The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-01
WAVES OF PROTEST
swamp PROJECT
Board OF Supervisors Calls Spec
cial Meeting to Consider
Municipal Building
s-oughery Objects to NeighbOring
Ashcans, Garbage Wagons
and Trucks

Aglta ton against the temporary city
hall which it is proposed to erect and
lease in the eul de sac behind the Lin
coin Realty building at Fifth and Mar
ket streets has reached such a tide of
protest that the board of supervisors
viii hold a special meeting tomorrow
night TO consider the proposition and
all others that may be advanced. Su-
perv1sor Nelson, chairman of the build
T ing committee. who originated the
movement 70 house the municipal Of
fiees IN the proposed attenuated build
ing still maintains that IT is the best
that has come TO his attention. Su-
pervisor Robert Loughery finds little
IN the plan TO commend it and much
that damns 1t in his eyes. Supervisor
Dessy is insistent that the new city
hall be built at once and no temporary
eXpecients tolerated.
BREAKERS AHEAD
There is every indication that the
temporary halls brought up for con-
sidersfion viii be subjected to the
closest scrutiny and that Nelson's pet
project in particular will ride a stormy
sea OF dissent This site, which was
considered for time before the board
regular meeting next Tuesday.
Supervisor Loughery will lead the
opposition to Nelson's temporary city
hall Loughery declares that the loca
ton is good and the plan Of centraliz-
ing the city Offices good, but the idea
of "a city hail adjacent TO the ashcan
and sharing quarters with garbage
wagons and trucks" does not appeal to
him.
- ram CaxE-
Loughery points with particular dis
ike 70 the plan Of building a temporary
baH which is bisected for its whole
length by cave IS feet wide. through
which the drawing business of a num-
her Of nrns must pass. He explains
5the whole plan thus:
The cI53-s lot at Fifth and Market
Streets leased for 50 year term to
tae Lincoln realty company, has been
occupied BY that company in q building
that runs the whole frontage OF 27s
feet In Market street, but runs only 237
feet in Fifth street A lane So feet
NEle has been left for the tenants Of
TIE building TO use FOR removing their
sarbage and bringing in their goods.
upon this lane. IS feet wide and
215- feet long that the proposed tenn
porarY city haH will be constructed.
together with 2. lot 3 by l25 feet ad-
iacent TO il. owned by the Lankershim
interests Of Los Angeles. and & parcel
of land . by % feet. owned by J J.
5rOW The Lankersnim and Brown
lots combined have a Frontal &c of 80
feet in Jessie street. which is 40 seet
WIDE The Lankershim property has q
foot frontage ian Fifth Street, and
RUS the total frontage ofthe pfecemeal
properties in Fifth street is but 1l3
feet
ARROWS DOWN
But il Is pointed cut that the tunnel.
wlich VIII run IT'S 275 feet OF length
through the main building and its elon-
gated tail VIII occupy a frontage Of Is
feet, the entrance is planned for % feet
the wslls will take up feet, and SO
there VIII be an actual working front
- sc n onlF g. feet in Fifth street: this
for : seven story building that it is
proposed viii hold all the city offices.
Many of the municipal offices must. 10
serve the people best. be upon the
ground floor hut Of ground floor, the
.crea3n OF every business building this
proposed Il lFucture is notably lacking
Tfe.tunnel takes up its quota. and the
entrance and hail must have their
share, and practically all that is left is
the Offices that viii face in Jessie street
jty hall in an alley" Loughery
said.
AID LITTLE LIGHT
OF fight, too. the structure will have
little First Of al the tunnel must be-
artifcialiN lighted for il will be as
dark as cave. Then no light vii
: come from the Lincoln building, against
which the proposed structure will be
placed. and very little viii be able tt
enter the narrow confines Of Jessie
: street. especially when that alley way
IS lined with buildings
The rental Of $50. 600 per year Tough
cry finds cheap enough, bat he objects
most strenuously 10 the length of the
lease. which has been proposed for si2
wears.
Three years would be a proper time
7 think the supervisor declares.
By the terms Of the proposed contract
tho LsnkerslGm interests will erect the
building, and that part of it in Tho
lane, 3s by 275 feet will revert to the
city after the lease OF the Lincoln
realty company has run out What the
city will do with this seven story ap.