The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 7, 1897, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1897. PICTURED STORM AND DISASTER Remarkable Voyage of the British Ship Blackbraes. She Left England Fourteen Months Ago and Oaly Arrived Yesterday. Sprung a Leak While Rounding Cape Horn, and Had to Put Back to Monte The British ship Blackbraes met with more than the average number of misfor- tunes during her voyege from Liverpool to San Francisco. She left the former port on November 8, 1895, and reached her destination yesterday. During the four- teen months she was en route & succession of gales were encountered that twice dis- abled the vessel. Once she' put back to | Birkenhead, and waen rounding the Horn the storms were so severe that many of the men were disabled, and the vessel had to put about and run for Montevideo. On arriving at that point all hands were at the pumps, and the cargo had to be dis- charged and the vessel docked for repairs, Captain Chisholm’s account of the vo; age is brief but to the point. Itisas fol- lows: verpool November 8, 1895. heavy southeasterly gales, | terable damage, and bad to Sailpd from ad for repairs. While | Blackbraes was run into { damages and 5. Had south- | and then took the | \. and carried them Crossed the equator in long. 28 heast ades in lat. 10 at. 3 N. W. and took the and carried them to 15 | Had variable winds to the River Platte and then had a su heriy and_west- | erly gales. Had southwesterly gales to Staien Island. N. th to 17th off Staten Island. Had outhwesterly gales. Cape Horn, hud a heavy hurri- | orthwest to south-southwest, | urs, throwing the ship on her : the cargo and blowing t of sails. Broke about | nd earried away both arted the deckhouse and | brt main rail, also doing | dder and steering | iderable damage (O ru uccession of we: gales until | hed a ver heu we gale to | the westward of the Diego Rameriez, when the | ship sprung & leak, starting the decks, the going through the cargo and into alkland Islands. Ar- May 13, when we had } est zale, and not having 10 hold the ship up, had to keep | deo, and arrived at Montevideo | 8, when we discharged a large por- | o, repaired the ship and loadea all the cargo with the exception of about 250 tons of salt. Sa 15. Had head | pe Horn Cape Horn had 1west gales ‘aud blew away several | 1 head winds to latitude 45 south, had southwest winds to | ; ‘took the southeast trad ith, and carried them to lati- tor December the northeast rried tnem to and north- One_of the apprentices on tae Black- braes kept a log of each day’s doings and he thus describes the time all on board Lud when the vessel was rounding the Horn. A the incidents down in ease and | u!l What is that be heard in the dis- arer it approaches and water below. 8 e awakening in the heavens! em to combine in their fury with e rof [he unanimous din be- speaks a storm, Ab, it is suddenly upon us Order aiter order is issued and is as quickly 3 ‘pull_on” the hat; *‘reet” this sail; “furi’” 11, haul until we are ready to fall h exhaustion. r the wind the sea doth mountains high. The dark- ment the storm. As the ship | r canvas she begins o roll. | over her railsand we are about like st ighty current. sail is ¢ away, into rib | But at last we conquer and are ploughing | through & mighty head sea under three top- | sails and foresail. All that can possibly be | done is done and we are aliowed a rest. The starboapd weich are all asleep in thelr bunks. One of the port watch is laid up with & broken arm. It is bitterly c in factall,is & s ; every rope, every wire, id’ mass of ice. The snow | and hail that a driven by the wind are enough to cause you to perish. Itisabout 1 o'clock in the morning. Hor- The ship is suddeniy struck by d is almost at a standstill lcaf in a gentle breeze. s stove in, the strong iron plate b leaving a large hole, ch rushes a voluminous body of rors! r- | he sea struck her the water breaks | h such force as to strain our | 1ift open our skyl letung in a ful bodv o1 water. The poor and weary wornout lads who are in their bunks are nearly drowned. Bedcovers, mattresses and | clothing of all description’ are thoroughly dr The lockers on the starboard bow have been torn down, and paints, brushes and otls, brooms, etc., are to be seen floating in all directions over the