The San Francisco call., 1905-05-02
TRIES TO SAVE
IELEGR APH HILL
Outdoor Art League Peti-
tions Supervisors to Buy
Lots to Preserve Landmark
WIRES TO COME DOWN
Chief Hewitt Directed to En-
force Ordinance Prohibit
ing Overhead Construction
WIRES TO COME DOWN

The California Outdoor Art League
by Mrs. Lowell White, it's president.
yesterday petitioned the Board of Su-
pervisors to appropriate $751; 900 for the
acquisition by the city for park pur-
poses and the preservation of Tele-
graph Hill of two lots forming a por-
ton of the so vara block at the south
east corner Of Kearny and Chestnut
streets. The petition states that the
acquisition Of the lots will preserve the
hill and make possible the ultimate
carrying out Of the scheme OF its i'm
proyement besides protecting the prop
erty owners residing in the vicinity
from the constant danger from blast
Ing. The land desired has been ap-
praised at $22,250.
M. Miller notified the Finance Com
mittee, that the San Francisco Elec-
trio Protective Society had erected
overhead wires from California and
Battery streets on housetops and
crossing California. Pine and Market
! streets to Whittier -Coburn's place on
Fremont street.
Chief Hewitt OF the Department Of
Electricity informed the committee
that he was not aware of any over
head wires being erected. He was di-
rected to investigate the matter and
also to report a list Of concerns main
tanning wires without q permit. The
committee told Hewitt that the new
ordinance required all overhead wires
Of any kind whatsoever to be taken
down by May 1, 1906. and 1t Is his duty
to enforce the ordinance. The commit
tee wants specific report as to the
Direct Telephone Company. which has
strung wires without a permit
The ordinance requiring all overhead
wires in underground districts /, and
8 to be put underground by May l.,
1906, was finally passed by the board.
The Forty-fourth Assembly District
improvement Club petitioned the board
to consider the deplorable condition of
localities in the district when fixing
the budget.
The petitions of various property
owners for the refund of taxes paid for
interest and redemption Of the recent
bond issue on the ground that the levy
was Illegal was denied.
The ordinance granting permission to
Rosenberg Brothers to lay spur track
on Japan street, between Townsend
and Brannan, was finally passed with
Supervisor Booth alone voting against
it.
| Mrs. Hagans strongly protested
against the granting Of the permit.
saying that her mother, Mrs. LANCER
man. owned property on Japan street
WHICH WOulu De TulueQ ny q opuT lfdCh
Mrs. Hagans said that Mrs. eastman
also objected to the spur track not
withstanding that she had accepted a
deposit on the sale of her two fifty vara
lots on the street, but that she was
afraid to come before the board and
face the issue. Supervisor Connor stated
that Mrs. Langerman's property would
increase in value owing to the con-
struction. Of spur track.
Brandenstein suggested that an or
dinance be framed imposing a fee or
license tax on those receiving permits
for spur tracks and for stringing wires
or other privileges where the streets
are used Supervisor Eggers agreed to
have the ordinance drafted.
F. M. Yorke & Co. filed appeals from
the assessments made by the Board Of
Works for sewering blocks on Ander-
son street on the ground that the
amounts assessed against certain lots
of lands are in excess Of the valua-
tion placed against the lots for pur-
poses of taxation.
D'Ancona submitted an ordinance
which was referred to the Utilities
Committee providing for the manner
in which expenditures may be author
lied from the fund for the erection Of
buildings under the bond issue and the
submission of competitive plans there
of. The ordinance provides for the ap-
pointment of supervising architect
and an inspector, but exempts the
Washington, Laguna Honda, Monroe,
Sunnyside, Bergerot, Spring Valley and
Bay View schools from the require
ment of competitive plans.
The Board Of Works asked that
Sis, 900 be set aside to build the Wash
| ington Grammar School.