The San Francisco call., 1913-11-26

! only 1913 cars at the time Traffic Ex-
pert Arnold made his report to the
city. Ransom declares that steps
must be taken to relieve this con-
gestion without delay, and that the
loop must be constructed and ready
for use before the coming OF the 1915
crowds.
FAyORS OVERHEAD LOOP PLAN
His plan. following that made by
Arnold, provides for an elevated loop
beginning at a point west of Steuart
street and proceeding by easy in
cline along the line of Market street
until it reaches the level OF the Sec
ond floor of the ferry building, from
which passengers could step upon the
cars
This will necessitate the condemn
ing OF considerable property at the
end of Market street to allow for the
building of the elevated steel struc-
ture without interfering with the
regular streetcar. vehicular and Pc
destrian traffic. No formal request
has yet been made upon the engi-
neers Office for plans and specifica-
tions. and it Is the opinion Of Engi-
eer Ransom that the matter should
first be studied carefully at joint
conference between the harbor board
city and United Railroad officials. He
believes that the cost of the loop
should be borne proportionaIly by
each. Supervisor George E. Gala
CHER recently introduced a resolution
calling for a meeting between repre-
sentatives OF these bodies in Mayor
Rolph's office on the subject of build
ing the elevated loop. The date for
this is yet to be set by the mayor.
POLK FOR UNDERGROUND LOOP
Polk believes that an underground
loop is the only proper solution of the
problem.
City Attorney Longs plan for CEN
trail station at Mission and Eleventh
streets suggested itself when the Ocean
Shore requested permission to cross
Mission street at Eleventh into it's
property at that point, which is now
used as a football field and which the
company would use as station site.
1t was pointed out to the Ocean Shore
people that the city would not look
with favor on any independent use of
the property for station purposes for
line carrying passengers between
this and San Mateo county, especially
as the need of central station is
urgent
| The lines which could operate to adj
vantage In connection with this pro-
posed station. according to the city at
torney's plans, are the San Mateo cleo
| trio system. the Ocean Shore. the old
Southern Pacific loop, which is to be
electrified for suburban service, the
| Van Ness and Potrero avenues mu-
nicipal line and the Twin Peaks tun-
| mel line, which will serve the Park
1 side and other districts along the
ocean shore.
ELEVENTH STREET PLAN SIMPLE
| Assistant city Attorney O'Brien. who
| is specializing on the traffic problems,
/ explained that few important or ex-
pensive changes would have to be
made to make the proposed Eleventh
/ and Mission station accessible to all
/ the lines mentioned.
The Van Ness municipal line could
/ cross Market and down Eleventh
street to the station The Southern
Pacific tracks would need no extern
sion from their present crossing al
| Bryant street near Eleventh, but could
enter into an agreement to use the
tracks of the Ocean Shore. The United
Railroads would need only to turn on
| of Mission street to the Eleventh
street lot and use the proposed station
for the suburban terminal instead OF
Fifth and Market streets.