The San Francisco call., 1905-06-29
INVITES BIDS
FOR Bic SEWER
Board of Works Orders I'm
proVements on Fourth and
HI Streets Under Bond Issue
WILL BUILD BULKHEAD
Civic Architect Burnham's
Plan for Treatment of a
Steep Hill Is Turned Down

The Board OF Public Works yesterday
ordered bids to be invited for the con-
struction Of a sewer on Fourth street
from Howard to Channel. for which
$4,000 is available under the bond is
sue. The widening and paving OF the
street will follow.
Bids were also ordered invited for
the grading and macadamizing OF H
street from Twentieth street TO the
Great Highway.
The City Engineer was directed to
prepare plans for bulkhead to retain
the I'LL on. Third street from Berry
street to the abutment of the new
bridge at Channel street The Harbor
Commissioners have agreed to CO.
operate in the work and to stand half
the expense for the same. The City
Engineer will also prepare plans for
the bulkhead proposed to be built at
the Fourth-street bridge before the
thoroughfare is widened and repaved.
The board approved the map of Pre-
eiofo Terrace and directed Deputy
Donovan to investigate the complaint
OF property owners that J. ]. Bowling
has delayed the work OF paving Vicks-
burg street between Twenty-fourth and
Elizabeth for two months.
Edward J. CahilI and W. A Stewart
declined appointment as field assist
ants, and Charles Gardner was ap-
pointed 70 one Of the places.
Commissioner Maestretti was dele
gated to make reQuisition for 1s5 street
sweepers, the Civil Service Commission
notifying the board that IL now has an
eligible list OF 357 to choose from.
AT the suggestion OF City Engineer
Woodward the board decided to provide
quarters for storing the basalt blocks
to be taken up on Fourth. Mission and
other streets. which will be repaved
under the bond issue Woodward said
many OF the blocks could be used again
and the rest could be ground UP for
mixing with cement. A saving will
thereby be effected in the cost of paw
ing the streets. Woodward stating that
not much work could be accomplished
with the bond moneys as originally
estimated.
The board approved the recommenda-
ton Of the City Engineer denying the
petition Of J. Worcester for the treat
nent Of the hill on Vallejo street be-
tween Jones and Taylor. according 10
plans prepared by Civic Architect Burn
ham. Property owners on Jones street
protested against the proposed raising
OF the roadway by fifteen feet, as it
would prevent access TO their homes.
The offer of the Holly Park Garden
ing Company to SOW grass in Dolores
Deputy Donovan was instructed TO
investigate the complaint Of the Mar
.lzet Street Improvement Club that Sew
.enteenth street between Douglass and
Urania is in such bad condition that
q man lost his life there recently.
George ]. Couchot was appointed a
oraughtsman at sl25 per month.
Specifications for the restoration of
pavements displaced in the opening Of
streets for sewer work and for the re-
pairing OF Valencia street from Eigh-
feenth to Army were adopted.
The City Engineer was directed 70
prepare specifications for the paving OF
Larkin street from Hayes to McAllister.
Bids were opened for street work on
Fulton street from Twenty-ffth to
3 Thirty fifth avenues. Holly Park and
Buena Vista avenues and the contracts
will be awarded next Friday.
n Ewald urged the board to have the
City Engineer hasten the preparation
OF plans for paving Tenth avenue from
A street to Point Lobos avenue.