The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16

owners in the north end of town, how
ever, and the railroad also appears to be
willing to call it a bargain.
The cOrkScrew franchise is not a new
one, however, except in two places-on
Taylor street, between Post and Geary
and on Sansome street from jackson to
Market to Geary was granted anew, be-
cause the committee believed 1t had been
forfeited by long disuse. and it was be-
lieVed that If 1t was considered the COM
the grabbing of other unused franchises
might be established. The line starts
at Brannan and Sixth streets and runs
along Sixth to Market. There is now be-
ing operated a horsecar line over that
right of way Then 1t crosses Market
street and taking up the line of the UNI
far as Geary, where the old road turned
east and went down Geary over the cable
track. Just there comes in one Of the
new pieces recommended-permission for
a double track on Taylor street from
Geary, one block north to Post. At Post
street the line will join the tracks already
there and being used by the Post-street
cable cars, and on these 1t will run down
to Montgomery, where it will join the
horsecar tracks and run north on them
to Washington. 1t will go down Wash
ington street to Sansome, and then over.
to jackson, and there reach the end of
the present franchise. 1t is recommended
by the committee that permission be
granted for the use of Sansome street
out and back on Sansome street and then
on the return to run up Jackson street TO
Montgomery and join the double track on
Montgomery again at Washington.
AS will be seen, the line as recommend
ed by the committee is but joining of
franchises already allowed, and the only
privilege granted other than those men
toned is the permission to use the over
head electric system on what is left of
the present Post-street system.
Referring to the franchises after the
meeting of the committee the Mayor said:
The principal point OF dispute was be-
tween the overhead and the underground
electric systems l am in favor of under
ground electricity, and l think the COM
pany can well afford on such streets as
Post, Montgomery and Sansome to lay
recommended by the Street Committee
gives the company the option, and the
citizens should prevail upon the company
to give San Francisco this service.
These franchises might be called
piecemeal franchises and their life will
be the same as those with which they
connect. Thus, when they expire at the
same time, the city will have a valuable
franchise either to own or to sell.
The other and Objectionable franchises
will not be taken up. l believe the char
ter provisions will be substantially ex-
acted, except the reversion of the rail
and roadbed to the city, for which the
company will not stand unless required
as told after January L.
The Mayor was late in coming to the
meeting, and the committee occupied it
self considering graoes, sewers and other
improvements. When his Honor entered
the matter of franchises was taken up
and a lengthy discussion followed. Su-
pervisor Aigeltinger, chairman of the
Street Committee, presided, and seated
around the table were Supervisors Hol-
land, Collins and Attridge members of
the committee. Supervisors Lackmann.
Heyer, Byington and Deasy were inter-