deck—a feariul sight as we by the aid of atorchlight. The debris w ared up as well as could be, snd the scattered articles are all put away. Stronger and more terrific grows the gale. Sea seems to mount ses and throw itself against our gallant ship. The starboard tack of our foresail 1s suddenly carried away. Now ftisturland make fast that heavy sail. Ob, that you were there at that time, that you might actually go through that bitter experi- ot that h 1o punish you as we were punished, but that you could experience sctualiy, and sot in imagination, the rec = quired in the carrying on of inter- national commerce. All hands on “deck™ came the order. Wet and weary, anxious and exhausted as we were, the next after was ““all hands lay aloft.” Work, pull, struggle and wresile with o spread of canvas tha filled itself with wind from that awiul gale; and yet we could not master it. One, two, three, four, and yet the fifth hour | passes, and we are still struggling with the same sail. The bitter wind penetrates us to the very marrow. Some of usare so badly bitten by the frost that we can siand it no longer, Strips of flesh are torn from our hands owing to tae irantic whipping of the sail in the wind. Un- able 10 siand the torture on the foot-rope any longer we go down. After restinga few min- utes up we goagain. It isdaylight, and even the captain comes up to lend us a hand. What with & Jull, and the aid_of daylight, we con- quer: and now it is secure. You who hug the fire, you who enjoy the full beneficof a distended’ stomach, you who can exchange wet garments for dry ones, you who g0 o rest after & day’s toil beiween dry, com- jortable covers and the walls of a cheerful Toom, when the storm, the blizzard or suow squalls are reging, would you exchange places with us? Would you say you would, even if we said the marine mercantile trade must come to & standstill so far as we are con- cernea? Waen I tell youthat there were three-fourths of an inch of frost on the bulkheads of our io'castle, that we were gaunt rom, hunger, that for five long weeks we waded in salt water, and turncd in—as we call going to rest in our bunks—with wet garmeuts on, and came out again from that cold, restless conch to put on those same wel garments, let this sound as it will (0 you, yet I tell you that it is unpainted truth. 1imsgine Isee you turn to the above pic- ture, 80d as you see sea afier sea hurl lisell over the rails, filling the snip to her utmost capacity, please remember that we were clutching, grasping, struzgling for a rove, pin, wire or anything, lest we be washed through a porthole or over the side. After the second atiempt of rounding the Horn the Blackbraes did fairly well | sports was as follows: The Brif ish Ship Blackbraes in the Storm OFf Cape Horn That Disabled Her. She Was Neatly Fourteen Months in Making the Voyage From Liverpool to San Francisco. The Above Picture Is Drawn From a Sketch Given Mr. Coulter by the Chief Officer of the Usfortunate Ship. and Captain Chisbholm determined to | make it “'a merry Christmas’’ for his men if possible. A piz was killed and all on board had fresh meat, while the cook pro- vided a regular English plum pudding. Every man on board put a donation into a list of prizes to be contested for, but as ail save the officers were out of money the list read something like this: One-haif pound tobacco, 1 plug tobacco, 234 pound¥ tobaceo and so on. The programme of Obstacle race, standing jump. potato and bucket rac jump, sack rece, 2 legged race, 500-yard flat race, wheelba row race, obstacle sack race and tug-oi- war (teams of six). The judge was Chief Officer Helms, the referee Second Officer Palmer and the starter Third Officer Mar- tell. The treasurer was W. Walker, and he has been paying out the prizes ever since Christmas day. The officers all gave money prizes and the fortunate winners are now awailing a chance to get shore leave. The Blackbraes will remain in the stream & few days and then, afiter an in- spection, the chances are a general aver- age will be declared and the vessel will be docked. —_————— MUTINY ON THE BELFORD. The Men Rcfused to Go to Work Until They Got Thelr Advance. There was trouble on the British ship Belford yesterday. and at one time it looked as though the police would be | called in. Captain McKinnon had shipped