The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
DRAFT ORDINANCE
FOR STREET RIGHTS
Supervisors to Pass Bill Giving
City Preference Over COrpO-
ratiOns in Laying COnduits
Spring Valley Denies Legality of
Contention and Will Fight
Matter Out in Courts

The draft of an ordinance designed
to give the CITY the first right in the
use or street space for conduits. pipes,
etc, viii be introduced at Tuesdays
meeting Of the board of supervisors.
40 public service corporation except
the Spring Valley water company has
contravened the board of works con-
tention that the city's rights in the
matter are prior. or at least that, pend
ing suit 10 determine the rights of
the parties. the city should be unmo-
Tested in going ahead with its sewer
and hre protection installations, remov-
ing private conduits, etc, when neces-
sary. This the Spring Valley has de-
MED and announced it would fight in
the courts.
The bill is as follows:
Whenever any public work for the
contemplated to be carried on in any
Of the public streets of the city and
county Of San Francisco. the board
of public works may notify in writ
ing all persons. firms and corporations
owning or having under their con-
troll. pipes. wires. tracks, conduits or
property in, under over or upon the
public streets upon or in which e
said work is contemplated TO remove
or adjust so much of their wires, pipes.
tracks, conduits or property as viii
allow the prosecution of said work
according TO the necessities thereof
said notice shall be accompanied by
Il copy of the plans and specifications
Of said contemplated work showing
the location Of said work in the streets
in which the said work is contemplated
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work. Said notice snail specify the
time within which sale pipes, wires,
tracks conduits or property must be
removed or adjusted.
ANY person, firm or corporation
having pipes. wires, tracks. conduits or
property in, under. over or upon
the public streets in which said work
Is contemplated shall upon receipt of
said notice remove, or adjust or cause
TO be removed or be adjusted within
the time specified in said notice, y
much of the pipes, wires, tracks, con-
duits OF property belonging TO or un-
der the control OF that person. firm
or corporation as viii allow the con-
templated work 10 be prosecuted ac-
cOrding to the plans and specifications
therefor.
Contractors Get Extension
An extension Of $50 days to contrac-
tors Condor and McGlynn on the finish
ing job of the county infrmary was
recommended TO the board of super
visors by the board Of works commits
siOners. The reason stated was: This
recommendation is made for the reason
that. no work could have been per-
formed on this contract until the gem
eral work of constructing the build
ing was nearly completed"
The infirmary is the building the con-
structiOn Of the reinforced floors Of
which has Occasioned the challenge of
the good government league that Com-
missioners Day. Casey and McGilvray
were permitting unbusinesslike meth
ods. which led TO the filing Of charges
now being investigated by the mayor.
Condor and McGlynn also had the
contract for the general construction
and their delays during the early
months Of the year caused the commits
siOners such irritatiof znat they at one
time threatened TO take the job away
from the contractors.
The time limit on the finishing con-
tract is June I. and the question of
the time will be considered
by the supervisors on that day.