The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-14
PLANS FOR The
NEW HOSPITAL
NOW ADOPTED
Martens & Coffey Are
Successful.
THEIR COMPENSATION FIXED
BATEMAN BROTHERS ALLOWED
ANOTHER EXTENSION.
THEIR COMPENSATION FIXED

The Supervisors at their meeting yester-
day adopted resolutions accepting the
plans of Martens q COffey for the new
hospital buildings. These are the plans
that were approved by a jury Of physi-
clans. The resolutions were presented by
| Supervisor Aigeltinger and seconded by
! Supervisor Collins. 1t developed that the
| plans are the joint work of Architects
| Martens 8, Coffey and Mooser & Son. Mr..
! Mooser appeared before the board and
| requested that the compensation be fixed
! at the usual l per cent on the total cost,
! which is estimated at $500 900 He did not
! care to take his chances on the bond levy,
| but wanted the board to allow the $4,000
| out of the general fund, and this pro-
vision was finally made.
The Gas and Water Inspector recon-
mended the abandonment of 176 hydTants
| in order to come within the appropria-
! ton, but the matter went over for one
week in order to allow the distribution Of
! copies of his recommendation TO the
+ Supervisors and the Fire Department.
! The matter of disseminating the water
supply in the public squares during the
rainy months also went over until the
/ next meeting.
DR.. P. A Terry of 1927 Post street was
on motion of Supervisor Perrault selected
as representative TO the convention of
the California Association for Storage of
Flood Waters TO be held in this city to-
day.
The boards action in passing order 234.
changing the grades on San Jose avenue,
was repealed by a request 10 the Mayor
to return the order without action.
An extension of eleven days from No
vember l6, 1899 was granted TO Bateman
Bros on the construction of the Hall OF
Justice The architects were empowered
to construct photograph gallery on the
roof of the building, to cost, including the
Bertillion system of identifying crimi-
nails, $4,000, which is to be deducted from
the appropriation for furniture and fix
lures. The architects We're directed TO
proceed with the building of petitions and
furnishing of rooms for the Grand Jury,
the cost to be paid out of the surplus of
funds set aside for furnishing the build
ing.
The clerk of the board was directed to
advertise for proposals for furnishing la
Dor and material for laying floors in the
Railways of the first, second and third
floors of the Hall of Justice.
Resolutions We're passed TO print author
iZing the payment of S2500 to Thomas J.
WEIGH, architect of the School Board. for
drawing up the plans of the new school
houses. These plans may be changed by
the architect of the Board of Public
Works.
The board ordered the payment of $500
for extra work incurred in the ADnstruc-
ton Of Bosworth street tunnel. The extra
work consisted in strengthening the foun-
datlOn by building wing walls, which was
found necessary on account Of the devel-
opment Of a spring in the vicinity, and
was authorized by the City Engineer.
La pCLL vi mn dpptii th DtLOIG the
board regarding the payment of $50 for
two sets Of harness for police patrol use.
The expert stated that the harness could
be duplicated for 800. but admitted that
he had not examined the harness and
had accepted the statements of the har-
ness makers. The matter went over for
one week
PETITIONS RECEIVED.
The following petitions We're received and re-
ferred TO the Street Committee:
Lazare & Bogel. for permission TO extend
of Market, Hayes and Larlin streets six inches
over the building line on the Market and Lar
KIN street fronts properly owners, Ior the plac-
ing Of three electric lights on Fourteenth ave-
nue. south Railroad avenue and p street south;
Fred LETTER, for permission to grade and sewer
by private contract, San Bruno avenue. be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets:
Henry Bodt. for permission TO construct and
maintain three steps to encroach thirty inches
the sidewalk in front OF the building on the
east side of Capp street, seventy-five feet east
of Nineteenth: Union Paving and Contracting
Company. for permission to construct by pr-
waite contract. a twelve-inch sewer IN Francisco
street. between Leavenworth street and Mont
sJmery avenue. also to pave with bitumen
Tweaty-ffth street, between Folsom street and
Treat avenue property owners, calling atten-
avenue with bitumen; Batenan Bros, for an
extension Of thirty days time in which to
complete their contract for the construction of
the Hail Of Justice and Morgue buildings.
A protest filed by property owners against
the paving of Church street. between Twenty
ninth and Day was also referred to the Street
Committee
STREET WORK ORDERED.
Resolutions were adopted ordering the per
formance Of the following street work:
Cesspools, culverts and granite curbs on the
northeasterly and nOrthwesterly corners Of
Twenty -ninth street and Tiffany avenue road
way TO be paved with bitumen bituminous
/ rock sidewalks easterly side Of Folsom, be
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth; same
s0utheasterly line of Harrison, between Eighth
and Ninth; same on southeasterly line Of Mar
ket street between Thirteenth and Dolores;
artificial stone sidewalks Steiner street,
between Ellis and o Farrell; bitumen side
walks on Bryant street between Eighth and
Ninth. eight-inch sewer with two manholes
/ and covers in BoswOrth street, between Mis-
sion and Mareilly; same in northerly and east
T erly portions of crossing Of Bosworth and Mar
/ silly Streets ten-inch sewer in westerly pOr-
ton. storm water inlets with gratings ana
culvefts in southeasterly, northeasterly and
+ northwesterly corners, and manhole and cover
in center Of said crossing ten-inch sewer in
B0sworth street between Marsilly and Cuvier;
. c-sspool, 'culNerts, granite curbs and artificial
stone sidewalks on the four angular corners of
the crossing Of Hayes and Clayton streets:
artificial stone sidewalks Clementina street
between Seventh and Eighth and the northeast
erly terminus of Clementina, between Seventh
and Eighth; same on Sumner street between
! Howard and Cementina bitumen sidewalk on
/ Eighth street between Bryant and Branpnn:
| grading Eighth avenue between southerIv Iins
+ Of H street and southerly line of l street road
/ way Of same to be macadamized and redwood
curbs laid; cobble pavement on Filbert street
/ between DUPONT and Kearny; grading Nine
teenth everue, between the southerly line Of
! l street and the southery line Of ] ;,reet red
/ wood curbs laid ana roadway and sidewalks
I to be macadamized
CONTRACTS AWARDED
| Resolutions awarding contracts for the fol-
| lowing street work were adopted:
! Finn & Treacy, ten-fnch sewer in Marir1osa
| street between Texas and Mississippi at 81 AZ
! per lineal foot and manhole and cover at s45.
! eight-inch sewer in Texas street between
| Mariposa and Eighteenth streets at 81 10 nor
] lineaf foot, two manholes and covers at $40
! each; Fred. LETTER, eght-inch sewer in the
! southery westerly and northerly portions of
Mdr
ten-inch sewer in the easterly portion atssi "a
per lineal foot, manhole and cover in center
| Of crossing at $50, cesspools, culverts granite
curbs and plank sidewalks in each cornar
| three at S119 and at $40