The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 17, 1896, Page 5

Y, O CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1896 NEW HELLO BOXES . MAY BE CHEAPER Franchise Granted to the People’s Mutual Tele- .~ phone Company. Genuine Compstiticn and Re- . duced Rate of Taxation Promised. George G. Gauld, Who Opposes the New Corporation, Is Denounced as Irresponsible. After several months of waiting and a great deal ot contention a franchise has been granted for a competitive telephone company in this City. - Judge Seawell yesterday rendered a de- cision that seems to make possible the es- tablishment of such a system for San Francisco and the surrounding country. The matter on hearing was a petition signed by George G. Gauld for a writ of. review of the action of the Board of Super- [ visors, who have taken certain steps to grant a frenchise to the People’s Mutnal Telephone Company, pending tie hearing of which an injunction had been served - on the Supervisors directing them to do - nothing further without an order of court. * Attorneys Friedrich and Crittenden ap- peared on behalf of the new telephone company and asked that the injunction be dissolved. In support of this they _urged that it was a matter of great im- portance to the people of San Francisco that speedy action should be taken, and that it would cause great and irreparable -loss to their company if the injunction wiaich was difected against the Super- visors should be allowed to continue. . Mr. Crittenden asserted that the only $ower arrayed against the grantine of the franchise is an 1mmense and wealthy monopoly known as the Pacific Bell Tele- “phoue Company. He contendea that the injunction against the Supervisors had been obtained in the interest of that eor- voration and that Gauld was in fact a mere figurehead who was being used for - the purpose of injuring the commwunity and the company which he represented. Touching this matter, the attorneys for the new telophone company filed an an- « swer to Gauld’s petition in which the en- tire situaiion is clearly set forth according * o their views. The action being brought against the Board of Supervisors, it was the duty of City and County Attorney Creswell to appear on their behalf, which he accordingly did, and interposed a de- murrer to Gauld's petition. He granted ° permission for the People’s Mutual Tele- * phone Company to appear as a party in interest, and the answer of that company covers the ground pretty thoroughly. One paragraph reads as follows: This intervenor believes and charges that the real purpose, object and intention of the said George G.Gauld in the above-entitied matter and in seeking the writ of review was 10 wrongfull slawfully and fraudulently prevent, hinder, deiay and defeat the granting of any iranchise for a competing telephone s or for any telephone system in the City and County of Francisco to the Poople’s i 4udl Te 16 Company, or fo any one clse and to delay action by the Board of Supe; the bid jor said franchise p eople’s Mutual Telephone Com- v until such & time as will_make it impos- ssiple for the People’s Mutual Telephone Com- peDy to carrv out any contracts between it and the persons who huve contracted jor the use of its telephoue system. Ganld’s standing as a taxpayer was then attacked. The learned counsel intimated that it galled them sorely to have a man like Gauld, with only $60 worth of assessable . property in this City, standing thus in the - ¥ay of public improvement. The uliuring prospect of a reduction of taxation is then pointed out. Cousiderable space is given to an ex- planation that the new company, if al- lowed to proceed, will furnish a genuinely competitive telephone system, and the an- swer adds This intervenor is informed and believes that the City and County ot San Francisco are Py out for the use of telephones anout 15,000 a year and. receive no part whatever of apy income of any telephone company sa and County will be benefited b; granting of said franchise and the successiul introduction of a competing teiephone system der such franchise 10 the extent of at least 000 & year for fifty years. These points were not discussed at length, but were only touched upon by the attorneys so far as was necessary to give the court an understanding of the case. Attorney Friedrich said that the new telephone comyany did not ask for an im- mediate hearing of the petition on its merits, but only desired that the injunc- tion be dissolved, in order that the Super- - visors might have the privilege of opening the bid that had been fixed by the new telephone company. He did not supposs that the Supervisors would go any farther than .that, and if they did, and Mr. Gauld should finally win and the action of the + Supervisors should be annulled, then the loss would fall on the new telephone com- pany and on no vne else. Attorney Brobeck, representing the City and County Attorney, said that Mr. Cres- well, in compliance with a request made by attorneys Woods & Leviusky. who represent petitioner Gzuld, had signed a stipuiation_allowing the case to go over until next Friday. order be made in accordance with that stipulation. Herman de la Lagura, who representea himself as clerk for Woods & Levinsky, atiempted to join in tue argument, but an objection bein: made that he was not a member of the bar, he was quickly sup- ressed and compelled to take his seat. glr. Laguna was sharply criticized some time ago when he attempted to make a similar