The San Francisco call., 1906-06-14
DEMANDS
REMOVAL
Of DEBRIS
Board Of Works Warns
the Property Owners
Of City.
Streets in Burned Section
Must Be Cleared
!. at Once.
If This Is Not Needed an
Ordinance VIII Be
Passed.

:ATlCl must clear away the DEBRIS IN
front Of their property II they do not
take this action within a reasonable
length Of time the Board of Public
Works viii endeavor 10 secure the en-
sctTnent Of an ordinance that viii force
5natters. Such was the ultimatum is
.sied by the members of the board at
The regular meeting yesterday after
noon.
- Numerous complaints were received
tren various sources 70 the effect that
beadway in making improvements is
blocked. by the condition OF the thor
:o.g gghfares. II is no part Of the Street
Cleaning Department to 90 this work.
according 10 the Commissioners. and
OWNERS Of property may as well make
up their minds TO this fact.
The trouble was started by COM
rsghication from A J. Donovan, a depu-
Ty ia the Office. He stated that many
complaints had been received in regard
70, the blocked condition OF the streets
and remarked that most Of the property
owners seemed TO feel the street clean
eTs~ would do the work The feeling
was intensified by a letter from the San
Francisco Clearing house. in which was
Incorporated a request to have Califor-
MIA. Kearny, Montgomery and Sansome
streets sprinkled. q request which can
.caUse the streets cannot be traversed.
\ ':N0tify the property owners that
f-1ey must clear away this debris re-
marked Commissioner Aigeltinger If
they VIII not do this we can have an
ordinance put through that will force
them 10 take action. The Street Clean
ing Department has enough to do"
= =" WILL NOT CHANGE GRADE.
City Engineer Woodward negatived
the request Of the Central Improvement
Association. which was also a request
form grade on Market street from Va
rehcja 10 Fifteenth. by reporting that
r would cost sl.lO00O0 to do the work.
Capp-street property owners filed
protest against railway tracks on that
street being permitted TO remain. It
was stated in the communication that
the track is evidently for ornamental
ton. A protest was also received
against the establishment OF a stable
on Ellis street. between Hyde and Lar
kin. and OF one on Sacramento street.
between Laurel and Locust. They were,
referred 10 the Supervisors.
Frank Stone. chaplain of the Sea
mems Institute and Church at 81 Steu-
srt- street. asked permission to erect
portable shed on East street, near Pa
cidc; for a reading-rOom, bank and un-
Official ~pOstOfice for sailors.
Permission was granted G. W. Nc
CHM 70 improve a certain portion of
Sixth avenue with redwood curbs. This
work is temporary.
The Barber Asphalt Company re-
Quested that action be taken on its
bids for the Improvement of Ellis
a rect, from Market to Larkin; Mis-
non street, between Sixth and Ninth.
and Turk street, from Mason TO Hyde.
The Commissioners will award con-
tracts next Friday morning at IL
o'clock The company already has
contract for the Improvement Of
EeaEny street, and announced its will
ingless TO start work Immediately.
By a resolution, James L. Drum was
appointed a field surveyor for the board
Al q salary Of $3.50 a month, and Frank
A Dufheld assistant surveyor at $50.
WILL REPAIR SEWERS.
Acting upon report of the engineer
the board Will recommend to the
Supervisors the appropriation of funds
for the immediate repair of sewers and
pavements on Harrison street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth; Eleventh, be-
tween Harrison and Bryant, Ninth. be-
tween Bryant and Brannan. Eighth, be-
tween Bryant and BrannaD- Dore; La
guna. between Lombard and Green
wich: ShOtwell. between Twelfth and
Eighteenth. and Seventeenth. between
Folsom and Harrison, at a total cost Of
$4,000.
At the request Of the Board of Edu-
cation. Inspector Horgan was in
-structed 10 make a survey Of the Girls
High School TO find out whether any
portion Of the building can be used.
Miller & Lux, in q protest TO the
board, stated that the track of the
ocean Shore road along Howard street.
z-here IL curves into Fourth, interferes
with the use of their Howard-street
frontage. This matter viii be referred
70 the Supervisors. although il was
stated that the tracks are only in place
temporarily
The Election Commission wanted to
get track OF some booths that were IN
use at the baseball park, and was re-
ferred TO the Board Of Health.
The officials of the London, Paris and
National Bank stated that the United
railroads had the street torn up on
>ltter street. and asked that a cross
ing be placed at Sansome street for
5heir convenience. The railroad COM
-pany viii be asked TO provide the
Il rossing.
n A Smith of 2ss Webster street
not completed the Improvement OF
sixth. The contractor will be asked
a explain what he purposes doing.
The City Engineer recommended the
approval Of certain bridges 10 be con-
.structed over Paul. Williams and Fif-
T@enth avenues and Twenty-second and
r yenty third streets.