The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
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LESS URGENT WORK.

The work suggested for completion
FIVE years from now is indicated in the
map as follows: Widening Gesary
street. opening an avenue from. Colum-
bia Square. Eighth and Harrison streets
70 the Mail dock and opening another
avenue south from Columbia Square to
Alabama street.
For completion in ten years is the
reconnn endation Of various streets and
houlevards affecting. the grades on
Russian and Mob Hill and opening up
the Western Addition and Potrero dis
tricts The widening OF Montgomery
street IL has been suggested. SHOULD be
left to the immediate action of the
property owners. who should contribute
the land. the city to pay for the neces-
sarv street work
The Park Panhandle extension comes
under the class of work which should
be done in ten years from now.
WATER FRONT IMPROVEMENTS.
An Important part Of the report is
devoted to a consideration of improve
n1ents along the water front which the
state should undertake under a bond is
sue Tt is declared by Manson that the
following work should be Immediately
4 underta ken: The construction of two
Asections Of the seawall from section IA
~ the Mail dock northerly TO the foot
of Main street. and to fill the seaWall
lots ad1dCenT InereIO- 10 pToNlOe aQe-
ouate wharf facilities and means for
handling the fruit and produce adjacent
10 the foot Of Jackson street and a fruit
market area commensurate with the re-
ouirements and importance of this in
dustry.
IN conjunction with the city, to pro-
vide better approaches to the great fiat
area between Third. Mission, Ninth and
Channel streets. To provide more
piers on which rapid transfer of car
goes can be made. To inaugurate sea-
wall buildings and the provision of
dockage room in Islais and India
basins
secondly. to follow these works
with the extension Of the seaWall from
Main street to Mission, and to extend
the Islais and India basin work to
completion; and TO cooperate with the
city and with existing and projected
railroads in providing for rapid hand
ling Of freight into and from ware
houses and factories.
Il estimate that there should be
made available for these works in the
next ten years the sum of s15.OOO,o0O.
in sums Of $L50O.OO0 each fiscal year,
commencing with 1s07-oS."
RINCON HILL CHANGES.
Engineer Manson goes to consider
able length in insisting on the needs
Of improvements in the Rincon Hill
section. which are to consist OF widen
ing Folsom street and lowering the
gradients from Main street TO Third
and corresponding work on Fremont
street and the oblique avenue from the
ferry southwest That work would ne
cessitate a lowering Of grades on Fol-
som. Harrison. Bryant and Brannan
streets, which. the report says, after
passing through 40 acres of greatly
improved blocks, will expand the
streets to an area Of 220 acres of level
land, exclusive Of streets"
Il is estimated in the report that il
the bonds are issued the increase to
taxation will be but SO cents on 800
raluation.
In his report Manson does not plan
Tor as extensive work for immediate
consideration as did the committee of
forty which recommends changes in
connection with the civic center and on
Van Ness avenue, Seventh, Twelfth,
Pine and Sansome streets, in addition
TO what Manson has outlined, all to
cost sS.sIz,5O0.
In conclusion Manson says of his own
estimates: These figures are based on
the principle that broad and gener-
Gus spirit will actuate the property
owners in view of the benefits which
will accrue