The San Francisco call., 1896-03-27
IN RICHMOND DISTRICT.
Complaining Of the Market.
Street Railway Com
pany's Service.
No Relief Yet From the Sewer
acknowledgement Under
Difficulties.

At meeting of the Richmond District
Improvement Association Wednesday
evening the Market-street Railway Com
pany's service was warmly discussed. Su-
perintendent Winnings recent economical
changes in the schedule of the McAllister
and Sacramento streets lines was especially
denounced. The cars are run so far apart
that long waits at the crossings are neces-
sary, and the last car leaving the ferry a
half hour earlier is a source of incon-
venience.
After a number of speeches ]. G. Ma
loney introduced the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted by the
association:
WHEREAS, The consolidated railroad COM
panies have Withdrawn car service from their
lines leading into Richmond, evidently IN the
interest of economy and cheap ideas brought
out by Manager Vining, who has by his actions
proved himself and the people whom he rep
resents to be cheap and retrogressiye GRO wd; |;
be it
RESOLVED That we ask all citizens of the City,
as well as Richmond, to patronlze those lines
which do accommodate and listen TO the peo-
ple's wishes, the lines deserving OF public sup
port leading into this district being the Suffer
street, the Sutro and the Geary street railroad
nes as those lines ne know the pqec wants
ideas in treating with those from whom they
derive their support
Resoluea, That we denounce the silurian
ideas OF the manager of the combines lines,
and believe that the sooner IL withdraws the
balance Of its cars and allows better and more
progressive lines to occupy the streets OF our
district the better off the district and its resi-
dents will be. Although we aimed to treat all
lines alike; the action of the manager of the
com mbine's lines forces us to denounce its course
and ask ell persons to assist those lines which
are deserving of public aid and support.
,o bo
we would move Vining," said prominent
member OF the ASSOCIATION yesterday. "We
have tried pleading and argument, SO we
can only refuse TO patronize the cars"
The property-owners around Twelfth
avenue and California street are waiting
for Contractor J. ]. Flynn to take up the
sewer which he so peculiarly laid several
months ago. 1t seems to Lave been con-
structed for every other purpose than for
draining the sewage from the locality.
The residents are Obliged to dig holes in
their back yards where they may i'm
pound the matter that cannot escape
through the sewer. Two weeks ago Flynn
was ordered by the authorities 10 lmme-
diately take up the piping and lay it down
properly. de Is taking his time evidently,
as only small excavation has been made
in the street over the sewer and the prop
erty-owners are wondering how long the
nuisance will last.
THE Health Officer promptly took the
matter in hand, said ]. Baily, one of the
sufferers, 'but the contractor seems to be
in no hurry about repairing the sewer.
Neither myself nor my neighbors can use
our closets or sinks. We have to empty
all the sewage in pits dug in the soil. We
have all paid for that sewer and get no use
out OF it. The value Of property on this
block is deteriorating, because nobody will
purchase under this condition of things.
am agent for number of lots here, and
/ have lost sales because | can't recon-
mend the sewer system of this locality.
Flynn did another bad job on Thirteenth
avenue and the Street Department won't t
accept it. Richmond district wants TO be
progressive, but between poor car service
on the part of the Market-street Railway
Company, the graveyards all around it
and choked-up sewers. this part of the
City has hard time.n