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8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1896 COUNT JAMES PORTALES, A Distinguished German Metal- lurgist Treating Our Ores. HE HAS A CYANIDE PROCESS. Has Sold a Large Property at Cripple Creek—His Story of the Con- ditions There. Count James Portales, formerly of Ger- many, whose home is now at Colorado Springs and who has been operating for some time past conspicuously in the mines of Cripple Creek, is at the Palace. The Count has lately soid a large mine there and is now in California to look around for a time. He has been experi- menting with California ores by a process of Lis own, he being a skilled metallurgist. It is a cyanide process, and it has, the Count says, been found exceedingly well suited to California ores. The Count is a large, handsome-appear- Postal Telegraph Company on Market street. They crossed over to Oakland and Martinelli procured a marriage license, giving Emma’s age as 18 years. They were married by a clergyman that after- noon and since then have been living in a Mexican lodging-house at 1616 Powell street. Emma’s family made diligent inquiry about her and being unsuccessful 1n learn- ing her whereabouts notified the police. Yesterday morning Policeman Coleman found her at 1616 Powell street and took her to the City Prison, where she was registered for some public institution. Helena, the elder sister of Emma, went to Oakland and swore out a warrant for Martinelli’s arrest on the charge of per- jury in falsely sweering that Emma was 18 years of age, and a detective from Oak- land arrested him and took him across the bay. Einma’s father is determined to_have the marriage annulled, as the family is bitterly opposed to it. If she refusesto return home she will he probably sent to the Magdalen Asylum. About a year ago she ran away from home and was gone three weeks )before she was found again and taken back. “I won’t go home again,” said Emma yesterday between her sobs. *“‘They were all unkind to me and wanted me to” work. 1 have worked since I was 12 years old, first at the tailoring business and then in a tobacco-factory, and I was tired of it, *‘My husband has been kind to me and I won't ieave him. This is all spite work on the part of my sister Helena, who does not like my husband. He is 23 years :old, and is able to take care of me. Yes, I am not quite 16, but that doesn’t matter. I have known him for eighteen months. “It is cruel of them to take my husband Count James Pirtales, Who Is Here in Comnection With the Treatment of California Ores. |Sketched from life by a “Call” artist.] ing man, with clear-cut features and hav- ing light-colored hair and mustache. He is fully six feet high and scarcely over 30 years of age, apparently. With him are several prominent mining men of Colorado. He says Criople Creek has steadied down somewhat, but that the future seems ght. *‘So far as the mining stocks are con- cerned, in which there was a great deal of terest a while ago,” said the Count, “‘the good ones are all right, and the others are bad. That about expresses it. “The Portland is not being worked just now, and the Independence has only been worked a little. These are the two big mines. On Bull Hill, where the ore is lower grade, the mines are going along. Tne Victor, Union, Isabell, Farmers and others are being worked, but the ore being low, and the big mines doing litt le, it has affected the camp. “You see during the stock excitement some of the mines got their rich ore so as to make a showing and boom the stock. Afterward they had to market their poor ore, and this made a considerable differ- ence in the output. Other mines had to do deveiopment work before they could get out more ore. “But when the big mines resume and get out the rich ore again, it will make a difference. Th- product of the low-grade being greater too, in connection with the use of the cyanide process, which is steadily gaining favor, the showing will be very good. “The chlorination process is used there now more than the cyanide, but the latter can be used vastly cheaper than it could a year ago. It meansabout 50 per cent of of a difference. A year ago the price was from 60 to 65 cents a pound, now it is 35, but in a short time I have no doubt it will be down to 25. These different things, I think, will make the place very prosper- ous. *‘The recent fire, which has occurred since I left, took four blocks right out of the heart of the city. I suppose they will be built up quickly again, as the people are very enterprising.” Count Portales has been engaged in mining in the United States for about twelve years. He has been instrumental in developing some of the biggest proper- ties at Cripple Creek, and is represented to be very wealthy. THEIR BRIEF HONEYMOON fretty Emma Martinelli and Her Husband Placed Under Arrest. He Is in the Oakland Jail on a Charge of Perjury, and She Is in the City Prison. Pretty Emma Brunner, who has not yet seen sixteen summers, was married in Oaxland on March 21 to E. Martinelli, and now she is weeping her eyes out in the City Prison. Her husband isin the Oak- land jail on a charge