The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
PROTESTS RECEIVED.

PROTESTS RECEIVED.
The following protests were received and re-
ferred TO the proper committees:
f. S. johnson, against the construction of
sidewalk on the north side of Broadway. between
Fillmore and Steiner streets; property owners,
against the grading OF San Bruno avenue, be-
tween Fifteenth and Division streets; property
owners, against the construction OF a sewer,
etc. IN the crossing OF San Bruno avenue and
Alameda street; property owners, against the
construction of a sewer in San Bruno avenue
between Alameda and Division streets; Mrs
Susan Lowe, against the construction OF a
sewer in San Bruno avenue between Fifteenth
and Alameda streets: property owners, against
the paving of York street, between twenty
fourth and Twenty-ffth streets; property own
ers. against the paving of Cole street, between
Hayes and Fell; property owners, against the
laying of artificial stone sidewalks on south slde
of Haight street, between Fillmore and steiner
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.
The following communications were received
and referred to the proper committees:
North Central Improvement Association, call
ing attention to the resolution passed Dy the
beard by which the Finance Committee is in
structed 10 provide the sum of $50. 900 from the
street department fund in the next tax levy, 10
be used solely for the purpose OF paying one
half the cost of repaving streets Wlthln th@
district represented by the association; Mer-
chants Association, reporting that an lnyeSli- s5
cation has been made of the question OF pldolns
for fire department supplies that the present
system is unbusinesslike and not econonicaI,
and submitting a plan for purchasing suppllesi
American Electrical and Engineering Assocla-
tion OF Chicago, stating it would like 10 com
cations and estimates TO place all electric wires
underground in conduits in this city; Mer-
chants Association. submitting dra1t OF an OF
der suggested for passage, whereby tne "ieets
of wagons will or be operated on the outer
rail of a street railroad; West of Castro Street
Improvement Club, with copy OF resoIutlon I1
calling upon all citizens and organized Dodies
to strenuously protest against absolylng ,ais ths
members of the Board of Supervisors from their
pledge not to exceed the 81 limit Of taxation
STREET WORK RECOMMENDED.
The Superintendent of Streets recommended
the performance of street work as follows;
Artificial stone sidewalk in front of north
westerly line of Minna street, between fourtn
and Fifth commencing at point 1o' Leet
northerly from Fifth street and running north-
easterly along northwesterly line OF Minhd
street distance of 15s feet; artificial stone
sidewalks in front of lots on southeasterly IlIle
OF Minna street, bet%een s IN oatbaasterIy
commencing at point on sald souanTasfrdI i {aIg
line of Mnna, 145 distant northeasterH from
southeasterly line of Minna street a feet; graz
ing of crossing OF San Bruno avenue ana
Seventeenth street and the consIruft0lt oa nd
12-inch ironstone pipe sewer IN nor . IHealy % ao
southerly portions, s-inch ironstone pipe sewer
in westerly portion l0,inch ronst6nfe nfe PPs apd
cover in center of said crossing ana cesspoTi ,
and culyerts in northwestery soy ironstons
pipe sewer. with three manholes IN Illden
street, between Castro and a point IN ce[lrTI tI
line OF Tiden street, distant 2S1 feet westerly
| from Castro street, and to connect with sewer
in Castro street; grading OF crossing % o. san San
Bruno avenue and Mariposa street ana con-
struction of 8-inch sewer in eastery ana
westerly portions, Finch lronstone pipe
sewer in lortherly and soutneriy PoruollIs;
with manhole and covers in center Oh sa1d
crossing and cesspool and culvert on so9tn- 9i1
| easterly and southwesterly corners; graulns
! San Bruno avenue between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets to official line, and lZ-lnch
meet with sewer in Sixteenth street; S-inch
sewer in northerly, easterly and southerIy Por-
| tions of crossing of Vermont ana Nlheteenlh
streets, lO-inch sewer in westerly. portion,
| with manhole and cover in center OF crossing
and cesspooI and culvert in northeasteriy' terry
| southeasterIy and southWesterly corners; grad