address before the Board of Super- visors. He was denounced as a specu- lutor in franchises which he could not carry ont. Mr. Broderick said that when the ca<e comes 1o be heard on its merits the City Aitorney’s cffice would give all its ener.y and ability to supporting the action of the Board of Supervisors in whatever they do touching the granting of the franchise, Judge Seawell said that he recognized the fact ti.at the City Attorney had signea ibe stipulation for a continuance till next Fr.day as an act of courtesy to the attor- neys ior the petitioner, and he would let that stipulation remain in force so far as it related to hearing the case on its mer- its. It would not in any way endanger the rights of Mr. Gould to dissolve the in- junction and would not in any manner compromise the City Attorney. He there- fore vacated that part of the order which retrained the Bupervisors from opening the bids of the People’s Mutual Telephone Company for a franchise. In the Board of Supervisors yesterday alternoon Supervisor Benjamin informed the Mayor and the boara of Judge Sea- well's uction, whereupon the bid of the People’s Mutual Telephone Company wa: ovened. It was found to be for $1111, and the requisite amount of cash accompanied ~ the bid. P g , Mayor. Suvro acted as receiving teller and counted the coin, after which the board by formal vote awarded the fran- chise to the before-mentioned company. There were no other applicants. Trunks Moved 25 Cents. . Commercial Transfer Company, 43 Sutter st. Tel, main 49. Furniture moved reasonably. * He suggested that an | Captain Halse of the Norwegian Bark Stjorn Attempted to Sail In Vesterday, but the Wind and Tide Carried Him Into Richardsons Bay. In Order to Prevent His Vessel From Going Ashore He Had to Put Her in Irons and Drop Anchor. Later the Tug Alert Came Along and Towed Him to Off Meiggs Whatf. STORMS RAGING ALONG THE COAST Half a Dozen Steamers Overdue on Account of Gales. Graphic Description of One Given by the Captain of the Sraigow. S'veral Narrow Escapes on the Bay From the Scutheaster Are Recorded. ‘ The storm ihat has prevailed along the coast for the last ten days has been the severest encountered in years. Several d asters have been reported, and until the | overdue fieet of steamers getsin the full | extent of the trouble will not be known. | At the present time the Homer from Coos | Bay is away overdue, her schedule time beiug 6 A. M. last Sunday. The Costa Rica from Departure Bay and the Mackinaw from Tacoma are now out over five days, and the A.ice Blanchard left Astoria for | San Francisco on the 11th inst. The big passenger sieamer Walia Walla was fully & due from Puget Sound ports yesterday morning, and the Alaska Commercial Company’s Dora from Sitka left Port Townsend on the 10:h inst. An idea of the storm raging on the coast | may be gathered from the report of the | captain of the British ship Snaigow: On Sunday, November 8, at 2 P. M., the gale commenced, and as we ran into it we struck a lumpy sea and drizzling rain. Atd P. . hauled in ail small sails, including | royals. { At 5 p. M. very thick rain and freshening | breeze with heavy gusts (ems:), sea rising | rapidly. While preparing to take in topgallant | sails the outer jib burst and biew into ribbons, also the wire runners cf the mner jib ha.yards carried away, causing sail to be parily torn. While securing the remuants of these, the foretopgallant sail burst, and while clewing 1t | up the main one blew to pieces before we | could do anything with it, although all hauas | were on deck at the time. . At 6 P. M. the mizzen topsail sheét carried away, but the sail was secured anll set again | without further damage. At 8 P. M. the ship was under six topsails | and courses, wind about east, blowing iresh | and gusty, continuous drizzie raiu, occasion- ally very thick. Sea had by this time risen | considerably and caused ship to rear and plunge frigntiu.ly, straining everything to the jest gasp. Very vivid sheet lightning norih- west by north and southeast, barometer con- tinuing steady, 10 r. m.—Crossjack tackle carried away in a heavy squali. Al nands calied, but could not save the sail, which blew away piece by piece, aiso destroying the gear (buntiines, leechlines, etc.) Before the haids were down from aloft asquall of hurricane force struck us and the main teck carried awaey, the sail bursting in pieces and being almost comp.etely destroyed Midnight—Tne heavens were 1o one flicke blaze of lightning with occasional inter- vals o1 two and three minutes, during whick tue darkuess was so intense that it was litera. iy impossible to see your band before you. Rain was ialling in torrents and a tremendous sen was running, into which the vessei wus itching frightiuily, and when kept away be- | Fore the wind, rolied heavily enough (though in baliast trim) to scoop thie water over the | rails. After the mainsail went it continued blowing a living gaie at east-southeast and the | other sails soon iollowed, the fore. upper and lower topsails, maiu upper end mizzen upper | topsaiis blew cean out of the ropes, leaving | | | \ | ! tne rrames only standing: 3 A. m.—While running with foresail and main and mizzen lower topsails one watch nad been sent below, when the foresail went with a report like a’ cannon, siripping_the ropes | almost as if done with ‘& kuife. Tried 1o set wein opmast staysail, to sieady the ship, and got it burst aiso. 4:30 A. 3.