of perjury. Emma lived with her parents at 127 Benard street and on March 21 she left home and met Martinelli, who is a hunch- back and does odd jobs in the office of the from me. All they want is to get me home again to make me work so they can get the money I earn, but I won't go home.” MARCEAU DIVORCE CASE, An Amicable Settlement Will Be Made at an Early Date. Mrs. Marceau Will Give the Colonsl $30,000 in Full Satisfaction of All Claims. This morning in Judge Slack’s court the application of Mrs. Amanda J. Marceau for an allowance for counsel fees pending the disposition of the divorce suit will be made. It is understood that the applica- tion will not be opposed by the attorneys for Mr. Marceau, and that the divorce case itself will be settled satisfactorily in the near future. The only hindrance to the settlement recently was a disagreement as to money matters. Colonel Marceau claimed that his wife owed him in the neighborhood of $30,000 for moneys advanced by him from time to time for the purpose of clearing incumbrances from the estate of her first husband, John D. Fiske. Mrs. Marceau set up a counter claim for moneys ad- vanced by her toward defraying the ex- penses of their trip to Europe a few years ago. She paid all the expenses out of §60,000 life insurance for her husband’s death, and she insisted that it was no more than right that the colonel should repay her for the money expended on the trip. lgut everything bas now been satisfac- torily arranged, or is about to be arranged, on the following propositions: Mrs. Mar- ceau is to pay her husband $30,000 in full liquidation of all claims that may have accrued againsc her. On his part, he is to withdraw the charge of infidelity, and she will enter a complaint against him on the ground of cruelty. He is o support their 16 months old buI?' boy—this being his own vroposition—and to pay Mrs. Mar- ceau $300 per mont’ alimony until the final determination of the suit. The child is to be placed in the custody of some mutual friend, where both parents may visit it, but it must not be removed outside of the jurisdiction of the court. At present” Miss Emma Bennett, a trained nurse at the Children’s Hospital, bas the baby. THE HOTEL MEN. Californians Sustain Their Reputation for Hospitality. With due regard for the well-known gastronomic and epicurean propensities of hotel men, the menu of Friday’s banquet at the Palace was selected by the commit- tee with the greatest care and rare refine- ment. From the excellent frogs’ legs a la goulefla to the generous Pommery Sec the anquet may be considered an unqualified success, long to be remembered by the participants. —————— A Heartless Miser. Hannah McNally, the old miser who was ar- rested some time ago for cruelty to aminor child and to her horse, has deserted her in- valid daughter, who now lies destitute and sick ina hovel on York street. At the time the old woman was arrested $4000 was found in her session. She was convicted and fined udm She has since disappeared, leaving ::’e"tl ‘gmgnm-. who is 25 years of age, des- EAVOR A FREE MARKET, An Important Conference of the California Fruit Ex- change. COLNON AND SMURR PRESENT. Friends of the Project Are Jubilant in View of the Encourag- ing Outlook. Definite measures are abput to be taken for the opening of a free market on the water front. The pulse of the City and the adjacent country has been taken and all classes found 1in favor of the project, wtth the exception of a few commission merchants. At the mass-meeting on the 16th inst. in the Chamber of Commerce the matter was referred to the California Fruit Ex- change, with instructions to take charge of it and see what could be effected in re- lation to it. A committee of fruit-growers was appointed at the same time to act with the exchange, the joint committee thus formed being under the presidency of B. F. Walton, president of the Fruit Ex- change. The committee met yesterday morning at 11 o’clock, Mr. Walton presiding. B. M. Lelong of the State Board of Horticulture acted as secretary, and among those pres- ent were Senator William Johnson, J. A. Filcher, H. L. Overheiser, Edward F. Adams and about a dozen other well- known business men. Proceedings opened with the election of Messrs. Johnson and Overheiser as direct- ors of the Fruit Exchange, in place of Messrs. Webster and Morrill, resigned. The election over, a general discussion on the topic under consideration ensued; but as all present were of one mind, there were 1o sFirned words, each speaker merely supplementing what his predeces- sor had_ said in favor of the market. The views of the conference were crystallized in a resolution to the effect that the Fruit Exchange would accept the task of open- ing the free market as decided at the mass meeting, provided that the Board of Har- bor Commissioners furnished a free wharf and levied such addiional tolls on prod- ucts as might be necessary to meet the running expenses of the market. It was then announced that no more business could be transacted until some representatives of the Harbor Commission and of the Southern Pacific Company could be present. Invitations