The San Francisco call., 1906-05-22
SUPERVISORS APPROVE FORTHWITH
COMMITTEES SRECONlMENDATION
VIII Strive to Garry 0ut at Once Plans for Widening Of
Geary Street and Other Work as Urged in Report.
AS Far as Is Practicable and the Finances VIII Permit
Scheme Mapped 0ut by Burnham VIII Be Followed.

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running in a general northwesterly di-
rection 10 Powell and Washington
streets and thence northwesterly to
Taylor and Pacific streets. This new
street VIII afford direct and easy ac-
cess from the northwesterly portion
Of the Western Addition as well as
from the western part Of the old fifty
Yara section.
"e. That Pine street be widened
westerly from Stockton to Van Ness
avenue TO width of 100 feet.
10. That Stockton street between
California and Pine streets be graded
to a practicable level. That Sansome
street be graded from Pacific street
north to its northerly terminus, with
viaduct at the intersection Of Broad
way so that the grade of the
last named street shall not be inter
fered with. That the grades of Van
Ness avenue between Turk and Eddy
streets and Of Golden Gate avenue
from Taylor TO Hyde street be also
modified.
IL. That Folsom street be widened
125 feet from the bay west to Sew
enth street; that Second street be
graded from Howard street south: that
the sidewalks of Third, Sixth and
Ninth streets be reduced in width 4
feet on each side throughout their en-
tire length.
EXTENDING VAN NESS.
"f2. That Van Ness avenue be ex-
tended south TO the intersection Of
Twelfth and Mission streets.
'13. That Sansone street be extend
ed sOutherly at a width of 100 feet
from Market street diagonally to Third
and Folsom streets.
"13. That Sansome street be extend
ed northerly from Market street to
the junction OF Golden Gate avenue
and Leavenworth street, and that
Golden Gate avenue be widened TO 100
feet from Octayia street Ito Market
street
"I5. That a diagonal street be Gre
ated running southeasterly from the
intersection Of Van Ness avenue and
Market street to Folsom and Eleventh
streets.
"Is. That a diagonal street be Gre
ated from the open semi-circular
space at the ferry (foot of Market
street,, southwesterly TO Fremont and
Folsom streets.
"17. That the grades OF Clay and
Montgomery streets be raised about
eight feet. and that all the streets
bounded thereby be graded to conform,
the purpose being TO provide proper
sewerage and drainage for this sec
tion Of the city. which, II omitted,
would cost enormous sums of money
in the future as well as destroy all
Easements in that section. The debris
in the city can now be used for that
purpose, and II practically involves
little cost to the city since the road
ways are now destroyed.
"1S. Create semi-circular open space
in front Of ferry depot at foot Of Mar
ket street, as indicated on map.
IMPROVEMENTS WHICH THE
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS AS
IMPORTANT AND DESIRABLE,
WHICH SHOULD BE CARRIED
OUT IMMEDIATELY IF POS
SIBLE, BUT WHICH MAY BE
DEFERRED FOR FIVE YEARS.
THE CITY. HOWEVER, MAKING
IMMEDIATE DECLARATION OF
ITS INTENTION TO MAKE SUCH
IMPROVEMENTS AND TO AC-
QUIRE THE NECESSARY LANDS
THEREFOR:
81. That Geary street be widened
on the south side TO 100 feet from
Kearny street to Point Lobos avenue
and that It shall be called '"Geary to
the Sea-
-. That a new street, 100 feet wide,
be created from Seventh and Folsom
streets, running diagonally southeast
erly to the Pacific Mail Dock.
"3. That Eleventh street be ex-
tended and widened from Market to
Bryant street.
a That Potrero avenue be ex-
tended from Brannan and Tenth
streets northerly to Seventh and Fol-
som streets. and southerly across Pre-
cita Valley Swamp to Army street.
"5. That the grade Of Market street
be lowered from Valencia TO Sixteenth
street.
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE I'M
MEDIATELY, PROPERTY OWN
ERS TO CONTRIBUTE THE NEC-
ESSARY LAND WITHOUT EX-
PENSE TO THE CITY:
WIDENING OF STREETS.
q Widen Montgomery street from
Market street TO Montgomery avenue
taking twenty feet On the west side;
owners on east side paying one-halt
value thereof.
"2. Widen Sutter street from San
some to Mason street.
"3.. Widen Polk street from Market
street TO Pacific avenue.
-. Widen Powell street from Cali
fornia TO Market street.
%. That Rincon Hill be graded to
the level OF adjoining property, pro-
vided the property owners will do SO
without cost 10 the city. II is believed
that the use OF the material for the
harbor and for railway fills will enable
them TO do II practically without cost
70 themselves, and the graded lots will
be of greatly increased value
Your committee has in many cases
worked out sufficient Of the detail tc
ascertained that the work Is practicable
and can be accomplished economically
and within proper limits of local reve-