The San Francisco call., 1899-07-18

TO any increase in the assessment. He
said that he felt sure that the corpora
ton would resent the assessment, carry
the controversy into the courts and per-
haps invalidate the entire assessment.
Supervisor Aigeltinger pleaded that the
board, in justice TO itself, should raise
the assessment. His motion did not
prevail, however and there the matter
ended.
The rest of the afternoon was con-
sumed in listening to the appeals or
poor property owners, small business
men and merchants. In most instances
the appeals for relief were granted and
MANY thousands of dollars were taken
off the assessments of these people that
had suffered from Discrimination.
When the last complaint had been
heard the board adjourned as Board
of EQUALIZATION. The last days work
had been a profitable one for the city
and its people.
An intimation has been made that an
attempt will be made to have the in
creased assessments declared Illegal on
the ground that the corporations were
not notified that their assessments were
to be increased If such a contention
be made it will fall, as the Supervi-
sors acted fully within the meaning and
letter of the law. They gave every in
terested corporation a hearing and
PETITIONS RECEIVED.
The following petitions were received
and referred to the proper committees;
Pacific Paving Company, on behalf of prop
erty owners permission to pave Clay street
between Spruce and Maple. with bitumen; r.
Stettin for extension Of three months con-
tract TO lay artificial stone sidewalk on south
side of Pine street. 1876 feet west OF Octavia;
property owners, for the establishment Of lines
Of streets in San Miguel City and Getz, Addi-
tion Tract; Sunnyside District Progressive I'm
provement Club, requesting further time be
granted Finn g. Treacy contract to sewer
crossing OF Joost, Circular and San Jose ave-
nues; Bohemian Club for permission to erect
an additional story the building on the
northeast corner of Grant avenue and Ashbur-
ton place. North Central Improvement Associa-
ton. requesting that Washington street. from
Battery to East be put in frst-class condition;
property owners, for permission TO retain the
cement curbing in front OF premises at II, Ii -
Is and IT De Long avenue; Mrs. M Dewitt
administrator for permission TO construct 100
lineal feet of 4-foot plank sidewalk on the
and Lombard; City Street Improvement Com
pany. on behalf Of property owners. to pave
Hayes and Fell; Holly Park and Mission Street
Improvement Club for setting apart of $500
tending Richland and East Park avenues to
Andover avenue; Balfour, Guthrie Investment
Company for including in next tax levy OF a
Park fronting on Washington street between
Cough and Octavia; G. B. Robbins, for permis-
zion to fix uD for exhibition purposes the first
floor and basement Of premises formerly occu-
pied by drug store in the Baldwin block at
Market and Powell streets: s. G. Hlndes. for
permission ito sx<-inch instead of 2X6 inch
studding inta two-story building on the north
omit the fire escape and stand pipe; San Fran
cisco Paving Company, to pave by private con-
tract with bituminous rock the crossing Of
Washington and Laurel streets; Thomas G..
Newman for REMEMBERING of buildings on south
side of Market street; property owners, re-
templated withdrawal of Engine Company No.
26 at S27 Second street; Charles A. Reynolds