The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-18
SUPERVISORS TO
ORDER SAND ON
MARKET STREET
Advocated by Street
Committee.
FRIENDS OF HORSES HAPPY
IDEA GAINS STRENGTH UPON
ALL SIDES.
Trustees of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals
Strongly in Favor of Safe
Pavements.
FRIENDS OF HORSES HAPPY
IDEA GAINS STRENGTH UPON
ALL SIDES.

Resolved, That the superintendent
of Streets be and is hereby instructed
to sprinkle Market street from Golden
Gate avenue to Second street with dry
beach sand at least twice a week dur
ing the winter months from Novem-
Der 10 to March 81, unless otherwise
ordered.
Resolved, That the expense there
for shall be paid out of the general
fund.
The danger TO horses on Market street
has been called 70 the attention Of the
Supervisors. Resolutions were yesterday
recommended by the Street Committee of
the board for passage providing for the
sprinkling Of Market street with sand.
from Golden Gate avenue 10 Second
street, at least twice a week between No
vember 81 and March 81. the money 10
pay for the sprinkling 10 come from the
general fund. Three members Of the
Street Committee considered the matter,
Messrs. Aigeltinger, Collins and Attridge.
They unanimously approved OF the idea.
Their recommendation probably makes II
certain that the resolutions will be adopt
ed by the Supervisors at their next meet
ing, and that the horsemen will soon feel
safer when they have occasion TO pass
This matter was first taken up by The
Call Reporters were sent TO interview
teamsters. drivers of all classes keepers
OF stables and others-briehy, representa-
tive horsemen. With one accord and with
no dissenting voice they hailed the pros
pect of help which The Call extended 10
them 10 have the pavement made more
safe for their use.
At the same time the officers Of the So
f.,-f h.. . al. A
imas were called upon TO express their
opinion. Secretary {. Il. Holbrook prom
Used 10 introduce the subject at a subse-
quent meeting OF the society, and said
that he would favor any measure that
would save the horses from injury. Tine
meetings of the society take place only
once month. A meeting of the trustees
was held Thursday afternoon. discus
sion took place, and several OF the gentle
men present expressed the opinion that
not only Market street, but, ultimately,
other streets, should be treated in some
way to make them safer. No definite ac-
ton was taken. but individual trustees
promised that they would ask the Super
Visors TO permit them TO have an expert
ment tried upon one block with sand, and
also with salt water. Action will probably
\ be taken before they have a chance 10
! meet again. IL is Of interest TO know that
/ all the expression OF opinion was favor
/ able 10 some action providing relief for
the endangered animals.
The resolutions before the Street Com
mittee of the Supervisors were introduced
| by Supervisor Aigeltinger. He remarked
! that streets in New York were sprinkled
with sand whenever the conditions made
/ II desirable, and that IL would be good
/ thing TO sprinkle Market street during the
period indicated in the resolutions. Many
horses fall daily upon the slippery Market
made IL necessary 10 provide some relief.
Supervisor Collins spoke in the same
way de Was a%aTs Gi me rS SangG bsn th 5
/ pavement is slippery, and had knowledge
/ OF many accidents due to that cause.
/ CONCERNING the proposition 70 sprinkle
| the Market street pavement with sand, he
said: Il think il is a splendid idea"
Supervisor Attridge said that he thought
II would be wise 20 try in San Francisco
the sand-sprinkling plan that had worked
successfully elsewhere. The Market street
pavement at certain times was dangerous
to horses. II was dangerous 10 human
/ beings also He strongly favored trying
the remedy proposed 10 bring safety 10
! man and beast.
Counting in all the teamsters and the
drivers of and owners Of fine horses, and
Of the thousands Of animals used for va
rious purposes in connection with the
business and the pleasure OF the city, also
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
TO Animals, the Supervisors will see that
they are not alone in thinking that Mar
ket street should be made safer. Had u
been known that the resolutions were TO
be presented yesterday they would have
been advocated by many.
The trustees of the Society for the Pre-
I
! vented by lack of time, explained by
\ DR. Dalziel. from taking definite action at
| their meeting. DIR. DalZie is trustee.
\ He said last evening that he was very
| glad that the matter had been put in
| shape TO come before the Supervisors. II
| had Intended" said DR.. DalZiel, ito ask
permission OF the Supervisors to have one
block OF Golden Gate avenue, between
| Market and Jones streets, treated expert
| mentally. / am of the opinion that the
use OF coarse sand would work splendidly
! and / am heartily in favor as a lover OF
good horses of the proposition. / had IL
| In mind also that salt water might be
used advantageously. Salt water makes
the pavements sticky. l am convinced
| that coarse sand is just the thing"
G. s. Crittenden, also a trustee of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty TO
/ Animals, Is earnest in wishing that the
! pavements may be made safer on Market
/ street lie said yesterday TO a reporter
for The Call that sand is an excellent
! thing 10 try: probably the very best that
could be used. Some of the trustees had
favored experiments with salt water, and
he personally thought that salt water
! would be of some benefit. II had been
advocated by some on the ground that IL
was cheaper than sand. The discussion
| before the trustees had been quite gem
erai. Not one of the trustees thought the
existing conditions were right, for they
all knew that there were many accidents