—Mizzen lower topsail_blew out of the ropes, ieaving the ship with ouly the main lower topsaul 10 sieady her, and consequently she was rolling almost gunwaies und.r, stari- ing ihe boats' lashings on the skids snd spar lnshings on forward house, and seriously ¢n- dangering the masts and Spars, expecung to see them go with every lurcn. Less lightuing after last burstat 4 o. M. During all tnis disiurbance barometer had Dot shown the sligitest indicatioa, remaining | steacy throughout, as it had been for days previously. Mercury, 30.05, 30.00; aueroid, 29.95,29 95, mereury, 30.00, 30.00; aneroid, 29.90, 2995. Duy.jght cicarcd away wrecks age; lound & quantity of small gear, such ns buckets, handspikes, some cabin gear, ctc., de- stroyed; also numerous ropes, gear, etc., ciawed up and carried away and fiving in al. airections. The gaff was found 10 be sprung in two places. After securing oose gear we im- mediate:y commenced beading spare foresail, and found the gear more or less destroyed. Noon—Bent topsails, fore and mizzen; blow. ing hard from easi; easi-northeasi sky part broken; passing showers of drizzle rain, and mountaiious sea stii running, Monday, November9—Bent one fore and two mizzen top-alls; found the gear on ail thesaiis more or lcss destroved. Weather moderating, but stll of threatening appearance. While the Snaigow was plunging into it | on the 8th and 9th inst. the barometer at Port Angeles registered 27.78 on the 12th, and in consequence every vessel that sailed from Puget SBound, Astoria or Coos Bay on the 10th and 11th must have en- countered the fuil strength of the storm. The Snaigow made the ‘rnn irom Mel- bourne in forty-nine days, one of the quickest passages on record. Outside of tue hurricane just described the voyage was an uneventful one. g While the Snaigow was being towed up the bay Dave Crowley and Jimmy Sinnett, the runners for the Golden Snore Market, attempted to board her. It was blowm{ nalf a gale at the time and the whitehall capsized. Another runner named Morris 'immedhu.ly cat adrifi and went to their assistance. Later Dr. Bleu sent the Stern- berg after the men and they were picked up. Three men were in a punt alongside the British ship Genesta, painting the sides, when it began to blow on the bay. Be- fore they could make their escape a squall capsized the punt and ail three were left struggling in the water. Two of them caught ropes thrown from the ship, bat thetiird, Harry Jones, was swept away by the tide. Boats were lowered from the Genesta, Travancore and Rhudland Castle, but they had quite a chase after the sailor, who was vainly trying to stem the tide. The Travancore’'s boat finally picked up the unfortunate sailor in an exhausted condition, and placed him aboard that ship. He was brought around and later on put aboard che Genesta. Willie Conway, the son of a bricklayer who lives on Powell street, nearly lost his life yesterday. He fell overboard from Meiggs wharf while fishing, and was be- ing carried away when Joseoh O'Connor, one of the Merchants’ Exchange reporters, went to his assistance and carried him ashore. Had it not been for O’Connor’s presence of mind the lad would have been drowned. The Norwegian bark Stjorn arrived from Newcastle, N. S. W., afier an unusually lone passage of seventy-eight aays, yes- terday. Captain Halse sailea in, but when off Lime Point the high wind and e took possession of the vessel and swept her into Richardsons Bay. Tue Stjorn was put in irons and the anchor dropped. In this way she held until the Spreckels tug Alert reached the scene and towed the bark to a safe anchorage. - The Stjorn is a handsome vessel and Captain Halse is one of the most popular masters that comes to San Francisco. He left Newcastle in company with fifteen other sailing ships and, as the Stjorn is a fast vessel, the betting in San Francisco was that she would lead the fleet. Instead of being first she is absolutely last, much to the digust of the captain and the backers of the bark. The captain in his report savs that on a number of occasions the Stjorn made remarkably fine runs, but that these were a!l offset by the dead calms run into time and again. el THE BENNINGiON’S LOSS. Flve of the Sallors and Nineteen of the Firemen Are Missing Since Saturday. The gunboat Bennington has not been in luck with ber men since she came into port. Five of the sailors are classed as de- serters and nineteen of the firemen have overstayed their leave by five day The men say they have agrievance against the chief engineer, but when the matter came 10 be sifted down it turned out that the chiet’s “inhuman condiict” consisted in making the men work when they were seasick. All toe firemen have spent their allowance and many of them are anxious to return to the gunbeat before she leaves for Mare Island, but are afraid to. Some of them were yesterday asking Sergeant Mahoney to arrest them as deserters, but he refused to do so, saying no orders had been received from the captain ol the war- ship. The Alert was takiag in provisions and coal yesterday, but owing to the south- | easter had to suspend operations. As soon | as the gale blows itseif out she will sail for Honoluu. The smokestack had to be taken out of the Czarina again yesterday. No ailow- ance had been made for ihe fact that the boilers had been set up higher and in consequence when completed and set up the new stack was ten feet too high. The exira ten feet will be cut off and then the stack will be reset. The steamer will not be ready for