The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-25
.REPAV|NG OF
MARKET STREET
TO Be STOPPED
If Ambrose's Advice
Is Followed.
LACK Of MONEY THE CAUSE
STREET SUPERINTENDENT TO
ADDRESS SUPERVISORS.
Will Urge Cessation of Work Be-
yond Sixth Street Until
Some Future
> Time.
LACK Of MONEY THE CAUSE
STREET SUPERINTENDENT TO
ADDRESS SUPERVISORS.

Market street, from Sixth to Valencia,
cannot be repaved with bitumen this
year. Such is the statment made to The
Call by Superintendent Of Streets Am
brose Speaking of the matter yesterday
he said:
"On Monday 1 shall send communica-
ton to the Supervisors, calling attention
to the fact that 1 will be unable to per-
form all Of the repair and repaving work
ordered up to date by the board and still
have enough money left in the depart
ments funds to pave Market street be-
yond Sixth. The Supervisors cut down
The street appropriation some 100000
under the figure that I set in my esti-
mate as necessary, and as result no
improvements additional to those already
ordered can be made on the money that
will be available. 1 will go out of Office
next January, and the full amount of the
department funds for the months up to
that time has been spoken for. l am
sorry that it is SO, but there is apparently
no help for It. improvements cannot be
made without money. L understand that
a petition was filed with the Supervisors
to-day by property owners on Market
street asking that the work of repaVing
with bitumen be extended from Sixth
street It, to the City Hail. but do not see
belief Market-street improvements will
have to stop.
The petition to which Mr.. Ambrose re-
fers was filed with the Supervisors clerk
Saturday morning and is signed by the
majority of the abutting property owners.
In 1t the fact, is stated that bitumen
fact that rails of the streetcar company
have been torn up and the expense OF re-
pairing with cobbles would be consider
able with an ultimate unsatisfactory re-
suit, 1naSmuch as the cobbleS make an
inexcusable racket, while the bitumen re-
duGes noise to happy minimum.
The declaration of Mr.. Ambrose regard
ing the necessity for stopping the Market
street Improvement will cause both sur
prise and regret, as 1t was the general inn
preston that the Supervisors would
speedily order the street finished as far
as Valencia street. There had been some
talk of illuminating certain adjoining and
unbroken bitumen pavement from Mar
ket street to Golden Gate Park.
Several other matters Of Importance
will be brought before the Supervisors to-
morrow. The Committee on buildings
and Grounds will recommend that fur
Their extension of time to January l, 1899,
Brothers, in which to complete the Hall Of
Justice. This. job has been dragging
slowly along for some time. although re-
been observed on the contractors part
The Supervisors have evidently been
skeptical about the early completion of
the structure, as it was a mooted question
when the tax levy was considered as to
whether any provision should be made
TINS year Tor money to furnish the place.
1t was finally thought wise to appropriate
some funds for the furniture, with the
understanding that the money could be
used for other purposes If not needed in
the Hall of Justice.
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds will also report adversely upon
the petition of the Board Of Health for
change in the specifications and plans for
receiving hospital at the Hall Of Justice.
The board wants two floors for the hospi-
tai. but the Supervisors committee thinks
that one will be sufficient.
The Supervisors. will be asked to pass
resolution identical with that of the
Chamber of Commerce, addressed to the
State Harbor Commissioners, asking them
ia assign blocks Of State land bounded by
Davis. Pacific and East streets in this
required for free public market A com
munication to this end will be presented
producers free market committee