were sent to Charles F. Smurr, freight agent of the railway, and to President Colnon of the arbor Commission, and a recess tuken for lunch. Mr. Smurr was on hand at the opening of the afternoon session. The secretary baving read the resolutions adopted in the morning, the chairman made a brief ex- planation of their import. “So_far as the Southern Pacific Com- pany is concerned,” said Mr. Smurr, in re- I think I can assare you of its hearty peration. There is ground on the water front belonging to the State which I should think is amply adequate for the purposes of a free market, leaving plenty of room for the transportation companies and other concerns doing business in that quarter. “A belt line along the front will bea great advantage to the market, giving pur- chasers every facility for going to and from the market. As far as our company is concerned, we would be glad to make connections with the belt Iine and leave produce at the market for the same charges now made for conveying it to the yards at Fourth and Townsend streets. Of course, 1am not here to formally contract with this organization, but I have reason to be- lieve that the Southern Pacific Company is disposed to work in favor of the market.” Mr. Adams said that Harbor Commis- sioner Coinon had assured him that he saw no difficulty in bringing the free- market project to a speedy and successful realization. He had also suggested the building of a pier somewhere near the Fishermen’s wharf,which would give much additional room to the market and afford ampler facilities for landing produce brought to the seawall in boats or barges. “In order to know exactly what to do,” resumed Mr. Smurr, “‘we should confer with the Harbor Commissioners. I under- stood they were to be here.” ‘‘We've been telephoning for them,” re- turned the secretary, “‘but they're all ont.” “Keep up the telehoning,” ordered the chairman, *‘and they’ll come after a while.”” Meanwhile the following resolution was adopted : Resolved, That the Harbor Commission be requested to extend to all transportation com.. panies the necessary facilities, inciuding track and pier room, for delivery of perishable prod- ucts to_the proposed frec market, and o up- point an early date for the formal considera- tion of the details involved, at which repre. sentatives of the transportation compenies and of this board shall be present. Mr. Colnon came in at this juncture and a brief account of the proceedings was given him by the secretary. He remarked that for some reasons Lombard-street wharf would be a better place for the free market than section 4 of the seawall, the location at first contemplated. ‘‘Lombard-street wharf,”” he continued, ‘s 600 feet long and 50 feet wide, whereas section 4 is 500 feet long and only 40 feet wide, with landing Iucfiilica on one side only, since it does not extend out into the water, as the wharfdoes. However, the exchange may do as seems best to its di- rectors; but before any decition is made it might be well for the directors of the ex- chanqe to visit and inspect the two loca- tions.” This suggestion seemed reasonable and the conference adjourned to the perfumed precincts of the fish market and its en- virons, where they planned and proposed until the cold drove them home. 'TWAS A DELIBERATE LIE That Is What Harry Knox Says About Callandine’s State- ment. Denies Knowledge of the Robbery of the Safe in the Sacramento Railroad Office. A few days since, during the examina- tion before Judge Davis in Sacramento of L. L. Callandine, H. W. Baker and Fred- erick W. Townsend upon a charge of hav- ing robbed the safe in the office of the electric streeticar line of that city, Town- send made a confession, detailing the cir- cumstances of the crime. Upon cross-examination of this defend- ant, Townsend stated that Callandine had told him previous to the commission of the crime that the two men had agreed to take part in the affair, but that they had backed out, and when asked if Callandine had named the men, Townsend replied that he had. When asked to state the names he hesitated for a time and said ‘‘Melville Hatch,” but when asked for the second name he refused to answer. When in- formed by Judge Davis that he must, he said reluctantly that it was Harry Knox. The mention of the name of Knox, who was a prominent figure in the great rail- road strike, created guite a sensation in the courtroom, and subsequently in Sac- ramento, where he is well known. Knox, who is at the present time em- ployed on the Sutro line, when seen yes- terday said: “I was not concerned in any way in the matter and never spoke to Callandine on the subject and the thought of robbing either a safe or a train never entered my head. I came to San Francisco in January, 1895, and re- mained here until December of that year, when I went to Sacramento to live with my brother-in-law, Cathcart, as it was im- possible for me to obtain any employment here. During that period I did not see Callandine and only heard of him when the Harris shooting serape occurred, and that was through the newspaper accounts. “When I returned to Sacramento I was walking along the street