what is known along the water front as a “scab crew.” The men went at alower rate than is demanded by the regular shipping masters, and also agreed to go without an advance. Yesterday they de- manded an advance and the captain re- fused. Then the trouble began. The men refused to work, and the officers were or- dered to put them in irons. The sailors refused to be ironed, and a free fight al- most followed. When the A. B.'s at- tempted to quit the suip in & body Cap- tain McKinnon capitulated and agreed to pay the advance. Late in the afternoon the men went to work and bent the sails, and some time to-day the Belford will get away with her load of wheat for Algoa Bay. “‘Abe” Marks, the popular clerk in the Merchants’ Exchange, had & narrow escape yesterduy. A professional beggar was plying his trade among the mer- chants who generally congregate on the floor about 1 P. M., wien Mr. Marks caught sight of bim. He wasted no words, but taking a firm hold of the intruder, started to march him out. Passing the second deor, he met Officer Walsh and turnea his prisoner over to him. Later in the day Walsh remarked to Ave: *“You had a nar- row escape; that was the man that nearly kicked my brains out a year ago.” It appears that the loafer had gone into an insurance office on California street and asked for enough to et a meal. He was given a ticket that entitled himto a meal and a bed, but as soon as he reached the sidewalk he tore it in two and threw itaway. Then he made a bee line for the Produce Exchange. Walsh picked up the ticket, and seeing what it was, foliowed the man. Finding him begging, he placed him under arrest. The prisoner walked to the police patrol box without making any resistance, but before the wagon arrived he showed fight. He bit and kicked, and for weeks Walsh bore the marks of bis feet on his forebead, while his helmet was ruined. ‘‘Abe"” is now thanking his lucky stars that the tramp did not tackle him. The British ship Helga arrived from Cape Town yesterday in ballast. The voy- age was an uneventful one. On December 15, in latitude 5 deg. 17 min. nortb, longi- tude 124 deg. 46 min. west, Jacob Palmer, a native of Finland, died suddenly of beart disease, and was buried at sea. The water-front burglars visited the big tug Fearless last I'uesday night, They got away with a suit of Captain Clem Randall’s clothes, a gold watch and chain belonging to tne first officer, and nearly all the clothing belenging 1o the crew. The men who did the work must be ex- perts, as the vessel was robbed while the sailors were asleep in their bunks. Tbe tug Vigilant will take a valuable consignment to the Farralones to-day. Miss Doud, the young lady teacher, will be the guest of Captsin John Sitovich, and forty-six carrier pigeons for use on the island will also go out. The young lady will teach the children of the light- house-keepers their- A B C's and the Eigeous will carry news for the Weather urean. Two at a time they will be re- Teleased- from their cotes, and they are expected to return to their home in Berkeley, whence the weather news will be telepboned to the nhead office in the Mills building. Officer George Lake of the Harbor volice is back on duty again. He was prostratea for three weeks with a severe attack of la Tippe. « o d Gordon, owner of the plunger George Washington, says that the parties who went out on the memorable ‘cruise recorded in THE CALL yesterday morning were Miss Emma Johnson, Miss Katie Wilson, William ~ Smith and himsel Gordon asserts that his lady friends’ missed the boat and that he and Smith volunteered to sail them over to San Francisco. HEADS CUT OfF BY SUPERVISORS Solid Seven Makes 62 Va- cancies and 62 New Appointments. Struggle Last Night of a Plucky Minority With a United Majority. Supervisor Clinton and His Faithfu! Four Kick Hard, but Very Fautilely. The “solid seven'” were invincible at the adjourned meeting of the Board of Super- visors last night. Every time Supervisor Clinton, Supervisor Dodge or other mem- ber of the minority which bas been leit out in weather (which is very chilly with respect to patronage) showed’ their head the “solid seven”” stood shoulder. to shoulder and whacked it into submission— every time but once. Then Delaney broke over to the support of the position taken by Dodge, and all tne others followed