The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-07
WOULD BUILD
MODERN HOME
FOR |NVALIDS
To Replace County
Hospital.
NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE
MARKET-sTREET COMPANY TO
AVOID DEATHS CURVE"
NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE
Has Apparently Abandoned the Pro
posed Plan of Running Electric
Cars Down Geary Street
and Into Kearny.

The Supervisors are anxious TO replace
the ramshacke buildings that do duty as
| a City and County Hospital ny a splendd
modern structure out on the Almshouse
tract. To this end a resolution was pre-
scented at the meeting of the Board Yester-
day by Chairman Attridge of the Hospital
Committee. II pledges the board to pro
vide in the tax levy of the next fiscal
year for the sum of 100000 for erecting
and equipping such a building.
Supervisor Deasy spoke feelinSly OF the
present accommodations for the city s
sick. saying one would not willingly send
dog there. much less a friend or rela-
tive. There being a question as 10 the
right of the board to provide for a nos
pital the matter was referred to the HOS
pital Committee for further investigation
| before definite action be taken.
The Market-street Railway Company
officials have apparently given heed to
public opinion in the matter OF running lts
electric cars down Geary street ana
thence into kearny. They applied yester-
day for q franchise over certain DOWN.
town streets that would make connect
ing link between streets over when tney
already hold a franchise without using
the dangerous curve at Geary and hearhy
streets. The new route is: Commencing
at the intersection of Geary street ana
Grant avenue, thence along Grant avenue
northerly to Bush street and along Bush
street to its intersection with Sansome.
1t also asks for a FRANCHISE com henCIHS
at the intersection of Taylor and Geary
streets. thence northerly ; 91oF P6st aSio'
An extended discussion enSued over, tIe
proposition to have all city printing cone
in offices using the label OF the Al tie
finally prevailed. Those opposing II were
Kalben. Black Phelps and Collins Inc
president of the Typographical Union, in
favor of the measure, while Harrison
Barto of the Typothetae opposed II. IN a
signed @ by the Printing Committee. It was
held that it was illegal TO bind them TO
any printing offices, as contracts must be
let to the lowest bidders.
Thc City and County Attorney was df-
rected to commence suit to protect and Sc
cure the citys interest in the property at
the foot of Fillmore street wharf and Tor
a distance 200 feet each side OF the wharf,
which was described by the City Attorney
in 1874 as city properly. This forms part
of the Fair estate near Black Point.
The Assessor was directed to assess the
franchise and all other property of the
San Francisco and San Mateo Railway
Company in this city and county LOT the
fiscal year 1S99-1900 in accordance with the
recent opinion of the City and County At
torney. The Mayor was requested TO
make such representations to the Board
of Equalization and to take such action as
may preclude it from making any assess
ment of the franchise, roadway, rOadbed,
rails and rolling stock OF the said street
railway.
1t was decided that when an election is
held 10 provide for public improvements
at the public expense by the issuance of
bonds that the estimate of 5000 900, made
by the Federation of Mission Improve
ment Clubs, is hereby adopted as the eX-
penSe of constructing the main sewer petit
toned for, and shall be submitted, with
sother matters which Will be recommended
for such action as the electors deem
proper
The License Collector was directed to
issue to ]. II. Belser. James Tobin, II.
ard or OrlE
solicitors licenses.
The City Engineer was directed to make
the necessary surveys to determine the
of Sunnyside avenue to Dewey boulevard
or Corbett avenue. The engineer was also
directed in making the surveys for the
repaving of Market street, between Polk
street and Van Ness avenue, to conform
to the curbs already laid.
A resolution was passed requiring all
wagons used for the purpose of deliver
ing naphtha, kerosene or any other prod
uct of petroleum, to have tray so con-
structed and attached to said wagon
that the contents will not leak or drip
upon bituminous pavements. All persons
delivering any of these articles shall use
tight tanks. cans or other vessels for the
conveyance of the same.
Two petitions were presented asking
that the city printing be awarded awarded onir TO to
Printing Committee.
~. Clayton, secretary of the San Fran
cisco and San Mateo Electric Railway
Comnanv. notified the board that the com
pany will commence work tomorrow
opening the street on Dolores to Chenery
and along Chenery to Thirtieth to Fair
mount street for the purpose of putting
in switches and some double track.
A. E Gould P. II. Norton and w. f.
Hanrahan applied for licenses TO solicit
street work.
Supervisor Holland arose to a question
tended reply to criticisms in the papers
of work which he. as chairman of the
Building Committee, would do. He read
from Mayor Phelan's last message and
showed that his Honor was the first TO
call attention to the necessities OF the
hall Mr. Holland promises that there
will be no extrava gance during the term
of the present board.