The San Francisco call., 1906-05-20

The Bufun4m plans Tor me repullo-
ing Of San Francisco In the north
and south OF Market street districts
were adopted with a few minor chages
by the Street Committee and the
Bnrun3m Plans Committee after an
s1-dRy 3otnt session yesterday. A
Sorpa OF engineers ana experts is now
at work pertecting the minor details,
and a. to-morrow's session Of the
oomm3tsse Of forty the report will be
handed IN and It's fate decided by that
connn3ttes-
The plans as q whole met with the
approval Of nearly every member OF
the two nrst-naned committees, num-
bering about thirty IN all The plan
10 reduce the grades leading up to
Mob Hiu seemed TO suit all, while the
general impression prevailed that the
City Hall would be reconstructed at
Van NesB avenue and Market street,
and that Eighth street would be ex-
tended through to Golden Gate ave-
nue..
BurnAa-r,s plan to center all the
great railroads IN one paletial struc-
ture IN the vicinity OF Ninth and Bry-
ant streets suited everybody save Mr..
Hood. the Southern Pacific represen-
tat3ve. He, however, ala not protest
when the other members explained
70 him the possibilities OF such an
undertaking and showed signs of
yielding.s
Before the COMMITTEES went into
details IN the discussion OF its plans,
Patrick Calhoun, president Of the
United Railroads, stated that It was
not the intention OF his concern to
abandon the cable system OF the city
completely. He said this was an in
correct report. and added that his cor
poration stood ready 10 continue the
cable roads over the Mob Hill district,
but that II the hills could be properly
graded electric power would be sub
stituted. He said the United Rail-
roads was willing TO aid the commit
tee in every way, even to shifting its
tracks so they may conform TO the
general outline OF the streets.
Chief Engineer Bogue Of the West
ern Pacific Railway stated that he, IN
behalf OF the vast interests he repre-
sents, was willing TO withdraw his OBJ
jections 10 the extension Of Potrero
avenue, and now stood ready and will
ing TO allow the city to run that street
down to Eighth and Harrison streets.
WIDENING OF STREETS.
This suggestion was agreed upon
unanimously by the committee, and it
was decided TO make this report to
the general committee II vas also
agreed that Harrison street should be
widened from Sixth 10 Eighth. and
that Ninth street be widened to 100
feet for its entire length.
Then the advisability Of widening
various streets in the south Of Market
street district was taken up and dis
cussed at length. The general con-
census Of opinion was this would be
an admirable plan. both for beautifi-
cation and safety in time or fire.
The streets to be altered were
talked Of till City Engineer Wood
ward offered a suggestion. He stated
that each Of these thoroughfares
could be made amply wide by simply
reducing the sidewalks four feet on
each side. thus giving each thorough
fare eight additional feet. without
any cost TO the city. John Galen
Howard was also in favor Of this
scheme. and il may be that the COM
mittee VIII report favorably on It.
Attorney Reinstein here interposed
with a suggestion. He told the COM
n1ittee that instead of attempting to
purchase any Of the land south OF
Market street, the city would profit
greatly and achieve much better re-
suits by simply closing UP all the
smaller streets. such as Minna. Te-
hama and Stevenson. and widening
me larger ones and extending them
right through. He said this would not
only save the city money but aid the
poorer property owners in these streets
who have practically nothing left now
but their land, which they may desire
20 sell
ACCESS TO MOB HILL.
Then the Mob Hill project was taken
up and discussed for more than an
hour in detail. The plans which Burn
ham drew UP seemed to be in accord
ance with the views Of the engineers,
architects, attorneys and business men
alike, for not one Of them raised his
voice in protest as Architect Howard
went over the entire map, pointer in
hand, and explained how the grades
could be cut down and access made
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