The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
Subject aiken Up by
Street Committee.
WILL MEET AGAIN TO-DAY
TWO CONSULTING ENGINEERS
TO BE APPOINTED.
One Will Probably Be Rudolph Her
ring, Who Planned the Sewer
Systems of Many Large
Eastern Cities.

The Street Committee of the Board Of
supervisors met yesterday afternoon and
devoted much of their time to the dis
cussion of the Mission sewer project
Mayor Phelan and John c. Quinn and
A .. Baldwin, representing the Mer-
cnants' Association, were present to con-
suit with the members of the committee
Several plans involving the appointment
and compensation of a sewer commission
were discussed, but the Supervisors failed
to arrive at any definite conclusion
Messrs. Manson, Grunsky and Tilton,
VINO have been suggested to serve as a
commission, were not present, but the
City Surveyor was represented by Mr..
Mosey.
The members of the Street Committee
held an informal meeting Wednesday
night and virtually agreed to appoint two
consulting engineers to assist the commits
sion in it's work. Rudolph Herring, the
famous engineer, under whose supervis-
Ion the sewer systems of WASHINGTON
chicago, and Philadelphia were put in,
will probably be employed as one of the
consulting engineers. The gentleman is
at present in Honolulu, but he will be
DAck here before any work on the pro-
posed project is under way. Colonel Men
dell will in all probability be also selected
10 act as one of the consulting engineers.
The matter of compensation to be aIlot-
ted the commission for the performance
of its work was gone into and after a
discussion lasting an hour or more the
than before the subject was first
preached. Messrs. Grunsky and Manson
have already informed the Street Com
mittee that they would furnish the city
with a complete plan for a new system
and an estimate of its cost within five
months for the sum Of $4,000 That
amount includes the cost of surveying the
ground, field work. other expenses and
the compensation of the two commits
sioners. AS the committee and the Mayor
and, IN fact, everybody who, has thus
far evinced an interest in the project
feel that it is necessary in order to eX-
pedite the labors of the commission to
appoint two consulting engineers to assist
the commission it will be necessary, of
course, to set aside an additional sum
to compensate the engineers for their Ia
bors.
requested by Messrs. Grunsky and Man
son is for compensation, the commit tee
was unable to settle the question, and the
Mayor suggested that another meeting be
held this afternoon at o'clock at his of
flee in the City Hall to determine upon a
sum TO be set aside for the performance
Clerk Russell and Supervisor Aigelting-
er then pointed out the fact that the
committee would have to devise ways and
means to raise funds to carrv on the work
and there was at present no money IN thu
treasury for that purpose. Supervisor Hol-
land suggested that a certain portion Of
used by the commission in field work and
other necessary labors, and that the re-
mainder be provided for in the tax levy
for the next fiscal year This knotuy
problem provoked an interesting discus
sion on the condition of the different
funds; A. s. Baldwin suggested thai
enough money to start the commission on
its labors could be taken from the urgent
necessity fund, and the Mayor informed
him that the fund was depleted every
month by the many demands that are
constantly made upon 1t.
Cyril Williams, expert Of the Finance
Committee, was ordered to be present st
armed with a statement of the condition
of different available funds.
The committee received a letter from
Joseph Howell, in which that gentleman
generously offered to perform his duties
as appraiser of the panhandle extension
gratis. AS Mr.. HowellS salary had al
ready been fixed at $500, his communica-
ton caused surprise.
A communication was received from the
Williams Company requesting permission
to lay a wood block pavement similar to
the one in front of the Phelan building
on Front street, between Washington and
Jackson. Communications were received
Union Works, and from the Mayor, Su-
perintendent of Streets and the Board Of
Public Works of the city of Stockton
highly recommending the pavement. The
committee decided to recommend to the
board that specifications for the work be
drawn at once.
At the suggestion of Supervisor Aigel-
finger and the recommendation Of Bar
ney DoughertY the committees expert,
1T was decided to pave the crossings of
Bush street from one end of the thor
oughfare to the other and charge the bill