The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11


The association is working for the
repaving and the installing of new
fire auxiliary system in Mission street
from Second to East The board of
public works has suggested to this as
sociation that it raise enough money
to cover the repaving of this street
and the installing of this fire auxiliary
system. The money has partly been
raised by this association. and addi-
tional subscriptions are being solicited
by NJ. ]. Brandenstein.
George Renner of the Draymen's as
soeiation is also cooperating for the
repaving of Howard and Folsom streets
from Third east to the bay.
This association is now circulating
petitions to the property owners for
ornamental light poles in Third street,
u to the block. which are to cost ap-
proXirnately s120 apiece. They are
TO extend from Market to Townsend
street, and should be maintained by
the city, in preference to the gas
lamps or arc lamps now maintained.
The property owners and businessmen
are enthusiastic over this proposal and
have already signed petitions in favor
thereof. The only drawback to the
immediate installation of the lights is
that the board of supervisors is back
ward in appropriating enough money to
maintain them.
NEED OF NEW LIGHT POLES
There is no reason, if the Downtown
Improvement association or the North
Stockton Improvement association can
obtain from the city the maintenance
of such lights, why Third street in the
heart of the city, should not have the
same advantages. The proposed light
poles will add beauty to the streets,
are a benefit to the businessmen and
will facilitate the rehabilitation of the
district.
The city is very energetic in the
work of establishing the old fire els
terms in this city, including the section
south of Market street, which will tend
to decrease the rates of insurance. For
the repairing of the cistern at the
corner of Third and Mission streets,
which is 40 or so years old, the board
of supervisors recently made a liberal
appropriation, and it now is in first
class condition, with a capacity of
about $4,000 gallons of water.
The cistern at the corner of Sixth
and Howard streets, so this associa-
tion was informed by the board of
public works, through Doctor Mer-
ritt of our committee, is to be
pushed TO completion. The work
had been delayed by an injunc-
tlOn obtained Dy property own
er. who alleged that the proposed
cistern would damage a retaining
wall on his property. The injunc-
tion has been dissolved and the work
will now be finished.
II the property owners in this dis
trict will cooperate with the secre-
tarv in this work by reporting to
him the issuance of or applicat tions
for permits and licenses for junk yards,
second hand dealers or any nuisances,
they would find that this association
would have greater results to show
in the prohibition of such matters in
the district.
The association earnestly solicits the
cooperation of every property owner,
businessman and tenant in this dis
trict, whether or not they are members
of this association, concerning matters
that are a detriment to their busi-
ness or nuisance. They should take
advantage of this associations work
and either call at the secretary's Of
fee, 203 Williams building, Third and
Mission streets, or write TO him re-
garding complaints in order to facili-
tate work throughout the district