service before the new year. ‘Ihe ship Caiiiornia, the last of the White Star line of clippers, is to be sold at public auction in Liverpool to-day. The California was one of the most popular ships that cameto San Francisco, and Cap- tain Blair,her master,was well known here, The White Star line will after to-day be represented by steamers only. eorge Fieid, the superintendent of construction of the Rision Iron Works, employed on the new ferry depot, met with a painful accident yesterday. An iron girder fell on uis foot and smashed his toes. He was taken to his homein the Hotel Savoy, but it will be several weeks before he will be able to be about again. JACOB Z. DAVIS' WILL. His Entirc Estate Bequeathed to Hig Two Nieces. Jacob Z. Davis died in Philadelphia on the 23th of last month. month he wrote a wiil, which was offered for probate yesterday. It is a model for brevity, showing how few words are re- quirea to dispose of an estate valued at apout $500,000. The entire document, written in Davis’ handwriting on a half sheet of notepaper, is as follows: Ocr. 1, 1896. 1, Jacob Z. Davis, will and bequeath every- thing I_have in this world to my beloved nieces, Lizzie Muir and Belle Curtis. JACOB Z. Davis. The legatees are well known in this City, They have been membersoi Mr, Davis’ household since infancy and were with him in Philadelphia when he died. The late Mr. Davis was formerlv a part- ner in the building and lumber business of Boyd & Davis, and laid the founaation of his fortune by helping to rebdild Sacca- | mento afier the blg fire of 1852, Mr. Davis was a member of the Pacific Coast Pioneers and was a prominent Mason. He and his wife were identified with many charitable organizations. B Entisting Marines, White there is some talk about difficulty about securing men for the United States navy there is no trouble in this City in securing men to enlist in the marine branch of the ser- vice. “There are many applicants, sergeant in charge of the recrulting Ellis street yesierda; applicents, but the troubie is to get men who are pnysically and mentally fit for (he service. This morning there were four vacancies and pefore Hoon two of these hiad beeu filled.” - On the 1st of that | WISH TO LEGALIZE THEIR SCHEDULE Trains May Soon Run at Thirty Miles an Hour. The Southern Pacific Company Sends a Petition to the Supervisors. City Printing Contract Awarded to the Daily Report Publishing Company. The Southern Pacific Company is seek- ing to legalize an illegal proceeding in which it has been indulging for many | moons. The ordinance reguiating the speed of | trains in the City and County of San Francisco calls for not more than eight | miles an hour, but it is a weil-known fact, | proven even by itsown time card, that the | company.runs trains between Third and Townsend and the Valencia-street station at a speed of fully fifteen miles an hour | and between Valencia-street station and the county line at fully twenty-five miles an hour. To this great speed is attributed the numerous accidents in which several lives have been lost, that have occurred during the past few years. A petition was presented to the Super- visors yesterday asking that the spaed of trains be fixed at not more than 15 miles an _hour between Third and Townsend and Valencia-street siations and at not more than 30 miles an hour between the latter stop and the county line. | The company also asks for an ordinance | forbidding tres’Fnss on the tracks, except at crossings. he petition was referred to the Street Committee. The ordinance increasing the license of ticket brokers from $10 per quarter to $100 per month was laid over two weeks. The order granting Bateman Bros. the contract for builiing the new municipal | building at $254,600 was finally passed. | The.r bond was tixed at $63.500 with a | penalty of $100 for each day after Novem- ber 1, 1897. Three bids for the City printing for the next two years were presented, and the contract was awarded to the Daily Report Publishinz Company. The three evening papers, the Post, Bulletin and the Report were the only | bidders, each agreeing to publish the City | advertisements for one, three or five in- sertions for nothing, the advertisements chareed to property-owners to be at the old rates, Charles D. Soule was employed by a resolution presented by Supervisor Taylor |10 copy maps and other records in the | Recorder’s office that are in bad corndition | and in danger of being obliterated. Iis compensation is not to exceed $450. L i, STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Detailed Summury of the Work Before the Board. The following is a full review of the street improvements considered and passed upon by the Board of Supervisors at yesterday’s session: AWARDS OF CONTRACTS. Temple and Serpentine place—Sewer, macadam, etc., to Frea Lefller. Corbett. place, Ssventeenth to Corbétt—Grade, macadam, eic., to John Kelso. Fifienth avenue outh and L south—Sewer, corners, etc., to Garrett Burke. Fourteenth, Chureh o Sanchez—Bliumen, to William . Kaisch. Fif centh avenue south and N south—Reerade, macadum, to Smich & Quimb, Ceniral avenus, Hayes to Grove—Stone side- walks, to Adamuntine Paviog Company. Liuden ‘wverue, Van Ness to branklin—Bita- men, to Pacific Paving Com, any. Golden Gate _avenue, Devisadero to Broderick— Stope sidewalx, to ! hilip . fay. RESULUTIONS ORDERING STREET WORK. Cole, Waller to Frederick—Eitumen, granite curbs, stone water inlets and cu.verta: Fowom svenue from