The San Francisco call., 1906-10-11
STOPS THE LAYING
Of CAR TRACKS.
Works Board Would Learn
if Franchise on Stanyan
Street Was Forfeited
TERMS OF ORDINANCE

The Board of Public Works directed
the United Railroads yesterday to stop
the work of laying tracks on Stanyan
street between Fulton and Hayes
pending the determination of whether
the franchise granted for the same in
1892 has been forfeited through non
user. The ordinance granting the fran
chise contained condition that work
must be commenced within year of
its passage, but imposed no. specific
penalty OF forfeiture in case work was
not so commenced. Assistant District
Attorney Hanley called attention to
another ordinance requiring a permit
TO be granted by the Works Board
when streets are TO be torn up. Han
ley said II no permit was granted the
United Railroads is liable for mfsde-
meanor. James Devote, attorney for
the board, took exception to Hanley's
appearance in the matter, saying that
the District Attorney should proceed
on his own account if he thought
misdemeanor has been committed.
President Duffey read the riot act
TO dilatory contractors on public work
who are continually asking for exten-
sions Of time to complete contracts. J.
j. Bowling asked the board to compel
the United Railroads TO do it's con-
structfon work so that he could pro-
ceed with his contract TO repave Har-
! ASOA oLACCl UClnCCu OUi III anu SlAlkl
streets. Duffey's questions elected
the information from Bowling that he
had secured his contract over a year
ago, but his work had been interrupt
ed by. the fire Duffey said DowIing
has eight months to do the work and
then declared that contractors would
not in the future be granted any ex-
tensions of time to complete their con-
tracts
mo ny
Commissioner Aigeltinger said it
would be wrong to deny extensions of
time unless the corporations are COM
PEELED TO do their construction work
before a contract for repaving q
street is awarded. On that showing j.
w Mcdonald was granted extension
of time on his contracts TO repave Lar
kin street from McA1lister to Hayes
and Valencia street from Eighteenth
TO Nineteepth, but no action was taken
on Dowling's request.
City Engineer Woodward submitted
q report TO the board TO the effect that
il viii cost sI.125,0o0 TO construct 225
reinforced concrete cisterns for fire
protection in locations designated by
Chief Engineer ShaughnesSy of the
Fire Department. The cost of repair
is estimated at s12,4S1. Ten OF these
are included in the general system and
the remaining forty-seven can be used
as an auxiliary system Eighteen of
these are in good condition and require
only new covers to make them service
able for three suction streams.
TO CLEAN SUFFER- STREET.
DR.. Rosentirn OF the Suffer Street
Protective Association called the at
tention of the board TO the dirt on
Suffer street which prevents building
operations. Rosentirn said the street
is in deplorable condition as the re-
suit of construction work by the
United Railroads The board directed
that notice be sent to the corporation
TO restore the street TO good condition.
President Dufey was authorized TO
investigate the complaint OF E. T.
Treadwel and F. J. Churchill that
Joseph Bauer is constructing a theater
building on Mission street. near Twen-
ty-second. in violation Of the ordi-
nance.
Attorney Devote was directed to
confer with the City Attorney relative
70 the complaint of the City Engineer
that Albert Armstrong is erecting q
building on Willard street. near Nc
Allister, which encroaches about hve
feet on the sidewalk line.
The board directed the United Rail-
Ellis, Turk and Mason streets.
The board accepted the Third street
bridge from the Santa Fe Company,
provided it is kept in repair for six
months BY the company.
The wage of janitors in the city's
employ was raised TO SO a day.