The San Francisco call., 1906-07-29
OCEAN SHORE AFTER
GEARY SYSTEM.
Wants Outlet to Ferry
by Traversing Tracks
of the Municipal Road
TO CIRCLE CITY

Although assured Of q terminal for
one Of its branches. the ocean Shore
Railroad is desirous Of entering the
heart Of san Francisco, and the present
precarious condition Of the Geary-
street Railroad has drawn the Ocean
Shores attention TO that valuable
franchise. Although the officials OF
the Ocean Shore assert that they have
all the rights OF way and rOadbed that
they require for the present, II is
known that they are not averse 70 OBJ
tanning the Geary-street right OF way
sn order 10 secure belt line about the
city.
In the event Of failure to secure the
franchise from the Board Of Supervis-
ors that at present is debating
whether or not 10 operate municipal
street railway, the Ocean Shore viii be
glad TO secure the privilege OF running
its cars over the Geary-street roaobeo.
When the Supervisors have definitely
decided 10 go ahead and construct the
road for the city and have accepted or
rejected the suggestions OF the c. z.
Loss Construction Company for the
roads repair the ocean Shore viii en-
deavor TO obtain the privilege it de-
sires.
Should the Ocean Shore be granted
the privilege by the Board OF Super
visors. il will eventually obtain an
outlet to the ferry, which is at present
among the plans OF the road. When
the Geary-street line becomes a mu-
nicipal institution 1T will be only a
question of time before the road will
be operated from Tenth avenue, in the
Richmond district. 10 the ferry build
Ing. either as a conduit or as an over
head system.
The present terminal as planned by
the Ocean Shore for its Richmond
branch is to be located at Eleventh
avenue within one block Of the outer
end OF the new Geary- street line. With
& guarantee that IL can secure either
the franchise or the privilege Of ope-
rating its cars over the line, the Ocean
Shore viii make every effort to secure
the intervening block and thus tap the
heart Of the city.
Prior 10 the time the Ocean Shore
decided to place the terminal of its
Mission branch at Twelfth and Mission
streets the company endeaVOred TO Sc
cure rights Of way or the privilege to
operate its cars to the ferry from the
United Railroads, but was unceremo-
niously rebuffed. Since that time ii has
been the desire of the road to tap the
heart Of the city through the Richmond
district and Western Addition.
Recently J. Downey Harvey visited
New York for the purpose of securing
necessary IunOS TO properly nnance
the great work of construction planned
by the company. 1t was announced
that the financial arrangements had
been completed, but word now comes
from the East that there has been a
slight hitch in the negotiations. With
the possibility Of obtaining the right
TO traverse the Geary-street line there
can be no possible question of the
cOmpany's securing all the money it
needs.
Not only the Ocean Shore, but the
United Railroads has had its eyes on
the Geary- street line. The Call an
nounced recently that the United Rail-
roads was attempting to secure the
franchise and the officials admitted
that the United Railroads would be
ready to pay a tidy sum for the privi-
lege Of traversing the municipal line
II IS the opinion OF one Of the fore
most street railroad men of San Fran
cisco that should the city grant both
the Ocean Shore and the United Rail-
roads rights of way over the Geary-
street TOadbed the municipality could
secure sufficient revenue 10 assure the
success OF the venture and at the same
time not materially affect the amount
OF business done by its owu cars.