with my brother- in-law and we were overtaken by Coilan- dine and another party. The conversa- tion turned on the Harris shooting and while he was telling me all the details, we moved a few feet away from the other two, but not so far but _that they could hear what was being said, That was the only time I talked with him and in that conver- sation not a word was said about office, railroad or safe, or any desire to break into any place, “I returned to this City on the 25th of last January, have been here ever since, and since the conversation alluded to knew nothing of Callandine until I saw in the papers that he was accused of hav- ing taken part in the robbery of the safe. “My acquaintance with Caliandine was a limited one. He worked for Douglass in the machine shop and I worked in the yard. If he did say to Townsend what Townsend said_he did, he must have done s0 with the idea that by mentioning Hatch’s name and mine it would brace bim up to go in with him, but I will say that if he did make that statement it was a deliberate lie.” WALLACE DISS IN TOWN. He Talks About Oranges and Tells New Things in Politics. J. Wallace F. Diss of Redlands, Conty Clerk, Auditorand Recorder, and owsner of & large orange ranch, arrivea here last night and has been meeting his old friends at the Press and Bohemian clubs. Mr. Diss was formerly a resident of this City, where he practiced journalism assiduously for eight years. Since becoming a solid citizen of San Bernardino County he has increased forty pounds in weight. He talks oranges and tells new things in a political way. He says that H. H. Sin- clair, manager of the electric-light works in Redlands, is one of the candidates from the lower end of the Seventh ngres- sional District for delegate to the Republi- can National Convention. In other words, while a delegate to the State Convention, his associates will push him for a delegate to St. Louis. Mr. Diss is commending him. He also thinks Congressman Bow- ers will be a strong man for Governor next time. The country south, he says, looks as though it was for McKinley, but is in fact for any good itepublican. Mr. Diss is going to Salinas, but will soon return, and will probably remain a week or thereabout. He is major and inspector of the First Brigade, N. G. C. CALLED THEM SWINDLERS Supervisor Dimond’s Criticisms on Nickel-in-the-Slot Tele- phones. (] P WANTS THEM TO BE LICENSED. The New Municipal Building Matter Will Not Be Decid:d for Four Months. Supervisor Dimond says that the nickel- in-the-slot arrangements that are attached to thousands of telephones about the City are either swindles or games of chance, and that they should be either suppressed as one or subjected to a license asthe other. x ‘When resolutions were called for at yes- terday’s meeting of the Supervisors Mr. Dimond presented a measure providing that the nickel-in-the-slot boxes of tele- phones be required to pay a gquarterly li- cense of §3, just as poker, candy and other chance games are taxed. In support of his resolution Mr. Dimond said: These boxes are not only games of chance, but they are worse. They are swindles, and if we cannot suppress them as such we should at least derive the same ravenue for ghe City from them that we do from the ‘gambling games, where men drop nickels in the hope of winning cigars, candies and the like. ““l have known numerous instances where the arrangement now in use has worked more like a swindle than anything else. A few daysago I wanted to call up a friend of mine—a merchant who bas always had a telephone—and after getting the word from central to drop a nickel, waited for my call. When it did notcome after considerable delay I called up central again, and was politely told that the party had not answered, and that I must drop a second nickel if I wanted them rung up a second time. ‘A lady told me yesterday that after she had drobped a nickel in one of the boxes for a call she had been told that the party she had asked for had had his telephone taken out a month before. Later she met the gentleman on the street, and learned that his telephone was still 1n his_house. If that does not constitute a swindle I don’t know what it is. Ifitisnot that it is a game of chance, for you certainly take your chances in dropping your nickeis, ex- pecting to get what you pay for. I move that the order be passed to print.” An amendment providing that the ordsr be sent to tne License and Order Commit- tee was accepted, and a report will be ren- dered at the next meeting of the board. After taking six fruitless ballots to try to arrive at some conclusion regarding who shall receive the contract for super- vising the erection of the new municipal building the board, by a voteof 7 to 5, laid the matter over for four months, within which time it is expected that a majority of the members can combine on some one architect. The first, second and third ballots resulted similarly to those of the past few weeks, Shea & Shea receivin, six votes, W. O. Banks five and Mooser Mooser one. Then the Banks men varied their pro- gramme by voting for Smith and Freeman and any others that came to their mind until