Folsom south—Bitumen, | sranite curby Taylor and Union, southenst half of crossing— Graniie crosswaiks, basait. sioie sidewnlin. Kighth und Howard, southwest corner—Stone sidewales. ignih. Howard to Folsom—S:one sidewalks. Ninewentn and Foisom, southeast corners— Stone sidewalks Twentieth and Folsom, 5o Stone sidewalks. Folsom, "Seveateenth to Eighteonth — stove side ks, Seventeenth, Howard to Folsom, stde—stove sidewalk. et Foisom, Sixcents (0 Seventeanth—Stone side- whlks. Gough, Green to Union, east side—Stone side- walk. Gough and Union, northeast, northwest and southeast corners—Stone sidewaiks, Jones and Union, southwest and southeast cor- ners—Sto: fdewnl ks, Kilis and buchanan, northwest corner—Stone s Webster 10 Fiilmor b ayes, Wel more, south side—Stone sidewalks. o Mc Allistes walks. Fulton, Tyon to Central avenue—Bitumen. Sacramenta, Locust 10 Spruce—Bitumen . Page, Buchanan to Webster—Stone sid ewalks. BESOLUTIONS OF INTENTION TO ORDEE STREET WORK. Duncan, Noe to Sanchez—14-inch sewer, Frederick, Asbbury to Clayton—Sione ‘walks, bitumen on war. e e, wni, Twenty-six rmy—G; adats, DIk sidewalls, xewer, ata o Tnded, thwest corners— Flllmore to Stelner—S:one side- te. side- Frederick and Buena Vista avenue — 12-Inch sewer, etc., stone sidewalks, COrbs. Frederick, Buena Vista 1o Masonic — 12 Inch sewer, etc. Sutler, Webster to Fillmore—Stove sidewalks. Washingion, Devisadero and Broderick—sione sidewalks B Berry, Sixth to Seventh—Basalt. CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE FINALLY PASSED. Myrtle avenue, Octavia to Laguna—Bitumen, FULL ACCEPTANCES. Falton, Lyon to Central avenue—Bitumen, Noe, Fourteenth to Henry—Bitumen, Noe, Heory to Fifteenth—Biumen. Broderick and Page crossing—Bitumen. ACCEPTANCES. Bay, Larkin to Poik— Bitumen. Ivy avenue, Octavia to Laguna—Ritu men. Bay and Larkin—Crossing, bitumen. | EECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS FOR ACCEPTANCE. Eighteenth and Noe cros: ing— Bit umen. | STREET WORK RECOMMENDED BY SUPERINTEN- DENT OF STREETS, Broderick and Eddy crossing—Bitumen. Bush, Broderlek to Baker—Bliumen.” grantio curbs. Busn, Baker to Lyon—Bitumen, granite curbs. Sutter, Devisadero to Broderick—Bitumen, granite curbs. Thirteent, Alpine to Buena Vista avenue—8- inch sewer, etc. Thirteenth and Alpine—Sewer, etc., stone side- walks, curbs. centh, sewer, etc. Thirteenth and Devisadero—Sewer, etc., stone sidewalks, curbs (Lhirceeath, Castro to Devisadero—121nch sewer, o ‘Lhirteenth to Castro—Sewer, etc., stone side- walks, curbs. Thirteenth, Buena Vista to Alpine—Cobbles, plank sidewalks. Thirteenth and Alpine—Granite crosswalks, basalt. Thirteen'h, Alpine to Devisadero—Coboles, Plank sidewalk, basalt gutterways. (ubhirteenth and Devisudero—Granite curbs, bl men. Thirteenth, Devisadero to Castro—Granite curbs, basalt guiterways, plank sidewalks, cobbles. Thirteentn and Castro—Granite curbs, bitumen. Golden Gate, Laguna to Buchanan, soucth side— Stone siaewatks. kady, Devisadero to Broderick—Sione sidewalks on ~outh side. Capitai avenue and Broad street—Graded, red- wood curbs, macadamized. EXTENSIONS OF TIME 6RANTED. Broderick and Chestnut—Ninety dayson macad- amiz ng, etc., to Warren & Malley. Eighteenth avenue south and K south—Ninety days on macadamizing, etc., 10 sam Broderick, Jefferson’ to Tonquin. on macadamizing, etc., 10 same. Steiner, Green (0 Unjon—Sixty days on paving, etc, 0 J. J. Dowling. EXTENSIONS OF TIME RECOMMENDED BY SUPER- INTENDENT OF STREETS. Twenty-second, Mississippl to Pennsy'vania avenue—120 days, L0 property-owners or assigus, on gad: Devisadero to Alpine—12-inch inety days second, Pennsylvania to Indiana—120 . G. Drumm., on grading, etc. . Filbert to Greenwich—60 da. Paving Company, on paving, ete- GRADES FINALLY PASSED. felarirosa aud Pennsylvania avenue—Ralsed 3 teet. Mariposa and Towa—Raised 14 feet. Iowa an east of Mariposa—kaised 14 feet. Mariposs and Indiana—Kaised 3 feet. Mariposs, 150 fee: east of Pennsylvanisave- nue—kstablished at 30 feet. Russla avenue, west of Athens—Established at 288 feet. grgussia avenue, east of Athens—Established at 70 10:1. Hussia avenue, west of Moscow—Established at 284 teet. lussia avenue, east of Moscow—Established at 280 teet. Lhattancoga, Twenty-first to Twenty-second— Established at 150 f er. g esti.ut and Larkin, northeast corner—Raised eet. gesliestnut and Larkin, southeast corner—Ratsed 3 eet, . to Union SIDEWALKS REDUCED. Chenery, Randall to Castro—Reduced from 10 07 feet. OBJECTIONS TO STREET WORK. Clayton, Page to Haight—Stone sidewalks, to be heard November 23, at 3 P. M. Cole, Page to Haight—Stone sidewalks, to be heard November 23, at 8 ». M. Lyon and Chestuul—sewer, to ba heard Novem- ber -3, at 3 p. a0 SUPERINTENDENT OF STEEET TO WORK. Seventh avenue, California to Clement—Grad- ing, curbing, ete. Fourth. lioward to Folsom—Basalt. Shotwell, Nineteenth (0 Iwentieth—Bitumen, stone sidewalks. Alta plaza, Fierce to Sieiner—Stone sidewalks, culvert, etc. Jackson, Webster to Steiner—To compel tele- phone company to restore pavemenc. Bay and Van Ness, crossing—Bitumen, sewer, cesxpools, et I wentieth, Kentucky to Tenuessee—To remove earth. PERFORM PROPOSAL TO BE READVERTISED. Dorland, Dolores to Chureh—12-Inch sewer, RECOMMENDED PASSED TO RESOLUTION ORDER- 1NG. Treat avenue, Twenty-first 10 Twenty-second— Bitumen ‘L weuty-fourth, Castro to Dismond—Bltumen. Bush, Steiner (0 Pierce—Bitumen. thrader, Haight 10 Page—Piauk sidewalks. TIDS TO BE OPENED NOVEMBER 23. Chureh, Marke: to Fifteentn—Plank sidewalks. Kederal avd Lllery—Cesspools, cul verts, granite curbs. Chestout, Polk to Van Ne.s—Bitumen, granite curbs. Gough and Turk—12-inch sewer, culverts, etc., stone sidewalks. Kouses, Twenty-filth to Army—16-inch sewer, ete. Lusuns, Clay to Washington—Bitumen, granite curbs, Chestnut, Hvd to Larkin—8-inch sewer, etc. Precita_avenue, Folsom to Alabama—Graded, 8.inch sewer, etc. Piecita avenue, Folsom to Alabama, south of Bernal Park- raded macadam. Mission and Suver avenue—Cesspools, curbs, pank sidewaiks. Mission aud Ney—C:aspools, Curbs, plank side- walks Mission and Marsha'l—Storm-water Inlets, cess- PpooIS, etc. oA ‘Treat avenue, Twenty-! ‘wenty-sixth— Sione sidewalks. - sy iss.on and ‘Trumbull—Cess; i, sidewalks. 