The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-01-30
OPPOSES MISSION TRACKS.

Il am opposed to keeping the tracks
there" said Mcclellan, "and if this com
mittee recommends the granting of the
franchise without imposing a condition
that the Mission tracks be taken up 1
will. as a member of the board, oppose
it. I will also insist that people demand
ing damages shall be fairly treated"
Herrin stated it was intended to use
the Mission branch as emergency in
case of a tie-up on the shore line, but
Mcclellan said that the trains had been
run for thirty years through the Mission
and the company did not think of having
al emergency road.
a protest was filed with the committee
against the recommendation of the Board
Of Works that a thoroughfare be COM
structed through Chinatown from the
North end Of Grant avenue via Dupont
and Stockton streets TO Bay street and
Van Ness avenue. The protest was sign
ed by a number OF owners of property
situated within 500 feet on either side Of
the proposed street. 1t declares that the
opening of the street is injudicious. in
furious 10 their interests and not calcu-
lated to solve in a practical manner the
problem Of connecting the north end of
the city with kearny street.
Commissioner Manson said the Board of
Works had submitted a tentative plan
with the purpose of opening up certain
properties now almost inaccessible from
the central portion of the city
COST OF SURVEY.
mo special plan has been advocated for
the accomplishment of the task by bond
issue, assessment district or otherwise. g"
said Manson, $50 protests are not occa-
stoned. There should be no objection to
permit definite study of the PROPOSE
ton to determine its possibilities. The
cost of such study with surveys will be
about $780,
Rev +. r. Bennett of the american
Baptist Home Mission Society was heard
in opposition to the plan Supervisor
Braunhart wanted the matter of provid-
ing fun~s for a preliminary study referred
10 the Finance Committee, but the Street
Committee postponed the hearing for two
weeks.
The request of the United Railroads
that the question of withdrawal of the
Kermit TO erect poles for power purposes
on Church street remain in statu quo un-
I'll the City Attorney can pass upon the
question was granted.
Action on the petition Of Emily Pope
and others 10 open and extend Cole street
from Sullivan to Carl and Sullivan street
10 Clayton was postponed for two weeks
to give parties in interest a chance to set
tic their differences. Mrs. Furlong. the
owner of property required for the OPEN
ing of Cole street offered to sell it 10
Mrs Pope and NJ. Lang for 5000.
The petition of Ferdinand Refs to Law
a spur track Townsend and Fifth
streets a distance Of 100 feet on each
street was favorably reported on
Grade changes We're recommended on
Fifteenth Sixteenth, Seventeenth Eight
eenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth and Tween
ty-second avenues and on H, 1 and ]
streets.
On City Attorney Lanes advice that the
deed OF execution of the Sutro estate TO
lands necessary for the extension of Clay
ton street and fremont avenue is In due
form and satisfactory. the committee re-
ported in favor of accepting the deed de-
claring lands described therein to be open
nt1hlio streets