with the activity of sheep vaulting over a burn door and fall- ing safely on ths other side. The ‘solid seven” carried all the committees and sixty-two political jobs for new members of the 1aithful through to a successful finish. There was a preliminary caucus, the result of which appeared in the session, and the board was not called to order till 8:20 o’clock. Mayor Phelan was in the chair, spick, span and artistic, with his new improve- ment club gavel. The board had its first real taste of Phelan as a presiding officer and it was smooth and slick. The Mayor understands the job of chairman. He is quick and decisive. Dr. Clinton worried the parliamentary cat some during the evening, but not once was his master compelled to show the length of his claws. Ii there is any one thing for which tle first formal business sebsion of the board will not be distinguished in history it is harmony—except with the *'solid seven,’’ where it was beautiful and seraphic. Every member 'of the new board was present. The flrst trouble in the divided <board appeared in the’ appointment and con- mfimon of committees. Supervisor Rottanzi is the uncompromising general of the “solid seven’” and Supervisor Clin- ton is the leader of the *‘opposition,” with a faithful lientenant in Supervisor Dodge. The “'solid seven’” are: Supervisors Rot- tanzi, Haskins, Delaney, Devany, Sheehan, Britt and Rivers. The mass of the minority is. embodied in Supérvisors Clinton, Dodge, Lackmann, Morton and Smith. 55 A petition "from the Women’s Educa- tionai and Industrial Association offering to provide women to clean the City Hall for $1200 a month, where the work now costs $2000, innocently precipitated the battle. It was referred to the Public Buildings Committee, Sapervisor Clinton jumped disgruntied into the fray. He said his memory failed to recall that the board had any commit. tees, and he moved that action on the pe- tition be deferred and the appointment of committees taken up. This prevailed. Then after Rottanzi’s motion that the list of committees as read at the inaugural meeting of the board last Monday be ndopteg Lad carried, there was deep si- lence and bated breath as the clerk read as follows, Supervisor Clinton saying: “'Will the clerk read slowly so 1 can copy them as I don’t know ything about them.” The clerk so rea Judiciary—Smith, Rottanzi, Clinton. Finance and Audiffng—Rottanzi, Devany, Haskins. Streets, Wharves, Grades and Public Squares —Devany, Sheehan, Delaney, Britt, Rivers. Public Buildings—Sheehan, Britt, Rivers. Water and Water Supply—Clinton, Rivers, Dodge, Britt, Morton. Health and Police—Delaney, Rivers, Devany, Rottanzi, Haskins. Fire Department—Britt, Sheehan, Devany, Rottanzi, Morton. License and Orders—Lackmann, Rivers, Has- ne Hospitals—Dodge, Rottanzi, Haskins. Printing and Salaries—Haskins, Sheehas, ritt. 7 Street Lights—Rivers, ‘Delaney, Sheehan, Smith, Lackmann, Outside Lands—Morton, Clinton, Dodge, Delaney, Lackmann. Supervisor Clinton then off'red tke fol- lowing committees as a substitute: Finance and Auditing—Clinton, Dodge and Lackman. Street and Wharves—Devanoy, Sheehan, Morton, Delaney, Britt. Public Buildings—Sheehan, Morton, Dela- ney. Water and Water Supply—Rottanzi, Clinton, Lackmann, Britt, Devany. Health and Police—Delaney, Smith, Rivers, Rottanzi, Haskins. - Fire Department — Britt, Smith, Shehan, Rivers, Morton. Hospitals—Dodge, Smith, Rottanzi. Printing and Salaries—Haskins, Morton, Street Lights—Rivers, Clinton, Devany, Mor- ton, Dodge. Outside Lands — Morton, Dodge, Haskins, Lachmann, The substitute was lost by a vote of 7 to 5. Dr.” Clinton was not satisfied. He tackled the seriatim plan of battle next. He asked to be permitted to withdraw from the Committee on Judiciary and moved inat the chair fill the vacancy. This was also lost by a voteof 7 to 5. The lobby saw something funny in the solidity of the seven and laughed moder- ately. This appeared to annoy Supervisor Clinton, who appealed to the chair in these words: “Can I be forced to serve whether I want to or not?" The Mayor replied diplomatically: “You can refuse to attend the meetinga.” Supervisor Clinton sat down calmly, but his eyes were flashing—indeed they had been exposing subdued fire all even- ing. Supervisor Dodge offered as a substitute for the Finance Committee Superyisors