The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-28
Mayor Rolph and Superin-
tendent Casl1in Assume
That Spirit q Agreement
Demands Service and
Agree to Through Run
on Sutter Streetcar Line
TODAY PROBABLY
HORSEcAR'S LAST
Unless Public Utilities Com
mittee of Supervisors De-
cides to Stand in the Way
United Railroads Will Be
Permitted to Make This
Desired Change at Once

Permitted to Make This
Desired Change at Once
San Francisco viii not play the part
OF the dog in the manger in insist
ing that the United Railroads be pre-
vented from running It's cars from Sut-
ter and Sansome streets to the ferry.
The city has assumed the attitude
that in the interest Of public service
it should give way.
1t was the spirit of the agreement be-
tween the people and the corporation
that something be done to relieve
strained and rather foolish situation,
and the mayor and the supervisors have
solved the problem by refusing to emu
late the methods Of the professional
obstructionists.
The old horse car that has been the
franchise holder for the United Rail-
roads in the battle between the city
and the corporation will be relegated
Ito the ranks Of the has beens by
Thursday.
ONE POSSIBLE IMPEDIMENT
The only possible inpediment to the
embarrassing Of the horse on the trail
Of the lonesome rail may occur today
|if the public utilities eonmittee OF the
board on supervisors III meeting de-
elares tfat it wons3 be well to Keep
away competition with the city line
By making the Sutter street patrons
look to Dobbin instead OF Electra
The mayor, the United Railroads of
ficials and the people have come to the
conclusion that the agreement between
the railroad company and the city, that
has been approved by the supreme
court of the state, meant that public
service alone enters into the question
of the Geary street litigation.
What the people want is service"
says the court.
'.CAN GIVE IT.. SAYS MULLALLY
We can give the people that serv-.
ice,' says Thornwell Mutually of the
United Railroads.
We can give service for the people
over their own road when it is an
ocean to ocean proposition" says
Thomas A. Cashin. superintendent 81:
the Geary street road.
While the mayor, the supervisors
and the United Railroads were dis
cussing this phase of the question, and
while City Attorney Long was deciding
that transfer privileges could be in
operation before the Geary street ex-
tension was completed, Contractor +.
Rolandi. who has the work OF build
Ing the Geary street extension from
Kearny to Sansome streets, assembled
his men yesterday and took the first
steps toward construction OF the two
blocks of road.
WEATHER AGAINST CONTRACTOR
The weather was against the con-
tractor. and the derrick that will be
erected at kearny and Geary streets
and the rails that will be delivered at
Sutter and Market streets, had to be
held on order.
The contractors quarters at Second
and Market streets were opened for
business yesterday morning as CON
templated and Charles A. Spinks. SUI
perintendent for the RoIandi, was at
hand beginning the work that marked
an important era in the history of
street railroads in San Francisco. The
preliminary work will be carried out
today If the weather permits.
Cashin OF the municipal railroad came
to the conclusion yesterday afternoon
that it would not harm the Geary street
road to have the sutter street cars run
as soon as possible.
The people. regardless of any feeling
for or against the United Railroads.
they said. were evidently anxious to
have some sort OF service and the city
should not impede II, as the sense OF
the vote of the people for the Geary
street United Railroads agreement
showed that they were for some sort Of
co operation.
FAREWELL TO HORSECARS
1T seems to me that 1t Is farewell 10
the old horseear." said Mayor Roiph.
Then the mayor took a shot at the
Public Ownership league by adding: II
suggest that at least one OF the old
horsecars be donated to the Public
Ownership league for meeting place.
Tomorrow / will take a rids myself on
one of these horsecars. and expect
that it will be my last trip The cars.
think, will be of the street Thursday
morning.
Superintendent cashin previously had
held the opinion that II the Sutter
Continued - PaGe :. Cslunn