The San Francisco call., 1910-04-14
CALHOUN MAYBE
Forced To Use
inner TRACKS
Public Utilities Committee TO
Save Lower Market Street
to San Francisco
Resolutions introduced by SUI
pervisOrs Walsh and Lough=
cry Are Adopted

Resolved, that we. the pzIblic utilities
committee. recommend 10 the board
of supervisors that the petitions of
The Downtown association and other
civic organizations for temporary
permit TO the Sutter street railway
company TO operate cars on the outer
tracks on lower Market street from
SansOme TO the ferry be denied, for
the following reasons, to wit:
Eirst-That The Sutter street railway
company and the United Railroads
company of san Francisco refused TO
allow the inclusion I'm the permit
provision for the right of the Geary
street municipal railroad to run over
said outer tracks.
Second-That we are unaIferabIy in
favor of the Geary street municipal
railroad having clear right of way
10 the ferry. which this temporary
permit, if granted. may, without the
stipulation above mentioned. or until
such time as the rights of the Sutter
street railway company lower
Market street have been determined,
tend 10 mitigate against.
Lower Market street will be saved,
to the Geary. street municipal railroad
If the action of the public utilities COM
mittee of the board of supervisors
taken yesterday is indorsed by the
board when it meets on Monday next.
In the above quoted resolution of Su-
pervisor J. o. Walsh the rights Of the
city's road are TO be protected. and the
United Railroads and the Sutter street
company barred from the outer tracks.
The public utilities committee also
recommended a resolution introduced
by Supervisor Robert J. Loughery.
which provides that the Bancroft ordi-
nance be not passed, but that the
board requests the Downtown associa-
tion and other bodies TO use their in
fiuence with the United Railroads to
get the corporation to voluntarily, with
the cooperation Of the board of su-
pervisors, make the necessary changes
in the road to operate the Sutter
street cars over the inner tracks from
Sutter and SansOme streets TO the ferry.
The Bancroft ordinance was a manda-
tory measure TO compel the United
Railroads to route its Sutter street
cars over the inner tracks.
WOULD FORCE UNITED RAILROADS
Supervisors Bancroft and oscar
Hooks stated yesterday that the Lough-
cry ordinance was not entirely salts
factory.
"On next Monday said Bancroft, 4
will move that the first three para
graphs Of the Loughery bill be stricken
out, and that the board pass my reso-
luton"
We are men enough TO carry out
the viii Of the people and force the
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ter street cars over the outer tracks"
declared Supervisor Hooks we do
not have 10 pass the problem over to
the Downtown association or any other
body"
The Loughery resolution is as
follows:
Resolved. we recommend to the board Of super
visors that the proposed ordinance introduced by
Supervisor Bancroft. directing and requiring the
United Railroads 10 make certain switches and
trolley connections and operate its cars in Sutter
street over and along the center tracks IN lower
Market street from Sansome TO the ferrr be not
adopted, for the following reasons, to wit:
We believe its adoption would not remove the
seeking, viz continuous service Sutter street
and Market TO the ferry without change Of cars,
but, instead, would involve the city in endless
We believe the courts should not be resorted to
for the adjustment Of questions Of this kind
while other means can be applied to accomplish
the purpose desired; further
As q substitute. through which relief may be
Ohta ned. we recommend ana urge the residents
Of Sutter street the downtown association, the
North End improvement club and other civic or
gsnizations who desire improved service on the
Sutter street line and who have been petitioning
the board Of supervisors for temporary permit
10 the outer tracks in Market street. TO exercise
the same zeal and influence with the United Rail-
roads as they did upon the board of Supervisors
TO have them make necessary switch and trolley
connec+ions and onerate their Sutter street cars
over the center tracks in Market street TO the
ferry for the accOmm odation Of the public until
such time The rights Of the Sutter street rail-
way company have been determined by the courts
through the action now pending before it insti-
tuted by this board: further.
The board Of supervisors declares it stands
ready 10 cooperate with the above named i'm
provement clubs and associations by granting
permits for the necessary switches and trolley
lines.
MEETING PROVES EXCITING
The meeting Of the public utilities
committee yesterday afternoon was an
exciting event. The large hall of the
board was packed with a gathering
strongly in favor Of the Geary street
road. and every reference to it was
cheered- once, when DR. George K
Frink, in arguing for the outer track
permit for the Sutter street company,
said, I have discussed this thing
with Patrick Calhoun and he said he'd
take no advantage of the city, and il
he says thing he will carry out his
word" there was a loud laugh from
the crowd.
Chairrlan Pugh OF the committee
presided The other members present
were Herget Loughery, Walsh and
Hooks.
Walsh first presented his resolution
Attorney Edgar Peixotto. who stated
that he appeared for the Downtown as
ISOLATION, presented a resolution which
he declared would prove a panacea for
all Market street woes. It was to give
the Sutter street railway company a
temporary permit to use the outer
tracks, leaving the legal relations be-
tween the city and the company in
statu quo OF course the Walsh reso-
luton made the Peixotto suggestion
futile
Talks were made by Attorney Oscar
Cooper, representing the Central i'm
provement association, Andrew J. CAL
lagher DR.. julius Rosenstern, D. S.
Hutchings, ]. J. Pratt. president of the
Geary street municipal railway asso-
citation, Mrs. Sparks and others
Supervisor Bancroft produced addi-
tional proof that the Sutter street cars
could be operated on the inner tracks
The Walsh resolution was passed
unanimously; Hooks voted no on the
Loughery resolution.
General Manager c. N. Black and
Thornweu Mullally of the United
Railroads were silent spectators at the
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