it became evident that a choice would not be made, After the sixth ballot Supervisor Spreck- els moved that the matter be postponed for four months and, apparently to the surpise of all, the motion carried. Supervisor Morgenstern, chairman of the Committee on Water and Water Supf:ly. stated that the time jor visiting the lakes at Castrovilie, Monterey County, with a view to purchasing the water rights and piping the supply into this City had been fixed for Saturday next. RSt el CITY IMPROVEMENTS. Complete Summary of the Street Work Before the Super~ y visors. The street business which engaged the Board of Supervisors yesterday and is now before that body is as follows in de- tail: RESOLUTIONS OF AWARD OF STREET WORK. Broderick, Lombard to Chestnut—Grading, red- w00d curbs, macadam, plank sidewalks. Broderlok and Chestnut_croasing—Grading, red- wood curbs, m: piank sidewalks. Webster, Francisco 'to Bay—Macaaamizing, red- wood curbs, plank sidewalks. Webster and Bay crossing—Macadamizing, red- wood enrbs, plank sidewalks. Fifteenth, Valencia to Guerrero—Bitumen. cnl:l.:lon. Dupont to Kearny — Cobbles, granite rbs. Van Ness avenue, Union to Green—Bitumen, granite curbs. C“P'ese. Cole to Shrader—Stone sidewalk, granite rbs. Tenth and Folsom, northwest corner—Stoneside- walk. Railrond avenue,Second to Eighteenth avenues— Plank sidewalks. wL;,x‘x!on, Van Ness to Polk—Patent stone side- alks. Valencia, Sixteenth to Seventeenth—Artificial stone sidewaike, Waller, north’ side, Devisadero to Broderick— Stone sidewalk, Waller. Scott to Devisadero, south side—Stone sidewalks. Dorland, Dolores to Church—12-inch stone pipe sewer, etc. Clement and Thirteenth and crossing—8- Inch ironstone pipe sewer, etc., corners, granite curbs, plank sidewalks. STREET WORK ORDERED. Twenty-first, Florida to Alabama—Plank side- walks, Palmer, Fairmount fronstone pipe sewer. Lyon, Turk to Golden Gate, east side—Stone sidewalks. Church, Sixteenth to Seventeenth—Granite curbs, basalt block gutterways, bitumen. Camp, Guerrero to Albion avenue—Basalt block gutterways, bitumen. Colliugwood, Seventeenth to Eighteenth—Gran- Ite curbs, basalt gutterways, bituman. Church, Fifteenth to Sixteenth—Granite curbs, basalt gutterways, bitumen. Clinton Park, Valencia to Stevenson—Graded to official line, Chestnut, Larkin to Polk—Graded to official line. STREET WORK TO BE ORDERED. Fillmore, Broadway to Vallejo—Granite curbs, stone sidewa ks, cobble pavement. Fillmore, Vallejo to Green—Stone sidewalks, granite curbs, cobbles. Rbode Island, Twenty-second to Twenty-third— Graded, 10-inch ironstone pipe sewer. Treat avenue, Twenty-first to Twenty-second— Granite curbs, bitumen. Twenty-first, Folsom to Harrison—Granite curbs, bitumen. Twentieth, Howard to Folsom—Granite curbs, bitumen. Le Haro, Twenty-second to Twenty-third — Graded. De Haro to Twenty-third—Graded. Twenty-third, De Haro to Rhode Island—Graded. Clipper, Castro to D amond—Plank sidewalks. Alameda, Potrero avenue to Utah—Graded. L \venty-elghtb, Guerrero to Dolores—Plank side- s ron- to Whitney — 12-inch s, Pierce, Golden Gate avenue to Tur—Stone side- walks. Pierce, Turk to Eddy—Stone sidewalks. PlI':rce. Eddy to Ellis, west side—Stone side- walks. Pierce, Ellis to O'Farrell, west side—Stone side- wa ks, Stelner to Pierce, scuth side—Stone side- ott, Oak to Fell, east side—Stone sidewalks. errero, Nineteenth to Twentieth—Stone side- wa 1-].:(1'1, Shipley, 25 feet northwest—Stone side- walk Twentleth, Howard to Shotwell—10-inch pipe sewer Fourth to Fitth—Bitumen sldewalk. . Fourth to Fifth—Bitumen sidewalk. Page, Central to Masonic—Stone sidewalk. Treat avenue, Twentieth to Twenty-first—Gran- ite curbs, bitumen. Elgin Park avenue, Hermann to Thirteenth— Stone sidewsalks. Guerrero, Fousteenth to Fifteenth—Granite curbs, bitumen. De Haro, Twenty-third, northerly 400 feet—8- inch fronstone pipe sewer. PROPOSALS READVERTISED. City Hall avenue, McAllister to Larkin—Artifi- ctal stone sidewalks on south side. RESOLUTION REPEALED. Leavenworth to Jones—To pave with Bay, cobbles. RELEASE OF CONTEACT. Guerrero, Fourteeuth to Fifteenth—To pave with bitumen; Pacific Improvement Company. RESOLUTIONS. Corbett road, Douglass street to Clars—City At- torney to intervene in Joost's aciion against grading. Ceean evenue, Ingleside to Boulevard—City En- gineer to make surveys. Brazil, Amazon, Persia, Russia avenues, Mission street to Paris—City Engineer to furnish Street Department with estimate of amount of grading. Misslon blocks 13 and 14—City Engineer to make surveys and establish grades on surrounding ‘airmount to Castro—City Engineer to ys and establish grades. g piace, Bush street south—City Engineer to make surveys and grades. Larkin, Laguns, Lombard and the bay—Clty Ineer to survey and make grades. to Leavenworth—Street Superin- tendent to take ac1ion on paving with cobbles. th, Castro to Noe and Noe to Sanchez—To lay stone sidewalks. Stanvan, Cole and Clayton—To construct stone Seventeentl: Lombard, Polk to Lyt centh, Castro (0 S Kansas to Vermont—30 days. , Union to Ba: Geary to Po Casselli avenue, Falcon to Dan rs—30 days. 2—30 days. ACCEPTANC Central avenue, Jackson to