27 Mission and Bosworth—Storm-water falet. ion and Bosworth—Cesspool, culverts, plank sliewalks. Mission and St. Marys—Cesspool, culverts, plank sidewaiks. Scott. Weller to Thirteenth—Stone siaewalks. Steiner, Waller (0 I hirteenth—Stone s dewalks. ‘I hirteenth, ~teiner to Scott—Sione sidewalks. Montgomery and Adler—Bitumen. Tiwency-fourth and \ astro—Stone sidewalks. ‘wenty-fourch and Harrison—Stone sidewniks. Filberi und Plerce—Cesspools, culverts, stone stdewalxs. Church and Twenty-second—Graded, granite crosswaiks, basai:. Harrison, Twenty-fitth to Twenty-sixth—Stone sidewalks. Leavenworth, North Point to Bay—Regrading. Chestnut, Van Ness o Franklin—Bitumen. Castro and Army—Grade, sewer, elc., curbs, macadam. : NOTICES OF STREET WORK. Prospect svenue and Lizzle—Graded, 8-Inch sewer, manhole, etc., grunite curbs and_macadam, ~hrader, MHaight (o Page—Bitumen, graniie curb . » ) ork, Twentleth (0 Twenty-first—Bitumen side- walks on easteriy line. 3 Sunchez fourieenth to Fifteenih—Bitumen side- walks. Alabama, Tweniy-sixth to Precita avenue— Plak siaewalks. Alabama and Army—Curbs. cesspools, etc. PROTESTS REFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEE. Seventn avenue, K 10 N—Spring Valley Com- inst chunge of grade. it Van ess 10 Franklin — Property- owners against paving, ete. Tremort avenue, Waller to Frederick—Property- owners agalust paving. Alabama, Twenty-sixth to Precita avenue—Prop- er.y-owners agaiiist laying sidewalss. Lyon, Chestnut and ~Devisadero—Property-own- ers ngainst sewers. Laguna, Wailer to Haight—Mrs. Plank against sewers and paving with bicumen. Wailer, Octavia 10 Laguna—Mrs. Plank against culvert, plank sewers and bitumen. PETITIONS REFEREED TO STREET COMMITTEE. California_and *Fillmore, noriheast corner— Property-owners for stone ewalk. ‘Tiiden, Castro (0 Park Hill nvenue—Property- owners tor grading and sewering. Guerrero, Sevenieeu.h t0 Lighteenth—Property- owners for sione sidewalks. Eloventh avenue, Hto I—Property-owners for ding. E Reventh to Eighth avenues—Property-owners for grading. 1, Tenth to Eleventh avenues—Property-ow ners for grading. Page, Broderick to Baker—Margaret Perry for six months to iay sidewa'k. Fifteenth, Casiro 1o Tilden—Property-owners for op-ning street. K ‘Greeu, Polk 10 Van Ness—Van Ness avenue Im- provement Club for sidewalxs. Sanchez Market to 1 enry—George Nicholas to lay 30 feet of 6-foot stone sicewalks. Fulton, Fillmore to Steiner—Property-owners for a softer bilumen pavement. ‘Seventeenth and harch—Proper:y-owners for bitumen. Chestnut, Hyde (0 Larkio—Property-owners for S-inch sewer. Tehsma and Fifth—rs. E. Donovan to repair wooden sidewalk. Vallejo. near Hyde—P. J. Thomas to repalr side- walks. Corbett avenue, Seventeenth to Clara—F. Lefiler for extension of 120 days on grading. Pacific, Front (o Davis—Property-owners to re- r. V%% fornia, Central (0 Mape—Lavre! Hill Come- tery Associition for repesi of resolu:jon awarding contracts to pave with bitumen, and for permis- sion 10 pave with bas it 2 Union, Gough to Uctavia—Ade'ine Easton to lay stone sidewalk. Eightcenth — Property-owners for outlet of sewer. Valencia. Eighteenth to Nincteenth—Thomas Enright for three months to lay stone sidewalks. 3, Eighth to Thirteenth avenues—Property-own- s’ for sewers. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. APPEALS FROM ASSESSMENT. Brazil avenue, Mission to Paris—Grading, etc., Prupercy-owners. Assessment sustained. First nvenue and Callfornia—James C. Jordan, trom cost of paving. Referred 10 Street Com mittee. Hayes and S-oti—1. W. Lees, fom cost of pav- ing crossing. Referred to Street Committee, Street Committec Repo:t Capo, Nineteenth to Twentieth—In favor of postponiing action in full accep:ance of pavement until examined by the expert. PETITIONS. H, First to Ninth avenue—Property-owners, for grading. Reported adversels. Fourth, Howard to Folsom—Property-owners, for basait. In iavor of directing Superintendent of Streets to repair. Seventh avesue, California to Clement—John Greeley, to grade. In favor if cos: does not ex- ceed $150. Sanchez. Henry to Fifteenth—For four-foot stone sidewalx. In favor. Bay and Van Ness—Flinn & Treacy, to pave with bitumen and construct sewer. In_favor provided the work Goes not cost more than $490. Tiemont avenue, \. alier to Frederick—Flinn & Treacy, (o pave with bitumen. in favor. ! Walier, Gctavia 10 Luguna—Property-owners, for bitumen and sewer. Piaced on flie. Firs: and Sixih avenues, Fulton and Point Lo- bos—1In faver of petition for sewer to conneet with Yoint Lobos s-wer. Union, Gough to Octavia—Paul Friedman, for postponement of act:on on ‘stone sidewalk. In favor of stopping for three months. Brannan, Ninth to Division—P. Scheerer, for