Clinton, Lackmann and_ Britt, and was supported by Clinton. He subsequently, however, offered an amendment that Rot- tanzi, Dodge and Haskins compose this committee. Then he made a speech in which he said: “I realize that the success or failure of our administration depends on this com- roittee, It should be an impartial com- mittee. Of the original committee one member is aiso a member of the street committee and another of the printing committee. Both of these are com- mittees of large appropriations. It ap- pears to me that in the formation of the original finance committee the Lord’s injunction, ‘Lead us not into temptation,’ was disregarded. I do not wish my fel- low-members to be tempted in this way, while, at the same time, 1 feel the utmost confidence in their integrity and probity. I want a committee that will stop all leaks.” Supervisor Rottanzi replied, saying he had the graatest confidence in his fellow- members of the Finance Committee, and felt that temptation “‘will be naught to them. I asked Dr. Dodge,’” said Rottanzi, ‘'to serve with me on this committee and he absolutely declined.” On coming to the roll-call, both Super- visor Dodge's substitute and Supervisor Clinton’s amendment were lost by the same old vote of 7 to 5. The Clinton committees were then taken up seriatim, but in turn met the same fate. Before the vote -~ on his Water ana Water SBupply Committee was taken, Supervisor Clinton said, somewhat bit- Lel?y, that as chairman of that committee he had been accorded the privilege of naming his associates on the committee, but he found that the cancus had taken away the privilege, and he had been denied whaty had been granted to every other chairman. Supervisor Dodge made the same com- plaint in regard to the Hospital Com- mittee. He jared better—much better— than Clinton, though he did not_seem to expect it until he felt the wind blowing his way in an unmistakable strength. “I expected the privilege of naming at least one man on the committee, but I have not had it, while the privilege has Leen given to every other chairman. ‘Were 1 allowed to choose I should na Supervisors Dodze, Clinton and Rottanz He moved that the chanve be made. The *'solid seven’’ stood up straizbt enough tiil Delaney had a chance. Then he supported the Dodge Hosvital Com- mittee, and every other member of the caucus flew the track after hislead. Smith alone voted against it, and he appeared to vote “no” because he had been voting *no’ all night with the minority. The Dodge committee was confirmed by. a vote of 11to 1. All the remainder of the majority’s committees were confirmed. Thus the three doctors of the boerd re- main on that committee. The lobby began to get uneasy at this break. There was a subdued murmur and hum of converse. Were not matters of much more moment to the ‘‘hangers-on” yet to be decided? Was not a big bateh of appointments to be made? Could it be pos- sible that the slate was “‘busted” so that the gap would not close up again on the next vote? These and other queries tbrilled the large and expectant audience. ‘When the resolution declaring sixty-fwo City Hall offi ‘es and appointments vacant was offered Supervisor Clinton opposed it. He said he did not see any necessity for making such sweeping changes at one fell swoop. He wanred time to consider. There were doubtless worthy men amon the number to be decapitated. He mov: that the resolution be tabled till the next meeting. It was a case of kicking against the pricks again. The motion lost, the de- capitating resolution ' prevailed by the vote of 7 10’5, The lobby breathed a sigh of relief, for the ‘“‘solid seven” stcod straight up once more. A resolution carrying with it the follow- Delaney, Clinton, ing appointments to the places declared vacant by the previous resolution was adopted after more objections from Su- vervisors Clinton and Dodge had been voted down. The former made a point in favor of giving the women’s petition a show and the women a chance to try to keep the City Hall clean. Thess are the appointmenis that were made: Prosecuting Attorney Police Courts, depart- ments Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4 respectively—Jonn A. Spinetti, Edward P. Mogan, F. 0'Callaghan, Charles Reynolds. