The San Francisco call., 1906-06-06
After Defeating the Measure Vote to Give It
More Study and Consideration
Eloquence Of the San Francisco Delegation
Changes Feeling Toward the Plan.
Assemblynen Demand Time in Which to
Look Into the Proposed Amendment
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

gineer and authority on buildings,
streets and the like, rose and told the
committee what he thought of the plans
for Montgomery and Kearny streets.
kEARNY THE STREET TO WIDEN.
The proposed Burnham plans relat-
ing TO the improvement of the down
town or business section of this city
will mean that our commercial inter
ests must be tied up for many years
TO come" said Humphries. This is my
opinion after careful survey and a
lot of study over outlines. They are
not practical for the business men, and
you must make a fight against them
i nrmly believe that it will be aces-
sary for one or more OF the downtown
streets 20 be widened, but Mont gomery
is not one of them. 1 am of the opinion
that Kearny and Third streets are the
thoroughfares to be improved, and this
matter should be brought to the atten-
ton of the authorities
If Montgomery street is widened, il
VIII mean that both the Mills and Kohl
buildings. two of the most important
structures on the street, will either
have to be torn down entirely or else
remodeled to such an extent as to rem
der them nearly worthless for the pur-
poses for which they were originally
constructed.
the west side from montgomery avenue
TO Market the purpese will be served
just as well. and no large or important
buildings Will be interfered with This
work could be done rapidly and with
out a great deal of cost to the city 1t
is practical in every sense of the word
and therefore easy for both the con-
tractors and the property owners.
WOULD MAKE BROAD AVENUE
Third street shonId also he widened
on the east side. If this is done il
will complete one fine broad avenue
from Montgomery avenue to the the
Third and Townsend streets depot II
Third street is widened on the east
side none of the large buildings, such
as the Claus Spreckels or the Aronson
structures. will be interfered with. and
the work will he as practical as that on
Kearny street
But the ideas advanced by Humphries
did not meet with the approval of De
Young. 4 do not like this idea of wild
ening Kearny street from the west
side" said De Young. Il suppose that
YOU are all aware of the fact that
Kearny street was widened twenty five
feet many years ago. This cut down
the property there to an alarming ex-
tent. Now, if this work is to be re-
peated il will mean ruin to many of
holdings are small enough at the pres
ent time
For my part. ! am in favor of leav-
ing the downtown streets as they are
for the future. We cannot improve the
present order of things in the CONNER
cial or downtown districts by widening
the streets If left as they are no.
body's interests will be jeopardized and
we can begin the work of rebuilding at
once"
OPPOSITION UNANIMOUS.
Nearly every one in the room com
mented favorably on the plan to leave
the business streets intact and to be
allowed permits TO commence the work
of rebuilding without further delay.
Before the members of the associa-
tion took up the discussion IT street
work an informal exchange of views
regarding the proposed plan to intro
duce reinforced concrete as a structural
material was indulged in. John Car
son, an architect from St. Louis and an
authority on this sort of material. was
introduced. He said that twelve-story
buildings can be constructed of this
material at a cost much less than that
of the class A material, steel and stone
Carson said the reinforced concrete
wears even better and is in every sense
Of the word equal to the class A struc-
lures, the only difference being in the
cost.
He was questioned closely. and it is
likely that a committee w1l be appoint
ed to investigate the use of this ma
terial.
The association will meet again on
Tuesday motning.
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