withdrawai of proposal for paviag. Reported ad- versely. Valencls, Eighteenth to Nineteenth—H. Mau, for ninety'days in which to lay stone sidewalk: Reported aaversely. Gough, Unioa -0 Green—Mrs. A. P. Van Duser and Mrs. H. S. McElroy, 10 luy six-f00t stone sige- walks. Reported ad versely. | PROTESTS. Prospecta venue, Coso to rsmeralda—Property- | QWLErs, against exionsion of time on grading. in avor. Hermann, rillmore to_Steiner—Property-own- ery, agaius: paviog, etc. Barred for six months. Busn, Baker 10 Lyon—Proper.y-owners, against Ppaviug. In favor. Waller. Laguna to Buchanan—Protestant Or- phan Asylum, against paving. Barred for six months. Waller and Buchanan—Same. Reported ad- versely. Waller and = Laguna—Same. Reported ad- versely. Tayior and Green—Property-owners, against pavins. iniavor. Fliteenth avenue south, B 1o D south—Same, against grading. In favor of stopping for six months. Mission and Highland avenue—Property-own- ers, against paving. Keported adverseiy. Fourteenth, Chureh 10 Sanchez—Property-own- ers. against paving. Reported adversely. Stauyan, Page to liaignt — A. Hotaling, against stone sidewalks. Reported adverse.y. ‘lurk, Lyon (0 Ceutral avenue—Property e1s, sgainst grading, etc. Barred for six months. ‘lurk and “Lyon crossiug — Properiy-owners, against grading, etc. In favor of postpoulng for six months. Turk and Baker crossing — Property-owners, agaiust grading, etc. Iu favor of poscponing for six months. Turk, baker to Lyon—Property-owners, against | gradiog, ete. Barred for six months. ‘Turk, Broderick to Baker—2roperty-owners, against grading, etc. Barred for six months. Fifteenth aveoue south, Railroad avenue 10 N south—Property-owners, against grading, etc. In favor of stopplng for six mouths. Fifieenth avenue south, N Lo P south. Prop- erty-owuers, against grading, etc. Barred for six wionths. Shotwell, Nineteenth to Twentieth—J. H. D. . against stove sidewalks. In faver of Feldbusc! stopping work thll street is paved. Laurel place, First (o Essex—Property-owners, against paving. P soutn. Keported rdversely. Twelfth avenue to Trifteenth south— Frink, agaiost culverts, etc. Reported Street Improvement Co. Rooms 11 & 45, Fifth Floor, Mills Building. Telephone Main 5377. CACRAMENTO OFFICE: 411 J STREET. H. DUTARD - W. MCDONALD, P i C. B. STONE 2 . E. DENNTSON, S!l:-‘ TW, seoNaLp (£ GOl J: M MENDELL, W N. £ Corps of Engineers, U. W.EDENNISONJZ “FRetired), > oA CoNSULTING ENGINEER. PROPRIETORS CONTRACTORS Santa Cruz, Cal., All Kinds of Street Work, Bridges and and King City, Monterey Co., | Railway Constraction. Wharves, Jetties and BITUMEN MINES. | S50 PROPERTY (OWNERS! ATTENTION. 1732 CENTS Per Square Foot (no discrimination) Is what you can get your sireet paved with BITUMINOUS +-OCK for by the PACIFIC PAVING COMPANY, Office 108 and 108 Phelan Building. Call on us or send your address and our repre- sentative will call on you. Teiephone Main 656. GRAY BROS. Concreto and Art Stone Work. CRUSHED TRAP ROCK ——FOR—— Macadamizing and Concrete. OFFICE--316 MONTGOMERY ST. Telephone Main 5111. A.E.BUCKMAN, | 802 Montgomery Street, Room 4, GRADING, SEWERING, MACADAMIZING, BASALT and BITUMINOUS PAVING. IUNNEL, RAILROAD and CONCRETE WORK. OFFICE TELEPHONE i Main 981 STABLE, STEINER AND WALLER STS, ‘Telephone West 14 i Yale Locks 17 AND 19 BEALE STREET. 1 CALIFORNIA CONCRETE (0. ARTIFICIAL STOXE PAVEMENTS. 14 Pos: St.. San Francisco. Telephone Main 110, Alsen’s... Portland Cement. ! . | Strongest, Finest Ground and Most | Uniform Cement made in the world. Largest Works and Greatest Production. WILLIAM WOLFF & CO., Agents | 327-329 Market St., S. F. 1} COMPOSITION AND m GRAVEL ROOFINS. Paraffine Paint Co., 116 Hattery Street. TELYPHONE 1752. GHARLES M. DEPEW PLANING MILL COMPANY. GENERAL MILL WORK, SHIP AND STEAM- BOAT WORK, Planing, Sizing and Resawing. OFFICE AND FACTORY, 229-233 B:rcv St, Bet. 4 h and 5th. Box 19,. Builders’ Exchange, S. F. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. U GIADDING McBEAN&.CO. DR.C | FARE({ | Columbia... | from’ PRESSED-BRICK 1358-1360 MARKET ST. LTI WORKS,LINCOLN CAL. NEW TO-DAY. : and Surgical Offices ——ape— Medical A AL 300K This distinguished physician continues to treat with unequaled success all special diseases of both sexes. Scientificexamina- tions carefully conducted *unaer the X-RRAY. The worst cases solicited, and perfect cures guaranteed. YOUNG MEN, it you are troublea with e, €xhausting drains, pim- ples, bashfulness, aversion to society, stupide ness, despondency, loss of energy, ~dmbition and seli-confidence, ~which - devrive you of your manhood and absolutely unfit you for study, business or marriage—if you are thus aflicted you know the cause. Get well and be a man. MIDDLE-AGED MEN, there aro —————————— {10USANAS 0 ou troubled with weak, aching backs and idneys; frequent, painful urination and sedi- ment in urine; impotency or weakness of sexual organs, and other unmistakable signs of nervous debility and premature decay. Many die of this difficulty, ignorant of the cause, which is the second stage of seminal weakness. The most obstinate cases of this character treated with unfailing success. KIDNEY AND URINARY complaiats, b G b I D e ficu too frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured. PRIV ATE Diseases—Gleet, Gonorrhea, In- flammations, Discharges, Strice tures, Weakness of Organs, Syphilis. Hydro- cele, Varicocele and kindred troubies quickly cured without pain and detention ffrom busi- ness. CATARRH which