The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
Official of Improvement Association Tells of
The Work That Has Been Done
By R. o. PARKER
Secretary of South of Market I'm

secretary OF oouLu OF AA1hoL 1lH
Much important work has been un-
dertsken and accomplished by the
South of Market Improvement associa-
tion. An account of this work will
constitute a chapter of interesting 10
cal history. A recapitulation follows:
The repaving of Folsom street from
Third to Ninth with basalt block,
grouted with bitumen, will make one
OF the best teaming streets in the dis
trict.
Second street has been repaved from
Market to Howard with basalt block,
grouted with sand and bitumen.
Stevenson street. from Third to An
ME, and all the streets around the new
Palace hotel have been bituminized
and put in first class condition.
The secretary of the association ap-
peared before the board of public
works November Is, with letters from
Postmaster Fisk and from c. NJ. Cole
of the Sterling furniture company,
asking for the support of this associa
tion for the illuminating of Steven
son street between Sixth and Seventh,
and Seventh street between Market
and Mission, because OF the rumbling 6
of mail wagons and heavy teams in
this street that disturb the United
States courts. There were also letters
from the judges and attorneys in the
Grant building complaining that the
noise often compelled these courts to
suspend proceedings
PROMISE OF RELIEF
The members of the board of public
works considered the South of Market
Improvement association petition, sup
ported by these letters, and informed
the secretary that Seventh street had
lot ,r-stt hos alnnfx nc txroc =
the intention 20 cover it later on with
bitumen and to raise the pavement to
grade. They also said that the BIZ
tuminizing of Stevenson street be-
tween Sixth and Seventh would be
considered, and that the matter would
probably be adjusted within two or
three months.
The sewer work in Fifth street be-
tween Market and Howard is nearly fin
ished. The work was delayed by the
wet weather and contingencies arisin g
from bad ground in this section.
The question of the sewer known as
the Yerba Buena sewer is before the
board of supervisors for final action.
The work involves a 100000 contract,
covering all the sewer work east of
Second street to the. bay, in Market,
Second and Sansome streets and in
Sansome to North beach The sewer
will be 80 feet in depth In some places.
HOWARD STREET IMPROVEMENTS
The sewer work In Howard street.
west of Second TO Eighth, plans for
which will be completed by the first
of the year, will also be let. Howard
street in the mesntime-probabl for
the next year and half or two years
will be held back as far as paving is
concerned until this sewer work is ac-
complished The Howard street prop
erty owners, in the district referred to,
win have to be patient in the matter
of repaving and the upbuilding of How
ard street until such time as the sewer
is finished.
Street work is going on now in Har-
riet street between Howard and Fol-
som and in Sixth and Seventh streets,
and the board of public works is con
sidering a petition for street improve
ments, signed by the property owners
i'm Moss street between Howard and
Folsom and Sixth and Seventh.
There is also in progress the repay
ing of Juniper street and Julia street,
250 feet west of Bryant street between
Ninth and Tenth.
The board of works is also consider
ing the repairing of Stevenson street
between Fifth and Sixth, and Hunt place,
off Third street and the repairing and