The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15
GRADE CHANGE
IS CONSIDERED
Supervisors Postpone Action on
the Plan to Level Golden
Gate Avenue for Two Blocks
WORKS BOARD To REPORT
Mayor Recommends Appoint
ment Of StOrekeeper-Mechanic
for Department of Elections

The Board Of Supervisors Yesterday
postponed action on the proposed reso-
luton If intention to lower the grade
of Golden Gate avenue by eleven feet
at Jones street and thirteen feet at
LeaFenWorth street until such time as
certain information in connection
herewith is ascertained from the
Board Of Public Works The board
adopted a substitute resolution present
ed by d Ancona. " no favored the grade
change providing that the City Engi-
neer make a report or the following
questions:
j. What is the district that would be
benefited by the proposed reduction Of
the grade on Golden Gate avenue?
? What is the probable cost of max
ing the change including an estimate
Of the damages which may result there
from and the proportion of damages
that would be borne by the various
properties affected?
OPPOSES GRADE CHANGE.
Garret McEnerney, representing the
fathers Of St Boniface Church. ad-
dressed the board in opposition 10 the
proposed change Of grades. claiming
that while the large property owners
might be benefited the small holders
would not He stated that the lower
ing Of the grade would be detrimental
20 the property interests Of his clients
Ex-Mayor Phelan followed with an
argument favoring the lowering Of the
grade, in which he argued that it would
rebound 10 the public benefit f. B.
Mastick. representing Mrs. /. N. Mof-
fit, who owns g five-story building on
Golden Gate avenue. objected 10 the
change Of grade.
Thomas +. Knight filed several pro-
tests signed by various property own
ers against the grade reduction.
"Of course. said McEnerney. these
are al small property owners. There
are several millf0nafres who favor the
proposition. and on that account sug-
gest that the name of Golden Gate
avenue he changed TO 'Millionaires'
avenue
Rev. Father Macmillan. pastor Il st.
BOuiface Church said no amount OF
damages would compensate for the
building II twenty-five steps to the
church edifiCe. which would be neces-
STATED by The lowering Of the grade.
City Engineer Grunsky filed a state
mcnt estimating that damages in the
sum - S275.000 would result TO prop
erty by reason # the change. GrUnslCy
figured that .. coo frozt feet would be
benefited ard $1,000 front feet damaged.
5e fcured the bare cost Of leveling
the rvo blocks. exclusive Of the sewer
work. at s55 600.
Supervisors Comte, Curtis and Eg-
GERS strongly opposed the plan to lower
the zrade. contending that it would
damage property. Commissioner Of
Works Schmitz stated after the meet
ing tAat he had voted TO recommend
The lowering Of the grade being led
10 believe that the property owners
were unanimously in favor of il, but
he had since learned differently.
The recommendation Of Mayor
Schmitz that A ekeeper-mechanic
be appointed in the Department Of
Elections TO take care CT all election
supplies was referred TO the Finance
Committee
The petition Of the United Railroads
FOR the refund Of s35.477 IS paid under
protest for the special tax levy for new
schools and a hospital was referred to
the judiciary Committee.