Pacific—Bitumen. Devisadero, Jackson to Pacific—Cobbles. Mas ght to Waller—Bitumen. Pine isadero to Broderick—Bitumen. Shotwell, Twenty-fourch to Twenty-fitth—Bitu- men. -amento, Laurel to Spruce—Bitumen, meno, Spruce to Maple—Bitumen, on, Scott to Devisadero—Bi:umen. Fillmore ana Hayes crossing—Bitumen. Bacramento and Maple crossing—Bftumen. Sacramento and Locust crossing—Bitumen, AUTHORIZATIONS. District south of Golden Gate Park—82000 to Charles 8. Tilton, first payment, for running lines and levels, establisning marks, etc. Charles and French’ streets—$5600 for a bridge to Haley & Tibbitts. PROTESTS—REFERRED TO STEEET COMMITTEE. Noe, Fourteenth to Fifteenth—paving. cond, Folsom to Harrison—Bituminous side- walks. Harrison, Sixteenth to Seventeenth— Basalt. Chestnutand Polk crossing—Gradingand paving. sestnut, Polk to Larkin—Grading, wentieth, Folsom to Shotwell—Sewer. Church, Seventeenth to Eighteent; wer. Stanyan, Waller to Beulah—Stone sldewalks. Sprinkling—Against expending public money for. Guerrero, Eighteenth to Nineteenth—Stone side- walks. Union, Steiner #nd Plerce—Stone sidewalks (in favor and of stopplng proceedings for a month) Brazil avenue, Mission to Paris—Against award- ing contract. . Page, Lyon to Ceniral avenue—Paving. PETITIONS—REFERRED TO STEEET COMMITTEE. Thirtceath, Sanchez to Noe—Sidewalks. Holly Park—For surrounding wall. Mission, ‘ienth to Eleyentn, south side—Side- walks. Lafayette Park—For extension of sixty days on grading contr Fifteenth avenue, Point Lobos to Tacoma—Re- quiring removal of sand from sidewalks and erec- tion of bulkhead. Turs, through Jefferson square —To remove trees to permit of improvements and to grade each side. Shotwell, Seventeenth to Eighteenth — Stone sidewalxs. Hayes. Scott to_Devisadero—Stone sidewalks. Second, Third, Fourih, Fifth, Sixth, King, etc.— Laying larger water maiss Bay, Joues to Leavenworth — Paving basalt blocks. Eighteenth, Ashbury to Corbett road — From assessnient {0 pipe. Bonita street—kor delay of 30 days in establish- ing grades. Maple, California to Sacramento—That bids for paving be rejected unopened. (In favor of). Van Ness avenue, Lombard to Bay—Opening and grading. Sauchez, Army to Twenty-ninth—Wooden side- 5. Lafayette Park—Alterations to leave summit with Spring Valley reservoir, s at present. e, Fitteenth to Beaver —Strect lamp. Liberty and Sanchez—Extenslon of 120 days on grading contract. Brannan, Ninth to Channel—Extension of 40 days on paving. Referred to Fire Department Committee: Richmond District—Fire engine and fire alarm boxes. RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. Washington. First avenue to Clay—Construc- tion of sewer will abate nuisance at crossing. Baker, Tonquin to Lewis—Plank sidewalks, mac- adamizing. Guerrero, Fourteenth to Fifteenth—Granite curbs, bitumen. Stanvan, Frederick to Carl—Stone sidewalks, § feet wide. Stanyan, Carl and Parnassus—Stone sidewalks, 5 fee Stanyan, Parnassus to Seventeenth—Stone side- walks, b feet. Stanyan, Seventeenth to Eighteenth—Stone sidewalks, 5 feet. Carl, Halght to Waller—Stone sidewalks, § feet. 1 Cote, Waller to Frederick—Stone sidewalks, 6 eet. Cole, Frederick to Carl—Stone_sidewalks, 5 feet. Clayton, Haight to Waller—Stone sidewalks, 5 t. Clayton, Waller to Frederick—Stone sidewalks, 5 feet. Romaine, Corbett to Douglass—Graded, redwood curbs and macadamized. Spear, Market to Mission—8x5 feet brick sewer. Sixth'avenue, Point Lobos to A—Bituminous rock sidewalks. 3 feet wide. Sixth avenue, between A, B, C and Fulton— Bituminous rock sidewalks, 3 feet wide. Pacific and Hyde, northwesterly corner—Stone sidewalk. Sheridan and Ninth, northwesterly eorner—Stone sidewalk. Webstér, Golden Gate to McAllister, east side— Stone sidewalk. Golaen Gate avenue, Fillmore to Stelner, north side—Stone sidewalks. Fillmore, Golden Gate to Turlk, west side—Stone sidewalk. Golden Gate, Webster to Fillmore, north side— stove sidewalk. Larkin, Myrtle to Geary, west side—Stone side- walk. Poik, Cedar to Geary, west slde—Stone sidewalk. Termann, Laguna and Market intersection—10- inch ironstone pipe sewer. Grove, ~cott Lo Devisadero—A 10-inch iron stone- Ppipe sewer. TO READVERTISE FOR PROPOSALS. McAllister, Parker west 25 feet—Stone sidewalk. ide- Union, 8214 feet west from Taylor—Stone k. ™ uncan, Church to Sanchez—Plank sidewalks. EXTENSIONS OF TIME. , Sixteenth to Seventeenth. ll;:g:::, and Sixteenth and Seventeenth Cross- ing—30 days on sewer, etc., contract. 3 L ailroad avenue. Scors Tin 5 days on sewer con- tract, N soutn, Fifteenth avenue to Nineteenth avenue —80 days 'on grading contract. COMMUNICATIONS. o Van Ness avenue, Lombard to the bay—From Colonel 4. . Kimball, recommending tha¢ grades TReferred to Street Committee. ond_to Nineteenth—From Market- . Work to commence April 27 of reconstructing raiiroad. ‘Lyon, southerly from Filbert—From City Engl- Dneer, stating it will be nécessary to make surveys and profiles to determine grades. Lundys lane, Esmeralda avenue northerly— From City Engineer, recommending the establish- ment of certain grades. LOWEST BIDS. B strect, Seventh avenue to Eighth—Macadam 514 cents, sidewalks 214 cents. gutterways 5 8-10 céiits. sewer 40 cents, curb 11cents. manholes £50. M south, Twelfth avenue to Thirteenth—Grading 10 cents, macadam 8 cents, sewer 59 cents, curb 12 cents, manhole 330. Cherry, Sacramento to Clay—Paving 19 cents, curb 45 cents. Laurel, Sacramento to California—Bitumen 19 cents, curb 45 cents. 