The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-18
Vote to Give Southern
Pacific Bay Shore
Right Of Way.
Fix the Limit CT Additional
Tracks Over Sixteenth
Street at Six.
ordinance Covering Petition Of San
ia Fe System for Steam Line
Privilege Is Referred to
Committee.

The Board Of Supervisors yesterday by
3 unanimous vote passed TO print the or
dlnance providing for a grant Of franchise
for period of fifty years TO the Southern
Pacific Company for its bay shore line
The original ordinance was amended so
that the company shall be limited 10 the
laying Of six tracks across Sixteenth
street AS the company has already the
privilege 10 maintain eight tracks it will
have fourteen in all.
The franchise carries with il the widen
ing Of Sixteenth street by ten feet, and
the board also referred TO the Board of
Works a. Supervisor Brandenstein's sug-
geston the doing away with the sidewalks
on both sides Of Sixteenth street, between
Seventh and Kentucky. thus further wild
ening the street by thirty feet additional.
An additional amendment was also in
cOrporated in the ordinance as follows:
Section G. The said company shall. at any
time when required by resolution OF the Board
OF Supervisors. station dagmen and erect and
maintain gates at such street crossings may
be- designated by said Board OF supervisors,
and said company shall not allow any car or
locomotive 20 stand upon any street or street
crossing on OF over which a franchise is grant
90 by the provisions Of this ordinance at any
title day or night, and that no freight shall
10 received discharged from any car while
upon said streets or street crossings, il being
the express understanding that this franchise
is granted for the purpose Of moving cars along
and across said streets 10 reach certain points.
and the right 10 use the streets or any portion
hibited.
PRoTESTANTS ARE HEARD.
Charles Wesley Reed, representing prop
erty owners who protested against too
many tracks crossing Sixteenth street,
called attention 10 the fact that under
the terms f the proposed franchise the
company would be enabled TO have twenty
tracks crossing Sixteenth street between
Pennsylvania avenue and Kentucky
street although it appeared to be the
manifest intention Of the board under the
original ordinance to limit the number Of
tracks to twelve. Reed said that other
sections Of the ordinance and other or
dinanCes heretofore passed already pro-
vided for eight tracks on Sixteenth street,
in addition TO the twelve tracks specifical-
by allowed in the new franchise.
Il desire TO call attention also TO the
fact that when the streets in the vicinity
Of Sixteenth were closed in 1892 the city
did not waive any Of its vested rights in
them, said Reed. yet in this franchise
IL is proposed TO give the Southern Pa
cifc Company absolute control of these
streets for the next fifty years"
The company agrees to be limited to
six tracks in addition TO those already
provided for" said Supervisor Curtis
We'll. II willing to cut il down to six.
why could the company not be cut down
TO two?" asked Reed. The point that 1
wish 10 impress on this board is that
there is no other way to get to the water
front except by Sixteenth street. Is it
not right and fair that an open highway
favoring team traffic should be provided
by this board ?"
Curtis called attention to the fact that
there are twenty-one tracks crossing
Fourth street at Townsend, and yet heavy
teams are passing thereon constantly
every day He said the overhead bridges