The San Francisco call., 1896-01-10
TO PAVE FOLSOM STREET.
An Appropriation of $4,000
Recommended to Begin
the Work.
NEARLY PRECIPITATED A ROW.
A Property Owner Who Would Not
Give the Supervisors a Chance
to Talk 1t Over.
NEARLY PRECIpITATED A ROW.

Tired OF being shufied about by the
Board of Supervisors and prodded for its
lack of decisive action by the property
owners. the Street Committee of the board
has at last taken determined stand on
the question of converting Folsom street
into bituminized boulevard, and at the
next regular meeting will ask for an ap-
preparation of $50, 600 to begin the work
at once.
When the committee met yesterday
morning G.. u. Shadburne and a. B.
Mcguire, representing the property
along Folsom street, were present to
press the claims of the boulevard and as
certain why the board had so long delayed
action in the matter.
Mr.. Shadburne said that in the light of
recent events it appeared very much to tie
residents of the south side of Market
street that that portion of the City was
being sighted TO allow the efforts of the
Street Department to be directed to the
north side. He thought that while the
money spent in improving the streets of
the north side was being expended in
good cause the south side should not be
forgotten and that there was one place
where the money could be used to the
utmost advantage--the Folsom boulevard.
I Supervisor Hughes wanted to know
whether the property-owners thought that
$25, 600 would be sufficient to do the work
contemp plated. Mr.. Mcguire replied that
the sum named would not pay the bills by
$75, COO. He thought that the board
should appropriate at least 100000 to do
the work.
Supervisor Benjamin protested that in
the present state of the City treasury such
an amount was out Of the question as the
City's money was divided into specific
funds and none OF them could stand a
draft of 100000.
+ Mcguire persisted in demanding tnat the
amount asked by the property-owner5 be
appropriated and in consequence be came
near being thrown out OF the committee
room. As is the custom when petitioner
has finished his address the baiIiff re-
quested him to retire SO that the commit
tee might have an opportunity to discuss
the matter without interruption. This
seemed to anger Mcguire for he pro-
tested loudly against leaving, saying:
This is a free country and | have right
to do as please
The employe of the board insisted that
it was rule of the committee that petit
were being discussed and that he could
await a decision outside. He again de-
manded that Mcguire make use of the
door that had been opened for his exit.
Il will not go outp' shouted Mcguire,
Il am going to stay here until 1 see what
this committee intends TO do"
Bailiff Donald did not waste any more
words, but prepared to peel off his coat.
and when he saw that an ejectmeut, in
which be would play star part, was i'm
mlnent, Mcguire went out, muttering pro-
tests a. every step.
Alter he had gone the committee de-
bated the matter at length, each member
expressing the opinion that the work
should be done, but that no SUCH sum as
$100,000 could be spent during the present.
year 1t was decided to advocate the APP
Prorriation of $50, 900 at once and such
further sums in the future as We're needed
or could be spared
In order to define its position in the
matter the following report, which will be
presented at the meeting OF the board next
Monday, was adopted
In the matter of repairing Folsom street
with bItumlnouS pavement your committee
feels that the property-owuers on said street,
in their representations, have been unjust TO
the members OF your committee who have
always been in favor of and supported the mo-
ton 10 make an appropriation fer the special
purpose, but the board refused 10 sanction or
allow such appropriation 10 be made.
our committee has been met with the
statement, in their advocacy of this matter of
repaving streets with bituminous pavement
which have been heretofore paved ana ae-
cepted, that it has been established as Gus
tom tndl property owners contribute their
quota TO such improvement; that in the action
on Van Ness avenue and other streets cited,
Where change of pavement was desired
by the property y-owueTs, the City and County
has only contributed in the case OF Van Ness
avenue one-half of the expense, and for other
blocks the sum OF $3.50.
Thesesexpenditures, it Is claimed, were made
to enable the propert TO have smooth,
ductile, bituminous pavement, and that the
board believed in aiding these improvements,
that they were of m utual advantage, and that
m O m nj st "
urged, no intention or disposition has been
shown TO contribute on the same lines as
adopted in other cases
1t is proper to state that the members of your
committee do not hold and never held such
opinions, because, under the law, after accept
ance OF a street, ii was and is the opinion OF
your committee that the City should pay for
all Improvements Your committee recon-
mends that the sum OF $;35 600 be appropriated
out ofmoneys unexpended in the Street Depart
mentf fund for the repaving OF Folsom street
with bituminous rock, The work to commence
on Folsom street from Nineteenth street
easterly.