The San Francisco call., 1910-01-01

Kearny, Jackson street, Chinatown and
the entire Barbary coast district went
solid against the bonds. The only other
section of the city where the vote was
adverse was on top of Pacific heights.
Pacific avenue and Pacific street Joined
gloved and brass knuckled hands to
defeat the Geary street project, but
without avail.
Horace Platt. president of the Geary
street line, went to Del Monte yester-
day, where no questions of municipal
ownership veX the calm of the cypress.
MCCARTHY STANDS BY PLEDGE
Mayor elect p III. Mccarthy reiter
ated yesterday the statement which he
had made on the result of the election
Thursday evening. He said that he
had nothing to add TO the declaration
he made then, in which he declared
that the union labor party would keep
its pledge and give the city service
that would benefit it.
Michael Casey, commissioner of the
board of public works and universally
conceded to have been selected by
Mccarthy as president of the board,
was 10th to discuss the subject of
building the road, but declared that he
stood by the verdict of the people.
MANSON OUTLINES PLANS
City Engineer Marsden Manson. who
had given much thought TO the Geary
street road, discussed it fully yester
day. He said:
The first thing to do is to establish
the legality of the bond issue. We may
depend upon the opposition, which has
fought the city so bitterly. TO throw
every obstruction in the way and they
undoubtedly viii attempt to tie the
matter up in the courts. But while
this is going on the city need not lose
time, for the many matters to be de-
cided before the actual physical con-
struction begins must be threshed out
and complete plans perfected for the
system as it is to be built.
For the complete construction of
the road, start to finish, about Is
months may be necessary.
Many questions of policy must be
decided before the actual construction
begins Among these questions are,
Shall heavy, large cars be used which
are undoubtedly the type most econom-
ical in practice?
GEARY RoADBED Is GOOD
Il have been over every yard of the
Geary line on foot and found that the
roadbed aside from the rails them
selves. is in good condition. But the
United Railroads has found it neces-
sary and profitable IL tear up miles Of
good roadbed to install heavy rails,
and the city has the same problem
before it,
The distance between cepters of the
Geary double track is less than the
standard and less than the city can
leave Should cars of modern CON
struction be placed on the present
tracks they might be so made as to
pass, but they would catch and roll
hot
took to stand between the tracks and
let two cars go by. That we don't
want in any case, and any accident
upon municipality operated line would
be heralded abroad as the certain proof
of municipal failure.
AS the charter now stands the mem
bers of the board of works would be
personally liable for accidents and
damages resulting therefrom.
POWER MAY BE BOUGHT
"One of the questions which will have
to be decided upon is the matter of
power. The city may purchase it's
power or it may develop its own power
by a permanent or by temporary
steam plant for generating electricity,
or it may secure hydro electric power
from the Tuolumne river. That would
be an ultimate consideration. however
and if it was decided to adopt that
method temporary plant would have
to be built now or the power would
have to be purchased.
"The overhead trolley would prob
ably, under the circumstances, be the
most economical for the entire system.
It would rot pay the city to construct
through the Richmond district and il, ,
would be impracticable if not well nigh
impossible to have the underground
conduit in Market street With the
two ends of the line on overhead tros-
ley it would not be logical nor economi-
cal to have the center lap operated by
a conduit system.
MOTOR CAR IMPRACTICAL
The oyeeIfead system is used
throughout the east except on some
roads in New York and Washington.
An electric storage battery car, If such
a service could be practically devel-
oped, might be Installed, but the motor
car would not do for urban traffic where
sudden stops must be provided for.
IF the city should develop the Tuol-
umne hydro electric power so that suf-
ficient electricity is brought to the city
for pumping and lighting purposes then
that power can be used. too. for the
operation of the Gearv street road
The plans made during the Schmitz
administration for converting the Geary
street road into an underground elec-
trio system have been saved. although
generally supposed to have been de-
stroyed in the great fire. 1t is now
learned that complete set of blue
prints were preserved by Chief Assist
ant City Engineer Harris D. III. Con-
nick, who has made it practice to
keep duplicates Of all important plans
OLD PLANS AVAILABLE
The old plans can not be used as
they are Connick said yesterday, ..but
they will be of assistance in preparing
the new. The supervisors no doubt in
tend to hIild an enfireIx neru road