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Police Courts, departments 1,2, 3 and 4 respectively —R. L. Mann, Jonn 'S. Hogan, F. J. Drury, William Gleason. Clerks of Police Courts, departments 1,2, 3 and 4 respedively—Samuel Kohlman, John Foley, Joseph Hayes, Thomas Farrell. Head jenitor City Hall. Dennis 0'Cal- Iagnan; jenitor Auditor and Treasurers’ offize, J.J. Mationey; janitor Assessor’s office, Georze janitor County Clerk’s off janitor District _Attorney’s office, janitor License Collecior's inn; janitor Recorder's office, anitor Surveyor's office, Henry Ely; janitor Tax Collector’s office, E. J. Forster; {enitor Superintendent of Strets office, M. Fls~ erty; janitor Superior courts, departments d 3, Willlam Hooper; janitor Superjor 2 and 7, John Kelly; Burke; Martin O'Bries 1 an courts, departments janitor Superior Court, department and reporter's room, Michavl Whalen; tor of City Receiving Hospital, Charles Wilson; janitor Justices’ courts, John Murphy: janiior outside entrances to City Hall, D janitor water-closets City I janitor Police Com- missioners’ rooms, Thomas Caveny; janitor Police Courts, William Peterson; janitor Board of Supervisors’ rooms, P. H. nna. Night watchman City Hall, John McCabe; day watchman City Hall, Tinothy Murphy engineer City Hall, Edward Duff; fireman City Hall, John O’Hara; carpenter City Hall, James Devine; plumber City Hall, P.Jonn: son; plumber's helper City Hall, Hugh Ward. Gardener Jefferson Square, Edward Desay; gardener Alta Square, Edward Burke; gar- dener Columbia Square, Edward McLaughlin; gatdener Garfield Square, James O'Neil; gar- dener Poriswmouth Square, Daniel Haskins: gardener Union Squure, James Brannan; gardener Washington £quare, Loo Veiller; gardener new City Hall grounds, Patrick Fiynn. Bridgekeeper and encineer, Fourth-street, Henry Healey; bridgekeeper, Fourth-street bridge, Charles Casassa; assistant bridge- keeper, Fourth-street bridge, John Quigley; briagekeeper, Seventh street, J. J. Donovan; keeper corporation yard, Street Department, P. Muliigan; inspector of sidewalks, James Sullivan; drivers of police patrol, H. Schellen- berg, J. C. Cottle, C. Hilliard, Louis Rattigan, George Brown, M. Harris, James McCormick, P. Stevens, D. Murphy; drivers of am- bulance—M. Kavanaugh and William O'Neil; assistant expert Board of Supervisors, Walter Pilkington; sergeant-at-arms Board of Super- visors, H. P. Giannini. A resolution by Supervisor Clinton that Snpervisors Britt, Smith and Rottanzi be appointed a committee to go to Sacra- mento to look after proposed legisiation affecting the City and County of San Francisco was adopted. Supervisor Rot- tanzi objected to the appointment, saying he would go to Sacramento whenever necessary, but he could not go there and stay a long time. The board adjourned to 8 o'clock next Monday evening. e e STREET IMPROVEMENTS. The Week’s Work Performed at Different Meetings. The following summary of street work represents the improvements considered by the Board of Supfrvisors at meetings held since the last regular weekly session. It continues without break tne record published in THE CALL: CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. (Passed December 31.) Laguna and Washington—Bi:umen. ¥ULL ACCEPTANCE] (Passed December :9.) Bay, Polk to Van Ness—BRumen. Bay'and Polk—Bitumen. Shrader, Haight to Page—Bitume Keventeenth, Church Lo Sanchez—Bitumen, Hickory avenue, Laguna to Buchanan—Bitu- men. Maple, Sacramento to Clay—Basalt. Qctavia, Grevawicn to Lombard—Bitumen. Pierce, Filbert 1o Greenwich—Basalt, FULL ACCEPTANCE. (Passe | December 31). Flayes and Scou—Bitumen crossing. Green, Polk to Van Ness—Basalt, ¥ULL ACCEPTANCE. (Passed January 2). Bay and Van Ness crossing—Bitumen. BESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO OBDER STREET WORK. (Passed to print Lecember 31). Central svenue, Fell to Hayes—Bitumen. Green, Meson 0 Tayior—Stone sidewalks. Vallejo, Plerce to Scoit—stone sidewaiks. RESOLUTION TO READVEETISE FOR PROPOSALS. (Passed to print December 31). Ok, Baker to Stanyan—Bitumen. EXTENSIONS OF TIME GRANTED, (Fassed December 1) Sheridan, Ninta to Tenth—To Gray Bros., stxty days on stone sidewaiks. an Ness, Valle) 10 Green—To Adsmantine Paving Company, sixty days on s:oune sidewalks Van Ness and Green—Same On northeast cor- ner. Prospect, Heyman aud Fugenia—To Smith & Quimby, ninety days on grading. Prospect and Eugenin