! ing San Bruno avenue, between Mar1posa anu
| Eighteenth streets 12-inch sewer and cover
| therein; i2-inch sewer, with two manholes and
| covers in San Bruno avenue, between seven
teenth and Mariposa streets; grading OF cross
! ing Eighteenth street and San Bruno avenue,
| I2-inch sewer in northerly and soutnerly por,
tions 10-inch sewer in easterly portion ana
| S-inch sewer in westerly portion, with man
! hole in center of said crossing and a cesspooi
and cuIvert on northeasterly. southeasterly and
! southwesterIy corners; S-inch sewer, with two
| manholes and covers in Vermont street, pc
| 8-inch sewer with two manholes and covers in
Vermont street, between Eighteenth and Nine
| teenth; grading of Eighteenth street, between
| Kansas and Vermont 10-inch sewer, with man
| hole and cover; S-inch sewer in nortnerly ana
southerly portions of crossing OF Eighteenth
erly and westerly portions with manhoIe ana ana
culvert in northeasterly, southeasterly and
| southwesterly corners; grading OF eighteenth
| street between Vermont street and San Bruno
avenue 1o-inch sewer, with manhole and cover;
| granite curbs and artificial stone sidewalks on
| Central avenue between Waller street and
| Buena Vista avenue, basalt block gutterways
| and paying roadway with cobbles Kansas
! street between Eighteenth and Nineteenth
| grading to official line, 1O-nch sewer, with two
! manholes and covers; crossing at Kansas ana
| Eighteenth streets grading, 1o-inch sewer in
| soItherIy and westerly portions s-inch sewer
! in easterly and northerly portions, with man
| pool and culvert in southeasterly and south
westerly corners.
PRIVATE CONTRACTS AWARDED.
| Resolutions authorizing the performance Of
| the following street work by private contract
| were finally adopted:
| Dennison Contracting Company, TO grade and
macadamize the roadway and sidewalks and TO
| curb northerly half of L street between Ninth
and Tenth avenues; ]. j. Dowling & Co.. to
| lay granite curbs and pave with bituminous
| rock Burritt street, off Bush. between Stock
| ton and Powell; San Francisco Paving Com
| pany to pave with bitumnous rock and lay
| granite curb Masonic avenue between Oak
| and Page streets; Pacific Paving Company, 10
| lay granite curb and pave with bituminous
| rock Linden avenue between buchanan and
| Webster streets; also directing Superintendent
| Co. to lay artificial stone sidewalk in front
of city property on Sanchez street between Six Six
| to exceed s255; also to place Washington street
| from Battery to East street on street-sweepinS
| schedule as of the first class; also reducing
| width of sidewalks East avenue between
Holly Park avenue and Andover avenue from
| 13 to 10 feet.
Resolutions authorizing the performance of
| street work by private contract were passed
| to print as follows:
! CITY Street Improvement Company, to lay
| granite curb and pave with bituInen Cole street
! between Hayes and Fell: also Clayton between
| Hayes and Fell; San Francisco Paving Com
| pany to pave crossing Washington and Laurel
| streets with bitumen; Pacific Paving Company.
| to lay granite curbs and pave with bitumen
| CLAY street between Spruce and Maple; Finn
| & Treacy to construct a Pinch sewer. to lay
| granite curbs and to pave with cobbles Except
| the intersection of Thirteenth and Devisadero,
| which shall be paved with bitumen TO the
center line of Thirteenth Thirteenth street be
| tween Alpine and Castro streets
CONTRACTS FOR STREET WORK.
| Resolutions were passed to print awarding
contracts for the following street work:
Granite curbs on northerly side of Eighteenth
| street between Dolores and Church for a dis
| tarce OF 39S feet from the northwest corner of
| Dolores and Eighteenth streets; roadway to be
| paved with bitumen, and artificial stone side
! walk on northerly line of Eighteenth street
! from Dolores 39s feet northerly; Pacific Paving
| COMMUNICATING, 90 cents per square foot; ar
| tificiaI stone sidewalks, IL cents per square
/ foot granite curbs, 80 cents per lineal foot.
| ORDERING STREET WORK
Resolutions ordering the following street
work were passed to print:
! Artificial stone sidewalk, on Shotwell street.
! between Fourteenth and Fifteenth; 16-inch
| ironstone pipe sewer, with two manholes and
| n he constructed in Bryant street, be-