poisons the Breath, Stom- ach and Lungs and paves the way for Consumption, Throat, Liver, Heart, Kidney, Bladder and ali constitutional and in ternal troubles; also Rupture, Piles, Fistul treated far in advance of any other instituti in this country. BLOOD and SKIN Diseases. Sores, Spots, e e | 10 rofula, Syphilitic Taints, Tumors, Tetter, Eczema and other impurities of the blood thoroughly erad- icated, leaving the system in a strong, pure and health{ul state. LADIES if you are suffering from persistent headaches, painful menstruation, leucorrheea or whites, intolerable itching, dis fluuemenz of the womb, or any other di S- ng ailment peculiar to your sex, you should consult DR. COOK without delay. when others fail. He cures | WRITE your troubles if living away from ihe city. Thousands cured av home by correspondence, and_medicines sent secure from observation. Office hours—9 t 12 A. M. and 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 . . Sunday, 10 0 12 A. . only. Address Dnc]’u“ G“D 8§65 MARKET STREET. J San Francisco, Cal OCEAN TRAVEL. DAYS T CEANIC S.S. €O0. e HAWAII, _SAMOA, NEW ZEALAND, ov AUSTRALIA. S.5. AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA for HONOLULU only, Satur- December 5. at 10 o. M. Special party rates. » ALAMEDA saills vis HONOLULU and AUCKLAND for SYDNEY, Thursd; December 10,aL 2 P, M. Lineto COOLG ARDIE, Aust.,and CAPETO WN, South Afriea. J. D. SPRECKELS & BROS. CO., Agents, 114 Montgomery street. Freight Office, 327 Market st.. San Francisco. PACIFIC COAST NTEAMSHIP ¢0. TEAMERS LEAVE RROADWA\’& whart, San Francisco, as follows: For Mars Tsland, Loring, Wrangel, Juneau, Msuoo and Sitka (Alaska), at § A. 3., Nov. 10, For Victoria and Vancouver (B. send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett. Afacories and New Wiatcom (Bellingham Bay, Wash.), 9 A. i Nov. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, and every fifth day there- after, connecting at Vancouver with the C. P. R. Tacoma with N. P. R. R., at Seattle with G. ezt Townsend with' Alaska stearorz, roka, Arcaia and Fields Landing (Hum. boldt Bay), str. Pomona 2 2. ., Nov. 1, 5.9, 18, 17, 21, 25, 29, and every fourth day thereatie For Santa Croz. Monterey. San Simeon, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luls Obispo), Gaviots, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, an Pedro, East Sa: Pedro_(Los Angeles) and Newport, at 9 a. Nov. 3, 7. 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, and every fouria day thereaiter. For San Diego. stopping onlv at Port Harrord (San Luis Obispo), ~anta Barbara, Fort Los An- reles, Redondo (lLos Angeles) and Newport, 11 A.M. Nov.1, 6. 9, 18,17, 21, 25, 28, and every fourth day therenfter. For knsenada, San_Jote del Cabo, Mazatlan, La Paz and Guaymas (Mexico), steamer Orizaba, 10 | a3 25th of each month. “Lhe Company reserves right to change steamers or salling dates. Ticket office—Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery street. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen'l Agents, 10 Market at.. San Franelsco. THE O.R. & N. CO. DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO PORTILAND From Spear-stree: Whart, at 10 A. 3. $12 First-class Including $6 Second-class fberth & meals SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS: State of California......Nov. 9, 19, 29, Dec. § ov. 14, 24, Dec. 4, 14 Through tickets and through baggaze to all Eastern points. Rates and folders upon applicas on to F. F. CONNOR, General Agont. 630 Market strest. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Superiotendenin COMPAGNIE GENERAL TRANSATLANTIQUR French Line to Havrs. OMPANY'S PIER(NEW),42 NORTH River, %ot of Morton st. ‘I ravelers by this line avoid both transit hy English rallway and the discomiort of crossing the channel in a small boat. New York 10 Alexandris, Egyps, via Parig, firsi-class $16.: second-class, $11d. LA GASCOGNE LA BRETAGNE. LA CHAMPAGNE LA TOURAINE, LA GASCOGNE..L, Mea™ Ul 3uriner | Noy. 28,5 A. 3. .Dec. 5, Noon TDec. 12,5 4. x. -Dec. 19. 6 A s Dec. 26, 5A. . culurs appiy (0 A. FORGET, Agans, No. 3, Bowling Green, Now York. 3. F. FUG, & CO., agents, & Monigomery svenue, San Francisco, WHITE STAR LINE. Unfted States and Royal Mail Steamers BETWEEN New York, Queenstown & Liverpool, SALLING EVERY WEE ABIN,$50 AND UPWARD, ACCORD- O ta steamer and sccominodations e selected: second cabin, § 12 50 and 84/ 50: Majes-ia it Teutonic. Steerage Tickets from England, Ire and, Scotland, Sweden, Norway and bDenmari through to San Francisco at lowest rates. Tickets, sailing_dates and cabin plans may be procured . H. AVERY, Pacific Mail Dock, or at tos General Oftice of the Company, 613 Market sirees, under Grand Hotel. G. W. FLETCHER, General Agent 1or Pacitic Coast. - STOCKTON STEAMERS ave Pler No. 3, Washington g, '::.i P. o baily: Frelgho received up T hi 30 P, Accommoaations Reserved by Telephons. Tho only lloe making Lrough races on Valay Road freight. STEAMER! J. D. Peters, ity of Stocktom. Ca. Nav. and fmoi. ce VALLEJO AND U. 8. NAVE-VARD. STEAMER “MONTIVELLO, *10:30 A 3. 4 and 9:30 . *10:30 . o, K e x . w Landing Mission-st Dock, Pler 2 Telephone Black 251. ®Excursion trip, giving 6 hours at Navy-Yard FOR SANJOSE, LOS GATOS & SANTA CRUZ QIEAMER ALVISO LEAVES PIER 1 DAILT at104 % (Sundays excepiod); Alviso daily at GP. M (Satardays excepted). Freight and senger. Fare between San Francisco and Alvi 50¢; to San Jose, 75c. Clay sw, Pier L. 20 Wo Banta Clara st San Joia