The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
WANT HOGS BACK
GRADE REDUCED
Golden Gate Avenue
Property Owners
Organize.

Property-owners on Golden Gate ave
nue. and Jones street met Yesterday
morning, and, after organizing the
Golden Gate Avenue Improvement As
sociation, adopted plans for obtaining
the immediate reduction in the grade Of
what is known as the Hogs Back. on
Golden Gate avenue, Jones and Leaveu-
worth streets. The committee appoint
ca 10 execute the plans Of the oreani-
zation. which is permanent. viii later
take up the matter OF having Golden
Gate avenue widened from Market
street 10 Van Ness avenue for the pur-
pose OF making a broad thoroughfare
as an extension Of the proposed open
ing OF Seventh street. according TO the
recommendations made by the commit
tee Of forty.
The meeting was held in the Office of
shainwald, Buckbee & Co. 1866 Sutter
street II was IN response 70 a call
made by lanes d. Phelaa, Charles E
Green, Charles Page and Spencer c.
Buckbee.
After a preliminary organize ton was
anected II was decided 10 make il per
manent and 10 appoint an executive
committee, consisting Of FIVE mem bers
IN addition TO the chairman. Ex-dayor
Phelan was elected chairman and Spen-
Ger C. Buekbee was appointed secre-
tary. The executive committee consists
OF ". E Deane, J. s Tobin, c. E Green
Charles Page and F. A. Him After
the general meeting was adjourned the
committee went into session and agreed
70 leave the preparation of a petition
for the reduction OF grade to the Hi
bernia Bank This petition viii be pre-
pared by tomorrow and will be pre-
sented Immediately to the Board of
Public Works. which will report on ii
after investigation 70 the Board Of Su-
pervisors According 10 present plans
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est point from eleven TO thirteen feet
The estimated cost OF the Improvement
by the City Engineer IN 190z was
$3.50 600. but now that the buildings are
burned the cost will be materially less
In discussing the matter OF reducing
the grade not one Of those present Of
fered an objection and the final COM
pletion OF the plan is assured The
general sentiment expressed was 70 the
effect that the matter should be pushed
as rapidly as possible and IL is believed
that the work can be under way in
abOUt sixty days
Although all Of the members OF the
new organization expressed themselves
in favor OF the widening Of Golden
Cate avenue. IL is expected-that ep-
position viii be made by some who
were not present and whose property
Will be materially damaged by the
change. II was therefore decided TO
lahe that matter Up aIter the question
OF having the grade reduced has been
settled Those present az the meeting
yesterday morning were the follow
ing:
Hon. James =. PheIan: Il. B. Sperry
representing Mary : Sperry. r s.
Browne, Dr.. Washington Dodge, Moffatt
Estate Company. Captain William II
Taylor: Charles s. Jacobs representing
G. s and r. p. Jacobs. s G. Buckbee
Charles ". Lentz. William Abbott F.
A Him: T ,. EaStland represenrfnz
Coast Realty Company; Mrs. e J. Wal
ker. Hibernia Savings and Loan So
ciety represented by W B. RYDER:
James r. Kelly. representing ". s
Lyle, 2. A Louderbach. Jacob Fits.
Walter E Dean. Charles Page. c. e
Green, Joseph de Urioste. s. G. Buckbee