crossing—same. Prospect ad Heyman crossing—Same. Prospect, Eugena and Lizzle—To Warren & Malley, ninety days on Knflln* Chenery, Mateo to Miguel—To Flinn& Treacy, nivety days on sewerlng, eic. Chenery, Roanoke and Castro—Same, Broderick, Post to Geary—To Flinn & Treacy, ninety days on paving. B, Seventh to Kighth avenue—To J. G. Conroy, thirty days on grading. * RESOLUTION TO BAISE GRADES. (Passed Jau Norihwesterly corner V. avenues, 3 feet, and establish toef Northeasterly ia_and Prospect corner Vi avenues, 3 feet, and establish at 151 feet. | Easterly line Prospect avenue, 275 feet north- erly from Virginla avenue, 2.22 fcet, sad estab- lish at 190.72 feet. Westerly line Prospect avenue, 275 feet north- erly from Virginia avenue, 2.28 feet, and esi lish at 188.7 feet. BESOLUTION TO LOWER GRADES. (Pessed January 2.) Twenty-fith avenue, between California and Clement streets, 6 feet And es:ablish at 137 feet. Twenty-fifth wvenue, b-tween California and Clement strets, 1o conform on true zradients to the gradeabove named and to the grades now es- tablished a. Clement and Ca ifornia streets. _ Center line ot Chenery stieet, &t a point 79.28 feet northeasterly from Miguel, .25 and establish lish st 354.15 fest. Center line of Chenery street, at the first angle northerly from Miguel street, 1.5 feet and estub- lish at 230.50 feet. Westerly curb line of Chenery street, at the first ugle northerly from Miguel sreet, 1.0 feet and steblish ai 250.80 feet. Easteriy curn line of Chenery street, at the first angle northerly from Miguel sireet, 1.59 feet and establish at 25).10 feet. Ceuter line o Chenery street, at second angle notheriy from Mliguel sreet, % feer and establish at 221 eet. Westeriy curb line of Chenery street, at the sec- ond angie northerly from Miguel street. 1.76 feet and establish at 221 teet. Chenery streer, at the first angle southerly from Miguel sircet, 0.70 feet and estabilsh av 21512 eet. Easterly curb line of Chenery street, opposits the southeasterly corner of Churies stieet, 2.7 feet and establish at 222.25 feet. Easterly curb line of Chenery street, opposite the nortieasterly corner of Charles streei, 2.U2 feet and estabiish at 220.70 feet. BESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH GEADE. (Passed January 2.) Easterly line of Chenery sircet, at the northerly curd line of Char.es street. a 220,50 feet. Easterly line of Chenery str-et. at the southerly curb line of Charles street, at 221 25 feel. Chencry sireet, beiween Miguel and Falrmount streels, to coniorm to the grades above named and (0 the present official grades al the crossing of Falrmount and Miguvel streets. arles s reet, between Chenery street and Academy street, to conform to the grades above named and to 'the present official grade at tne crossing of Academy Sireet. Virzioia avenue, between Lundv’s Lane and Chapultepec street, and op Progpect avenue, from Virginia avenue northeriy 200 feet, io conform on true grades (0 the grades above named aad to the adjacent initial grades now estblished. Kichland avenue, norinerly line. 325 feet west- erly from South avenue, at 229 feet. Richland_avenue, southerly line, 325 feet wesj- erly irom Sonth avinue, at 227 feet, Kichiand avenuc, uorthery line, at South ave- nue. ac 232 feet. Richland avenue, southerly Mne, at South ave- nue, at 229 fert. Richland avenue, northerly line. at 500 feet easterly from South avenue, at 196 feei Richland avenue, southerly Jwe, a: 500 feet easterly from -outl avenue, at 194 feet. Richiand avenue, northerly line. 527.25 feet easterly from South'avenue, at 186.52 feet. Richland avenue, s.utherly line. ai 526.75 feet easterly from Soutli avenue, at 16492 teet. ichiand avenue, between Holly sireet and fts mination, to conform to the grades d and ihe grade now official at Holly casterly above na street. , kast Park street, northerly line. feet easterly from’ the northeai Holly Park avenue, at ¥30.75 ivet. ka8t Park street, souther y line, at a point 450 feeu easterly irom the sou heasterly coroer of Holly Par« avenue, 8. 