3 Maple, California to Sacramento—Rejected. Walnut, Sacramento to Clay—Bitumen 19 cents, curb 45 ceél illow avenue, Gough 197 cents, curb 45 cents. Hermann and Elgin Park—Water inlet, $59. Hermann and Laguna—Water inlet, $63. Market and Buchanan—Water Inlet, $97 50. Market, opposite Church—Water iniet. $87 50. Church'and Sanchez— Water iniet, $97 50. h—Water inlet, $97 50. Market and Guerrero—Water inlet, $50. Market and Hermann—Water inlet. $97 50. to Octavia—Bitamen Corners and Peari—Water inlet, £63. Market and Pearl—Water inlet, $73. Market and Reservoir—Water inlet, $97 50. Market and Thirteenth—Water inlet, $97 50. Market and Valencia—Water inlet, $73. Waller and Octavia—Water inlet, $55. Eryant, Twentieth to Twenty-first—Sewer, 70 cents: manhole each, $25. M and Twelfth avenue South, crossing—Grad- ing, 117 cents; macadam, 8 cents; sewer, 73 cents: corner complete, 45 cents; manhole each, $30 50. Street Committee Report. Recommended for acceptance: Central avenue, Jackson to Pacific—Bitumen. Devisadero, Jackson to Pacific—Cobbles. Masonic avenue, Haight to Waller—Bitumen. Pine, Devisadero to Broderick—Bitumen. Shotwell, Twenty-fourth to Twenty-fifth—Bitu- men. Sacramento, Laurel to Locust—Bitumen. acramento, Spruce to Maple— Bitumen. fon, Scoit to Devisadero—Bitumen. Imore to Hayes, crossing—Bitumen. Sacramento to Maple, crossing—Bitumen. Sacramento to Locust. crossing—Bitumen. Recommending coutracts be awarded for street work—Bids received April 20, except for regrad- ing Twenty-fourth avenue, A to C, and grading Twenty-first, Castro to Diamond. In favor of awarding to John Kelso contract to macadamize, etc., Baker. Lombard to beach Recommending contract paving with_bitumen Fifteenth, Valencia to Guerrero, to A. J. Raisch. In favor of protest of Real Estate and Develop- ment Company agalnst sewer in De Haro, Twenty- second to Twenty-third, and substituting sewer in De Haro, T third northerly 466 feet. Fairmount to Castro, _establishing —In favor of referring to City Ensiueer. ea, Bush southerly—LIn favor of referring to City Engineer. Mission. biocks 13 and 14, sewers and establish- ing grades—In favor of referring to City Engineer. Larkin, Laguna, and Lombard and the bay, dis- trict bounded by—in favor of directing City En- gineer to prepare a sysiem of sewers. Brazil, Amazon, Persia and Russiaavenues, Mis- sion to Paris—In favor of requesting City Engineer 0 muke estimates for amount of grading. Corbett avenue, Douglass and Clarendon—In favor of directing 'City Attorney to intervene in aculon of Behrend Joost enjoining contractor from prading. San Miguel and Thirty-fourth—Constructfon ot steel bridze over Southern Pacific Railroad: in favor of providing for in levy of next fiscal year, not to exceed $12,000. Jackson, opposite Plercc—In favor of designating or United States coast survey observatory. Srannan, Ninth to Division—In favor of granting extension of time for paving contract. RECOMMENDED FOR PAVING, Fighteenth, Dolores to Noe—Bitumen. ¥ell, Buchanan to Webster—Bitumen. Webster. Feli to Oak—Bitumen. Page, Webster to rillmore—Bitumen. Noe, Fourteenth to Fifteenth—Bitumen, Caledonia, Fifteenth (o Sixteenth—Bitumen. PETITIONS. People’s Mutual Telophone Company, for a franchise to operate telephone and telegraph lines—In favor of passage of order submitted by company and of advertising for proposals therein as required by law. Lotta's fountain, painting—In favor of fence to remain thirty days. De Haro and Twenty-third, sewers, sidewaiks, etc.—In favor of s:opping further proceedings un. til stree s are graded. Ucean avenue, Ingieside to Ocean boulevard—In favor of directing City Engineer to make surveys and give lines of said avenue. Stan; Halght to_Eighteenth; Cole, Haight to ton, Halght Lo Frederick, stone side- favor of reconsidering action In recom- construction of bitumen walks. zabeth, Castro to Noe—Wooden or cement ewalks on south side, and Elizabeth, Noe to s Sanchez on both sides—In favor of referring to Superintendent of Streets to recommend patent stone. nteenth, Donglass and Diamond—In favor men sidewalk front 67-foot lot. bert, Leavenworth to Hyde —In favor of ving with cobbles. Seventh, King to Berry—In favor of sldewalk with brick foundation. Kailroad avenue, Eighteenth avenue to San Bruno south—1n favor of grading, macadamizing, ete. Guerrero, Fourteenth to Fifteenth—In favor of relense from paving contract and starting in reso- 1ution of intention the work of paving. =Maple, California to Sacramento—1In favor of re- ecting paving bids unopened. PROTESTS FAVORED. Union, Stefner to Pierce—Against stone side- walks. A street ‘and Eighth avenue—Crossing, sewer, ete. Seventh and Eighth avenue—Crossing, sewer, ete. Twenty-third, Kansas to Rhode Island—Side- walks. Twenty-third, Rhode Island to De Haro—Sewers, etc. Twenty-third and De