The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
ORDERS THAT RAILS
De TAKEN VI.
Works Board Directs United
Railroads to Remove Its
Tracks on Stanyan Street
FRANCHISE is LOST


The Board of Works ordered q no.
tice sent yesterday to the United Rail-
roads to remove forthwith the tracks
recently laid on Stanyan street be-
tween Fulton and Hayes, and to restore
the block to its original condition Ac-
ton was taken on the opinion of At
torney James A. Devote that the fran
chise granted in 1892 for the two
blocks was forfeited because work of
construction was not commenced until
fourteen years later.
City Engineer Woodward fled with
the beard statement of a number Of
necessary street improvements for
which the Supervisors have been asked
TO appropriate funds out of the bond
Issue, but on which no action has been
taken. The improvements include a
sewer in the North Beach district, to
cost $4,000. and sewer in the East
Potrero district, to cost $4,000 The
Works Board viii again ask the Super
visors to provide the funds.
The board by resolution requested
the Supervisors to set aside $115.ooo
out of bond issue proceeds to build a
sewer In Eighteenth street, from
Church to Folsom.
Attorney James 4. Devote fled an
opinion that the duty of maintaining g
the sewers from the west line of East
street to the bay devolves on the Board
of Works and not on the Harbor Com
mission.
President Duffey again expressed his
determination TO vote against any ex-
tensions of time on public contracts
when J. A. Dowling asked for ninety
days more TO build sewer in Four
teenth street from Valencia to Guer-
rero. 1t developed that Dowling'S con-
tract had expired on September 20. and
he was given a curtain lecture for al
lowing his contract to expire before
applying for an extension. The board
postponed action for one week and will
investigate the reasons advanced by
Dowling for asking the extension.
C. S. Harvey asked for an extension
of ninety days on his contract TO pave
Fourth street, from Howard to Freelon,
saying that the tracks on the street
prevented the work OF paving. The
board ordered notice to be sent to the
railroad company to take up the tracks
or they will be torn up.
DR.. Rosenstirn. president of the SUIT
ter Street Protective Association, COM
planned of the debris and shaky walls
of the old carhouse at Polk and Sutter
streets. The board ordered notice to
be sent to the United Railroads to re-
move the dangerous walls and to clear
the streets and restore than to good
CONDITION
Rosenstirn also complained of the
sloveniy manner in which the San
Francisco Coke and Gas Company is
repairing the streets it has torn up.
The board directed Inspector d. j.
O'Brien to appear and explain why
the work is not being properly done.
The board asked Rosenstirn to petit
ton the Supervisors for funds to re-
pave Sutter street so the sidewalks can
be reduced in width.
The board fixed the wages of PAYERS
at Sc day and OF rammers at IS a
day.
The board accepted the resignation
Of E. j. Morser, chief assistant city
engineer. who will go into private
business
President Duffey said he will take
proceedings against Varney & Green,
whose advertising fences are obstruct-
ing the streets.
The petition of inspectors on con-
struction work that their wages be in
creased from 81 to Sc a day when en-
ployed was laid over for one week.
The wages of engineers at the Third
and Fourth streets bridges were raised
to $3.50 a month.
The San Francisco Gas and Electric
Company was again notified not to tear
up any more streets until those already
torn up are restored.
The board decided to inspect the
Southern Pacific Company's bridge at
Mariposa street, near Iowa. before ac-
cepting ii.