The San Francisco call., 1909-11-06
BEALE STREET IS
TO BE REGARDED
Improvements That Will Be oil
Great Benefit to the Princi-
pal Warehouse District

Notices have been posted along the
line at BeaIe street. announcing the in
tention of the supervisors to grade
Beale between Folsom and Bryant
streets at once. This is the most inter
esting piece of street work for it's
length that has been undertaken in san
Francisco for long time. The Mer-
chants association of San Francisco
has vigorously advocated the project
before the board of supervisors and.
while unanimous consent was not OBJ
tanned on the part of the property own
ers. favorable action was taken by suf-
ficient amount of frontage to authorize
the supervisors to go ahead.
The interest attached to this particu-
lar street project is caused by the Ioca-
ton of the blocks that are to be lev
eled. They are the key to a situation
which is remarkable. One street east
of Beale is thoroughfare that is now
usable for heavy teaming. and it lies
Immediately next to the Santa Fe ter
minaI on the bay shore. and among it's
improvements are two Santa Fe ware
houses.
IN WAREHOUSE DISTRICT
Between Beale and Main streets.
facing on Bryant, are situated the old
Humboldt warehouse and a few cheap
buildings which occupy the entire
Landslide frontage OF Bryant street in
the block The impression grows along
the water front that Beale street is TO
be used for railroad purposes. and pre-
sumably by the Southern Pacific COM
pany. Bryant street fronts on the bay
at this point. Directly at the end OF
Beale street a wharf juts out which is
occupied as coal yard. The seaward
end of this wharf is in sufficiently deep
water for the loading and discharging
of ocean going vessels.
At the precise point where the grad
ing Of Beale street ends. according TO
the plans prepared. is situated the old
box factory of Hobbs. Wall & Co. which
is part of the Wall estate that was
recently sold. supposedly. to the SOUTH
ern Pacific company. although it does
not stand in the name of that corpora
tion- Information has been given out
that the purposes of grading Beale
street was to supply easier access to-
the Pacific Mail dock 1t will accom-
plish much more than that if. as sup
posed. railroad tracks shall be laid on
the new grade.
ACTIVITY IN BUYING
All through that section lively inter-
est has recentlyy been displaced con-
corning the sales of various properties.
The buyer has not gathered in all the
large pieces as yet. but there is a large
corner at Main street. with a frontage
of 137.6x175 feet. which is advertised
for sale by Speck. Paschel & Co. The
Haslett warehouse property is near by.
Not far away is the Southern Pacific
property in Howard street that was
purchased some years ago from the
Risdon iron works.
In resolution adopted by the board
of supervisors notice, is given that at
the Folsom street crossing Beale street
will be the present official grade. At
the crossing of Harrison street the
grade will be lowered 35 feet. In Bry-
ant street the crossing will be at base.
which is the present Official grade In
addition 70 these changes in that imnc-
diate vicinity notice is given that a
steel bridge 35 feet wide will be con-
structed to carry the traffic of Harri-
son street across Beale street.
OTHER CHANGES PROPOSED
Out of this grading other changes
will be made and the Official notice
specifies these follows:
The said portions Of the above mentioned
Beale street the grades Of which IL is proposed
10 change, TO be recurbed with granite curbS.
where the curbs are now in good repair and con
dition and to BE- resewered with glazed iron pipe
sewers. and the southwest end OF line OF Har-
risOn street. the Beale street crossing. 70 be
connected with the northeast end or line OF Hsr-
rison street at the Beale street crossing with
appropriate steel bridge 80 feet in width. and of
suitable construction and design capable Of
commodating all traffic pedestrians. vehicles and
street railroad surface using said Harrison
street. with two appropriate steel stfrvsys con-
Meeting said bridge with the southwest and
northeast sidewalk spaces Of Beale street.
the Harrison street crossing. said bridge to
form TO the official grade OF Harrison street OF
10 feet at the Beale street crossing
DAArX EADINGC DEACH