Haro—Crossing, sewers, De Haro, Twenty-second to Twenty-third— Sewers. De Haro, Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth— Sewers. Bay. west Jones—Cobbles and In favor of start- ing paving with basait biocks. TUnion, Plerce to Scott—Stone sidewalk. San (arlos avenuejkighteenih to Sycamore— Manuer of laying bituminous pavement. PROTESTS AND REPORTED AD- Howard, Eighth to Ninth—Release from con- tract to lay artificial stone sidewalks. Valencia, Sixteenth and Seventeenth—Stone sidewalk opposite premises of Mrs. Dufty. Seventh avenuc, K to L south—Grading, Church, Sixteenth to Seventeenth—Paving. PLACED ON FILE. , East to Seventh—Against paving with protest §filed by the Draymen's and ' Union. I'wenty-third to Twenty-fourth—Paving. Filimore—Haight to Page— Paving. Harrison—Seventeenth to Eighteenth—Paving. Linden avenue, Frauklin and Gough—Paving. amphlet of street-sweeping ehanges recom- mended by Merchants’ Association April 23, Bemis, San Miguel to Mateo—Grading, sewering, macadamizing, ete. ourieenth, Church snd Sanchez—Improve- ment. DATES FOR APPEALS. Pine, Devisadero to Broderick—May 4. Jefterson and Broderick—Crossing, May 4at$ P NEW TO-DAY. Sign Painting Taught. 415 Market St. EVENING CLASSES. For Particulars call Nohoraat or address M. PHILIP S. FAY, Artificial Stonework, Bituminous Paving % Sidewalks, Driveways, Cellars, Etc. 124 SANSOME STREET, ROO. Yard—S. W. Corner Harrison and Etghll?‘b‘fréetl. COMPOSITION AND L&_Bl GRAVEL RODFING. Parafiine Paint Co,, 116 Battery Street. PAGIFIC REFINING AND RODFING CO. 153 CROCKER BUILDING. Coal Tar, Asphalt, Roofing and Paving Pitch, Roof Paints, Roofing Felt. Felt, Pitch and Gravel Ro the standard roofs for b\nug:!-s" hllax?lzd?:[:yl:‘! ihe most Progressive cities of the kastern States. The Quality of our work is unexcelled anywhere. P& §, suinine SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. JOHN E. MILLAR. THOS. B. SIMPSON. SINPON & MILLAR, Searonors fRecords Branch Office, NW. cor. Mc.llister and Larkin. | 535 CALIFORNIA EET. Teléphone 1932, STRHln Francisco NEW TO-DAY. M. STEIN, Successor to SWAN & STEIN, House and Sign Painting Papering, Etc. AT THE OLD STAND 759 MARKET ST. 7§ Opposite Phelan Butlding. TELEPHONE MAIN 372. ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK, CEEY Street Improvement Co. Rooms 11 & 45, Fifth Floor, Hills Building. Telephone Main 5377. SACRAMENTO OFFICE: 411 J STREET. W. McDONALD, Pres & STONR ] 5 . DENNISON, Sec. % ISHOP 3 N T MEDONALD Tg Corps ot Engineers, U.S.A. N A (Retired), CONSULTING ENGINEER. PROPRIETORS CONTRACTORS Santa Cruz, Cal., All Kinds of Street an Work, Bridges _and King City, Monteres Co., | Railway Construction, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: Timothy Hoplkins, J. 8. Severance, T, Smith. A. O. Bassett J. H. Swift ¥. C. Lewi PACIFIC PAVING COMPANY (Incorporated 1887), GENERAL STREET CONTRACTORS. Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo Bitu- minous Rock For Sale in Any Quantity. OFFICE-Rooms M6 and 108 Phelan Building. Telephone—Main 656. GRAY BROS. Concrete and Art Stone Work. CRUSHED TRAP ROCK ———FOR— Macadamizing and Concrete. OFFICE--316 MONTGOMERY ST. Telephone Main 5111. A.E. BUCKMAN, 302 Montgomery Street, Room 4, GRADING, SEWERING, MACADAMIZING, BASALT and BITUMINOUS PAVING. TUNNEL, RAILROAD and CONCRETE WORK. OFFICE TELEPHONE Main 991. BTABLE, STEINER AND WALLER STS., Telephone West 14. WARREN & MALLEY, o CONTRACTORS, 232 Montgomery St. Telephone, Main 1202 212 Ninth Street. Telephone, South 161 Bay and Laguna Sts. Telephone, Wes: 789. San Bruno Quarry. Telephone, Mission 200, 4 bells. SHINGLE STAIN. Dexter Bros.” English Shingle Stains have proved a very superior article for general use, not oaly for preserving and beautifying shingles, but for all outside work. This stain iy & real preservativeand will not fade or grow dingy, but, on the contrary, increases in brightness with age. It does not scale, bilster or peel off. SMITH & YOUNG, Agents, 723 Market Street. ALIFORNIA ONCRETE OMPANY. Artificial St Callar Floors, Steps: Gurden Walks and oons: mental ork. 14 POST ST. Telephone Main 110. CUSHING-WETMORE COMPANY. CONCRETE AND ARTIFIGIAL STORE. FIRST QUALITY ONLY. 508 CALIFORNIA ST., ROOM 9. GEORGE GOODMAN, PATENTEE AND MANUFACTURER OF |ARTIFICIAL STONE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, OFFICE--307 MONTGOMERY ST. NEVADA BLOCK. C. 8 HARNEY, Vice-Pres. and Manager. Union Paving and Contracting Co., 302 MONTGOMERY ST. JOHN TUTTLE, CONTRACTOR, Telephone West 583. 516 Haight St CITY LOTS SURVEYED. SMITH, SOULE & STAHLE, 418 California Street. R. FLAHERTY, ASPHALTUM-WORKER Pure Crude Asphaltum For Sale. 385 POST STREET. SHEA & SHEA, ARCEHITECTS, Telephone 911. 26 Montgomery St. N. CLARK & SONS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN SEWER PIPB. Tel. Main 771. Office—17 and 19 Spear St, ALSEN’S PORTLAND CEMENT. Strongest, Finest Ground and Most Uniform Cement made in the world. Larg Greatest Production. oyt o e WILLIAM WOLFF & CO., Agts., 327-329 Market St., S, F. FLINN & TREACY. ART -- STONE .. SIDEWALKS -- AND STREET PAVEMENTS. 201 MONTGOMERY ST. ALVA B. CLUTE, President.