200 feet. Ewst Park street, norcherly line, at a point at ight angles « pposie from the last above described point, at 202 feet. Kast Fark street, southerly line, 614 feet easterly from the sou:heusier.y corner of Holly Parx ave- nue, at 180.75 feet. East Park sireet, northerly line, at s point at right angles opposite from the Iast above de- scribed point, at 1x1.88 feet. Yoast Yark 'street, Letween Holly Park avenue and its easiern lermination, to conform to the grades above named and 10 the grades now official at Holly Park avenue. Ninth, Tenth, Kieventh, Twelth, ¢ a point fifty ly corner of Thirteenth, Fourteenth, kitieenth aid Sixteentii avevues, in d gurict south of Golden Gate Park, between L and Q streets. SURVEYS. (Passed December 31.) Fifteenth avenue south and P south—City Ea- gineer to furnish estimaie of cost of grading. Twentietn and Michigan — City Ensineer to make surveys and report to estaolish grades. PETITIONS REFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEE. (Feaa tast night.) Cortland avenue, Mission to Andover—J. A. Hal- Pin, for sidewslks on north side. Van Ness avenue. north from Hayes—Van Ness Ayenue Improvement Ciub, o bitumen. Seventh aud Brannan—N. Ho.lings, for permis- slon 10 repair plaok sidewalks. Onk, Baker to Sisnyan—Panhandle Improve- ment 'Club, requesting buard to readvertise im- provements. Hayes, Grove, Fulton, etc., in Panhandle dis- triet etc. L enery—Fairmount Improvement Club, calling attention to condition of sircet and requesting early consideration of matter. Thir centh avenue south, L to M—Property- owners, for postjocement of grading proceedings. Lake, Fourth to Fifth avenue — Greenwood estaie, Tequesting work p:ojected be omitted. Fourth avenue ana California—Same. i avente aid California—same. Laxe aud Fourth avenoe - Same. Lake and Fifch avenue—Same. PEOTESTS REFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEE (Read Iast pight.) ° Chenery—Properiy-owners sgalnst ohange of grade. Chapultepec. Virginia to Eugenia—Proparty- owne:s against grading. Tnioa and ¥ranklin—Property-owners against viog. Lombard, Van Ness to Plerce—Property-owners against paving, etc. Union and Lyon, crossing — Property-owners agaiust change of grade. MRS OARLSON'S MORTGAGE. Judge Slack Asked to Anoul Security for a Wife’s Debt. Judge Slack has granted a week’s fur- ther time in the case of August Carlson against J. J. Rauer. From the complaint on file it appears Carlson’s wife borrowed $125 from Rauer, giving a chattel mortgage on’the house hold furniture to secure repayment of the debt. ¥ ‘When Rauer threatened to take judg- ment against Mrs. Carlson and to remove the property in satisiaction of his bill, a suit for permanent injunction was entered by Carlson, who alleged that he never au- thorized his wife to mortgage the house- hold furniture or to borrow money for him in any way. ¥ Carlson” pleaded the statute which ex- empts such property from execution and asks that Rauer be restrained from remoy- ing the property from his residence at 817 Bush street. and demands that the chattel mortgage be canceled. Testimony 1n rezard to the transact will be heard next Wednesday, at W ion ich time Rauer will iry to prove that Carlson was willing to share in_the enjoyment of the $125 borrowed by his wife, but that he objects to repaying the loan. NEW TO-DAY. PROPERTY (OWNERS! ATTENTION. 172 CENTS Per Square Foot (20 discrimination) Is what voa can get your street paved with BITUMINOUS OCK for by the PACIFIC PAVING COMPANY. Office 106 and 108 Phelan Building. Call on us or send your address and our repres sentative will call on you. Teiephone Main 658, Yale Locks 17 AND 19 BEALE STREET. oxrEryY Street Improvement Co. Rooms 11 & 45, Filth Floor, Mills Building. + Telephone Main 5377. CACRAMENTO OFFICE: 411 J STREET. A\(I)AD. l’rzl COL. G, H. MENDELL Corps of Engineers, U.S.A. (Retired), CONSULTING ENGINEER Directors PROPRIETORS CONTRACTORS Santa Cruz, Cal., ANl Kinds of Street and Work, Bridges and King City, Monterey Co., | Railway Constraction. 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He also cures Drains, Irritations, Blood Impurities, Hydrocele and all other signs of physical, fir mental and sexual debility. ‘“ Careful attention given to Lild every form of female complaint, and to ailments of the (i} Heart, Lungs, Liver, Stomach, Kidneys, Bladder and {f} Urinary Organs of both sexes. and Chronic Catarrh a Specialty. ; i The worst cases desired—cases upon which other physicians have experimented and failed. Quick and Piles, Fistula, Rupture may be thereby obtained. His His office hours are San Francisco.