The San Francisco call., 1897-01-26
To SWELL ITS
FRANCHISE LIST
The Market.Street Railway
Seeks to Extend
Its Lines.
A New Track Wanted, to Run
Along Mas onic Avenue and
West C ay Street.
Other Matters of Public Interest Up
for Consideration Before
the Supervisors.

The Board of Supervisors yesterday, in
addition to action taken in the bond mat
tiers, transacted some other business of
general interest. John Q. Brown, who
has been for some time an assistant clerk
to the board, was superseded by P.
Schwartz, VINO is well known as the Sec
retary of the Association of Improvement
Clubs. Mayor Phelan and Supervisor
Rottanzi vouched for Mr.. Schwartz.
1t was voted to request the Spring Val
ley Water Company to place a large water
main on Channel street between Fourth
and Sixth avenues, and also to instruct
that hydrants be placed in the Richmond
District wherever they are needed.
| The request of the Post street Extension
Commission to have the matter rereferred
was granted.
The San Francisco Art Association pc.
titioned for the location of hydrants
around the block in which the Hopkins
Institute of Art is situated.
The Mayors veto of the plumbing ordl.
| nance was sustained. Supervisor Britt
gave notice that he would introduce q
resolution practically resubmitting the
same proposition as was EN- bodied in the
| order just disposed of.
Taxpayers appeared in opposition to the
assessment for the laying of bituminous
rock on Octavia street, between Lombard
and Green, on the claim that the work
was not done properly. A protest from
several property-owners against an assess
ment for street work on Pierce street, be-
tween Vallejo and Gpeen, was also heard.
The sum of $1,000 was appropriated to as
sist in making a suitable display of San
Francisco products at the coming exposi-
| ton in Guatemala.
The Market-street Railway Company
petitioned for franchise, to run fifty
years, for single or double track rail-
| way commencing at the intersection of
Masonic avenue with Oak street, thence
along Masonic avenue to the intersection
with Page street, with the right 10 con-
meet with the existing street lines on Oak
and Page streets; also commencing at the
intersection of Clayton and Frederick
| streets, thence along Clayton street to the
intersection with Carl, together with the
right of connecting by curves on Clayton
street with the existing street railways on
Frederick street. In support of their APP
pliCation a communication was received
from the Ashbury Heights and Stanyan-
street improvement Club.
The Manhattan Athletic Association of
San Francisco petitioned for a permit to
hold an amateur boxing tournament at
Wood wards Pavilion on the night of Fri
day, Fe bruary II, the proceeds to be de-
voted to furnishing the associations gym
nasium.
The resolution authorizing the neces-
sarv work to place the City and County
Hospital in a sanitary condition was
finally passed.
The Assessor was instructed to set
aside as erroneous several assessments for
personal property, among these being the
assessment for franchise against the
Western Union Telegraph Company for
the years 1890, 1891, 1897, 1893 and 1895;
also the assessment against the General
Electric Light Company of New York for
1894, the San Francisco Stock and Bond
Exchange Board and the Phoenix Fire
Insurance Company.