The San Francisco call., 1899-04-14


extension of the park panhandle, the
building of a new City and County
Hospital, and the making of other
pubic improvements will not be sub
mltted to the people until near the close
OF the present year. This much was de-
clded on TO all intents and purposes yes
terday afternoon when the property-own-
ers OF the panhandle and the Mission dis
tricts met with the Street Committee of
the Board of Supervisors to discuss the
question Of the proposed bond issue.
After the details of the proposition had
been discussed at length it was decided
TO be impracucable to hold the special
election next month, as was the original
intention of the Board Of Supervisors. SO
many objections were raised by the prop
erty-owners as to the methods that have
been pursued up to the present time,
particularly as TO the initial appraise-
ment of the property in the panhandle
district, that new method, satisfactory
alike to the properJy-owners and the
members Of the board, was agreed upon.
This is, in brief that competent ap-
praisers, satisfactory TO all parties con-
cerned, shall be appointed to estimate the
value of the property necessary for the
proposed park panhandle extension, and
upon the estimate so obtained the amount
of money necessary to be raised for this
Improvement by bonding the city will
then be definitely known. Property-own'
ers viii also thus be given assurance that
their property will not be underestimated
in value. AS it is at present many hold
ers of real estate feel assured that under
the preliminary appraisement made for
the benefit of the board their property
will be practically condscated. In addi-
tiou 10 this it has been decided to pre-
pare plans, as required by law, for the
building of a City and County Hospital
! Na.a1 hoo HON ~
may be needed. Also that two competent
engineers, TO be selected by the board.
will be appointed TO prepare plans for
sewer system in those districts or the
city where such Improvements are need
ed. well as for main sewer outlet LOT
the Sunnyside and North Beach districts.
The engineers to be selected to perform
this work will probably be Marsden Man
son and Z. l.. Grunsky.
All of this preliminary work Will re-
Quire time, and il IS not thought II can
be performed in time 10 permit the SUB
mission of the question to the voters be-
fore next December, If all of the proVis-
ions of the law governing such elections
are complied with,
When Chairman Aigelunger called the
committee together yesterday after
noon there were present besides the
members of the committee and Mayor
Phelan about thirty residents OF the
Mission and panhandle districts Mayor
Phelan stated that the total appralse-
ment of real estate values in the dis
1TlCr 10 De GInDIdGeu bg LL4C L a. n a.
handle extension was Sl,S29 l61. Inc Nalue
Of the Improvements on this properly was
estimated at $,S64 755. TINS, he SAID was
about double the assessed valuation
Representatives of the Mission improve
ment clubs represented to the commlttee
that while they were not opposed 10 the
improvements contemplated by the pro-
posed extension of the park panhandle
they believed the matter should not be
given precedence to needed ana ncessaTy
Expenditures for sewers and schools. 1t
was represented that if the Board OF Su-
perViSOrS carried out its expressed lnleH-
tion 10 proceed with the calling of spe-
cial election for the park panhandle ex-
tension and also for other improvements,
then that the two questions be separated,
so as to give the people an opportunity
10 decide the questions separately.
Attorney Matt Sullivan, representing
Archbishop Riordan, protested against
the value fixed by an appraisement on a
piece of church property in the strip or
land proposed to be utilized. He said the
value Of the property was sl50OO while
the appraisment fixed 1t at S5o,e0O- lie
thought that if other appraisements were
made on the same basis then the proposed
fund Of So 600 would be wholly made
quate for the purchase Of the land needed
under condemnation proceedings. The
proper method Of procedure, he said. was
10 appoint experts, make a proper and
satisfactory valuation OF the property,
and then II would be definitely known
how much money was needed to purchase
the land necessary for the proposed ex-
tension
This view of the case was also taken by
Attorney Joseph NJ. ROthchild repre-
senting property owners on Van Ness ave-
nue.. He thought that a practical and
definite valuation should be put on the
property before the people are asked to
vote bond issue that may prove to be
inadequate for the purchase of the prop
erty. He entered into a discussion with
Mayor Phelan on the question, and the
Mayor finally stated that he was in favor
Of appointing competent appraisers so
that the Board Of Supervisors would be
able TO tell the people of the city exactly
what the proposed improvements will cost.
A =. Van DuSer spoke for Mission resi-
dents and declared that he did not believe
the extension of the park panhandle would
be of value to the city at large and
thought it would only be of small value to
property owners Immediately on either
side Of the panhandle.
J. II. Humphrey, representing the Prop
ertv Owners Protective Association of
the Panhandle District, an organization
but two days old, entered vehement
protest against the Board of Supervisors
proceeding on the basis Of the appraise.
ment Of property upon which the $500 900
estimate was based. He said that all of
the property had been underestimated in
value. and that in many instances the
value fixed on individual pieces of prop
erty was at least so per cent below its
market value.
DR. Logan, who owns piece Of prop
erty in the proposed panhandle district,
also protested against what he declared
to be a virtual confiscation Of property
If the values fixed by the appraisement
on which the board is now proceeding
were followed
The discussion finally resolved itself
down to a point where all agreed that the
best interests of all parties would be
served If a new appraisement of the prop
erty were made by men satisfactory TO
the property owners and the members Of
the board and that the whole matter be
postponed until such time as the de-
tails can be arranged in accordance with
law and the wishes of the people most
interested This view of the case proved
70 be satisfactory to the residents of the
Mission district, particularly so when
Mayor Phelan suggested the appointment
of Messrs. Manson and Grunsky to pre-
pare plans for a sewer system where 1t
was needed. The names Of d. NJ Gum,
Gustave Umbsen and Mr.. Harms Of the
finn Of Madison e. Burke wore sllPRest ed