAVE FOLSOM STREET,
The South Side Improvement
Club Adopt Positive
Resolutions.
ton Of Freight Wagons
Considered.

The South Side Improvement Club held
an enthusiastic meeting at the Howard
Club rooms, corner of Howard and Third
streets, last night Several matters of i'm
portance were considered, the principal
one being the improvement Of Folsom
street.
There were nearly hundred members
present, and they were unanimous in ac-
ton. DR.. Rottanzi occupied the chair,
with /. Schwartz secretary.
A B. Mcguire reported from the Fourth
of July committee that the parade COM
mittee had declined to move the procession
on Folsom and other streets south of Mar
ket for the reason that they are not in fit
condition for marching. The committee
INDUCED the hope that the property
owners might get the benefit of this fact in
the next tax levy.
The subject of dumping sand, old boards
from sidewalks, and bricks on Folsom
street between Fourth and Fifth, was dis
cussed with considerable interest. Leon
Samuels, of the committee selected to look
into the matter, reported that he had ex-
amined the law in the premises and found
that the Superintendent of Streets had the
! right to permit such dumping. He was in
favor of immediate action by an appeal to
some one in authority. The dumping is
due to the street work and paving and 1T
was developed that part of the work had
been completed and still the rubbish re-
mains there. A motion prevailed that the
meeting send committee to request that
the captain of the Southern police station
be sought for redress in the matter.
The violation of the ordinance regulat-
| ing the weight of loads and width of tires of
| freight wagons on public streets was pre-
sented and motion made that commit
tee be appointed by the chairman, in
structed to confer with the Board of Sup
ervisors and ask the enforcement of the
| ordinance.
J. w. Allen suggested that the proper
action would be in an effort to first secure
good streets and then demand the en-
| forcement of the load and tire ordinance.
! He favored the concerted action of the
| club for the illuminating of Folsom street
| from the water front to Nineteenth street,
to connect with the bitumen now reaching
from Nineteenth to Twenty-sixth street.
A. B. Mcguire thought 1t unnecessary to
| delay action on the load and tire ordinance,
but rathersthat both matters be pushed.
The maker of the motion, John Rafferty,,
disagreed with Mr.. Mcguire and conceded
with Mr.. Aliens idea and withdrew his
motion.
A better material was suggested for the
laying of street paving. 2. Cahill said the
| blame was due to the Street Committee who
did not demand of the contractors such
materials as would stand the strain of
heavy loads
On the prime subject of the evening, the
illuminating of Folsom street from the
water front to Nineteenth street, the meet
ing went directly to the point and COM
mittee of eight was appointed by the chair
to attend the meeting of the Board of
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to the board conveying the sentiment of
the South Side improvement Club in the
premises.
The following named were appointed to
form that committee: l. SchwatZ, r.
Hughes, r. E. Cole, Leon Samuels, ]. ".
Allen, G. w. Owen, F. w. McEwen and
Daniel Sullivan. The committee will pre-
sent the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The property,owners aud tax
payers along the line of Folsom street, the
south side and the Mission districts, and the
press of our city, inclusive, have been anx-
and necessity OF placing Folsom street in q
first-class condition, when it is again to be
considered public thoroughfare from the
City, the same conditions as now exist on said
streets, between Nineteenth and Twenty-sixth
streets; and whereas, the Finance Committee
of the honorable Board of Supervisors is
about to convene for The purpose of making
tax levy for the fiscal year for municipal pur-
poses; be it
ResoIued. That we the aforementioned rep
resentative taxpayers of this City and County,
do respectfully request and urge the Finance
Committee to stand firm in carrying out the
good intentions and purposes of the Board of
Supervisors when the board in open meeting
recommended that $4,000 should be set aside
for the purpose of making a first-class thor
oughfare OF Folsom street and an outlet from
the City water front to the County line
Several short talks were made on the
subject, and the club concluded its work
hopeful of the final result.