The San Francisco call., 1905-06-27
COMPANY ASKS
FOR FRANCHISE
Ocean Shore Railway Pc
titions Supervisors for Per-
mission to Operate Road
BRANCH LINE PROPOSED
City Father Invites Nation
al Educational Association
TO Hold Convention Here

The Ocean Shore Railway Company
fled yesterday with the Board of Su-
pervisors a petition for a fifty-year
franchise to construct and operate a
single or double track railroad within
the limits of the city. The route pro-
posed in the petition begins at the
intersection of Army and Illinois
streets, thence running in a general
westerly and southerly direction TO a
point on the southerly boundary line
Of the city about 100 feet easterly from
the extreme high-tide line of the Pa
cifc Ocean Also for a branch single
or double track standard gauge rail-
road line commencing at the intersec-
tion Of Eleventh avenue and Fulton
street in Richmond district, thence run
ming TO a point that would intersect
with the main line hereinbefore men
toned
The ordinance accompanying the Pc
tition designates in detail the various
streets TO be traversed by the pro-
posed road, permits of the use of steam
electricity or other power authorized
. by law and specifies that the work
must be fully completed in five years
from the passage OF the ordinance.
The ordinance also includes the right
10 construct side-trackS, turn-outs
switches, crossings, spur tracks, yard
tracks, depot tracks and terminal facil-
ities. The petition was referred to the
Street Committee.
The branch line IN the Richmond dis
trict is designed to start at Eleventh
avenue and Fulton street, thence along
Eleventh avenue to A street. to Twen-
ty-third avenue, TO Q street, to Forty
eighth avenue, TO and across Fulton
street to the northerly line of Golden
Gate Park. thence across the main
driveway OF the park by an undergrade
crossing and the south driveway by an
overhead crossing to H street, to Forty
eighth avenue in the Sunset District
70 Forty-seventh avenue at it's south
erly end, thence crossing the Lake Mer-
ced Rancho in a southerly direction TO
its final intersection with the main
line.
On motion Of D'Ancona the board
adopted a resolution inviting the Ma
tiCnal Educational Association to hold
its convention in this city next year.
The Auditor was instructed to can
eel a demand for $4,000 in favor of the
estate OF John Wallace for the pur-
chase price Of lands in South Park, as
the title thereto was not perfected and
the appropriation has reverted to the
city treasury.
The clerk was directed to notify all
contractors furnishing supplies to the
city TO file their claims as soon after
the close of the fiscal year as possible.
The board allowed the sum of $1,000
out OF the urgent necessity fund for
the partial purchase of land from the
Pacific Improvement Company for the
widening and Strengthening out of
Tenth Brannan and Division streets.
The company has offered to sell the
land for S45e0, the sale to include a
Withdrawal of the suits brought
against the city for possession of
portion taken some time ago by the
street authorities on the east side of
Tenth and Division streets. The COM
pany has placed the deed for the prop
erty in escrow with q bank subject to
delivery within one year on payment of
$4500 by the city. The balance of $500
will be made up out Of next years
funds. The City Attorney was requested
for an opinion as to the right of the
board TO purchase the land.
The sum Of s250o was also set aside
out Of the urgent fund for the pur-
chase of a police patrol boat for the
protection Of water front property and
$500 to put new lamps on the Market
and Stockton streets safety station
This leaves a balance Of ss.4 in the
urgent necessity fund.