The San Francisco call., 1903-09-15

u SADOR SCHWARTZ of the we'll
known firm of Schwartz Brothers,
421 Market street. died yesterday
N morning at his residence, 2231 Clay
street, after a brief illness.
Two weeks ago the late Mr.. Schwartz
returned from a visit to Guatemala,
where he had large business interests in
conjunction with Adolph Stahl, as a cof-
fee planter and banker, and was also
financial agent for the Government of
Guatemala. He had hardly been home
two days before he developed pneumonia,
sidered to be improving, his heart sud
denly showed signs of weakening and the
end came gradually and peaceably.
Mr.. Schwartz was one of the numerous
men of indomitable courage and persever-
ance who came to California in the early
days. When twenty years of age he left
his home, Kempen, Germany, where he
was born fifty-one years ago, and came
direct to California, settling in San Luis
Obispo and later in this city. As a mer-
chant he thrived and accumulated a for
tune, which is said to amount to $1OO0.OOO.
Mr.. Schwartz was highly esteemed in
the community and belonged to several
charitable organizations. He was also a
member of the Merchants Association
and the Board of Trade. He was also
prominent in the Masonic fraternity. The
deceased leaves a widow and two daugh-
ters. Miss Florence and Miss Pearl
Schwartz.
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were changed the Southern Pacific would
secure practical control of Sixteenth
street.
The report of the Street Committee re-
ommending the grant of franchise was
then read as follows:
Ample provision has been made for proper
compensation to property owners along said
road whose property may be damaged; said
company agreeing abide by the decision
of the City Engineer in fixing compensation
to be provided in each particular instance.
One Of the recommendations of the City En-
gineer. in order to relieve the congestion of
traffic likely to occur on account Of the sub
sequent increase in the population of the
city. was the construction of viaduct, when
required by the Board of Supervisors. extend
ing across Brannan and Fifth streets over and
across the railroad company's property from
Brannan and Fifth streets to a point near
the intersection of Sixteenth and Kentucky
streets the cost of this structure to be borne
Jointly by the Southern Pacific Company and
the city and county of San Francisco; said
railroad company paying three-fourths of said
cost including purchase of lands and damages
to property and the city bearing one-fourth
of said cost upon the completion of said via
duct.
The representatives of the Southern Pacific
Company strenuously objected to make any
such concession upon the grounds that the
proposed viaduct would greatly damage their
property and would involve a complete change
of their terminal points. and for these asons
they could under circumstances consent TO
the acceptance of a franchise with this con-
dition contained therein.
Another recommendation was that the
Southern Pacific Company dedicate to the city
and county of San Francisco a strip of land
sixty (60) feet in width extending along and
adjacent to the southerly line Of Channel
street southwesterly from Fourth street TO
parcels of land owned by the city and desig-
mated on the official map market places
The representatives of the company would
not consent to this proposition because II they
agreed TO the payment of a rental upon a
just valuation of the property it would be
in their opinion, unjust to exact from IL the
setting aside any part thereof for other piIr-
poses thus depriving them OF the enjoyment of
property for the leasehold for which the cty
was receiving full rental.