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CHAIRMAN KING IS HARD TO FIND, Steward Robinson Vainly Sought Him at the City Hall AND THEN AT HIS HOTEL Nearly Always Ran Across Him at the Bar of the New Western. COUNTY HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. Fish That Were Sometimes "Past" and Meat That Came at Fancy Figures. Tb« Board of Health continued its in vestigation of the County Hospital Jast evening at the office of Dr. Hart, 114 Pow ell street. Two witnesses were examined — George Robinson, the steward, and his son, George F. Robinson, who was acting steward for two months during his father's illness. The elder Robinson testified that his du ties included general supervisiom of the commissary department and of the buiid inps. Every week he makes a requisition of supplies needed for the institution and .13 it to the Superintendent for ap proval. He then has to take the requisi tion to the Cbafrman of the Hospital Com mittee of the Board of Supervisors, Joseph Kiue. According to Robinson he seeks King at the City Hall during his supposed oilice hours, but rarely find* him there. Generally he has to hunt for Kine at the latter's hotel, and more particularly in the barroom of the hotel. On certain occasions when it was impos sible to find the Supervisor of the Fir*«t Ward even in the seclusion of his own bar room the steward was compelled to usk dealers to furnish supplies without a re quisition ana to get the requisition signed later on. Robinson, as a rule, goes with a requisi tion to the chairman of the Hospital Com mittee about four times a week, but often he has to go st-vertil time.-j a day to tind King. The steward admitted "that he often lost a great deal of time chasing back and forth between the City Hall and King's hotel. Kobinson said he had very little trouble about the shortage in weight or measure of the supplies furnished the hospital. The trouble was with the quality. The lish furnished the institution was often poor — not rotten, but what the stew ard euphoniously termed "Dast."' He had also received bay and potatoes that were unfit for use. On such occasions the goods were always sent back and the dealers sent good supplies. The cartage of these sup j>:i^s back and for:li, of course, made an additional expense for the hospital. The quality of beef furnished to the ai was very good, according to the steward. i ontraet price, however, at which it was furnished tv the hospital was much )i ttiiin tie regular market price. . -ure he could have bought :ine qualltv of meat which was being furnished at ti' 2 cents a pound for 4., cents, lie was> positive he could have saved the City from $1500 to $20u0 during the past fiscal year on meat alone, if he had had the buying of it. However, even if he had wished to do so, he had not the power. In buying goods not contracted for he go to certain dealers recommended by the Hospital Committee. If the Board oi Health should order him to go to an other tirm who would furnish goods cheaper he would probably be unable to get ti.e eoods, as the chairman of the hos pital committee would refuse to sign the requisition and the dealer would not get ■•>'• •Then you mean to say," asked Dr. Hart, "that although an appointee of the iioard of Healtn you are under the power of the committee of the Supervisors, and that the Board of Health has nothing to do with the matter?' "It seems to be that way," answered Robin - Young Robinson was asked the same questions as his father and corroborated his statements. He recounted a visit he made to Cuairman Kine with a requisi tion, when tiie Supervisor delighted the politicians in hia barroom by declaring he would not allow certain supplies to the hospital. Robinson denied that he had jutted King on the back on this occasion and said: "Good boy, Joe." At the conclusion of young Robinson's testimony the board adjourned to meet ligain next week, when more of the hos pital employes will be examined. IN AID OF THE CHARTER. Prominent Organizations Ad dress the Election Com mission. Resolu!ioa Passed Placing the Charter at the Head of the Electoral Ballot. The Merchants' Association and other prominent organizations, represented by Joseph Britton, president of the Board of Freeholders; Captain William L. Merry, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce; I. J. Truman, president of the Civic Federa tion; W. G. Doaue, director of the Mer chants' Association; F. W. Dohrmaun, ;ent of the Merchants' Association, and J. Richard Freud, secretary of the Merchants' Association, appeared before action Commissioners yesterday to urge that the proposed new charter be given a prominent place on the electoral ballot at the next election. Joseph Britton opened the discussion by stating that at the invitation of the Board i tion Commissioners the committee was present to urge the placing of the charier in a favorable position upon the al ticket. F. W. Dohrmann then addressed the committee for the purpose of showing the necessity of placing the words "for the new charter" or "against the newcharter ' in such a position upon the ballot that it would not be overlooked. He then asked tne Commissioners whether there was any necessity for discussion of this subject. Commissioner Block offered a resolution authorizing the Registiar to prepare the ballot so that the charter would appear at the head of the municipal ticket. This resolution gave rise to some discussion in which it became apparent that all the members of the board were favorable to the resolution, but were not certain that the board had the legal authority to so arrange the ballot. Auditor Broderick stated that he was FtrontjJy in favor of having the position of the charter at the head of the municipal ticket, but that there was some question under what election laws the Commis sioners were operating. It might be possible that the power resided with the County Clerk. An amendment was offered by Com missioner Creswell that the Board was favorable to the resolution as submitted by Commissioner Block, provided it had the power. In this shape the resolution was unanimously adopted by the Com missioners. . In order to hring the matter to a test as soon as possible, a resolution was offered by Commissioner Creswell that the Board authorize ihe Registrar to purchase a cer tain amount of ballot paper from the Secretary of State and proceed to the arrangement and printing of the ballot. This resolution was also unanimously adopted by the Commissioners. The subject of appointing election officers for the ensuing election, on No vember ;>, was then discussed. Mr. Dohr mann, on behalf of the Merchants' Asso ciation, presented to the Registrar for the use of the election board, a list of 2000 leading mercantile houses of this City who employ cierical help. This" list comprises the 523 members of of the Merchants' Association and the leading commercial houses, and will be used by the kegtstrar in sending out a special circular requesting merchants to recommend their clerks for election offi cers. Application blanks will be sent with each circular, to be properly rilled out and returned to the Registrar's office. Mr. Dohrmann explained that the object of the Merchants' Association was to co operate harmoniously with the Election Commissioners in securing efficient ana reliable clerks of election. 'lhe Merchants' Association will send a special request to each of these 2000 firms that they comply with the wishes of the Election Commissioners. Active efforts will also be taken by the association to secure desirable clerks in every precinct of the City at the next election with a special view of securing a full and accurate couni of the votes polled upon the new charter. A HUGE GRADING JOB, Warren and O'Malley Have Al most Two Years' Work in Richmond, Residents of the District Have a Com p'aint Against the Street Department. For the next two years Richmond Dis- ! trict will be the scene of extensive grading operation?, and millions of yards of sand will be handled. Besides the old Bay Dis- j trict racetrack work, Warren it O'Malley | have a large tract between Eighth and j Fifteenth avenues and A and C streets. | This is a job of about forty blocks and is • covered with sandhills, many of them ; thirty feet higher than the street. Much Of it is dry sand, the banks having been j recently formed by the wind, and the graders to remove it will use the big steam ' machines known as 'Sand-paddies." A "sand-paddy" is not as diminutive or | modest a piece of mechanism a? one would i fancy. On the contrary, it is a monster j that eats into a sandhill at the rate of 1800 ! or 1900 cubic yards a day. By a series of '■ scoops or buck?t3 run by endless sprocket chains the soil is elevated into a hopper, thence into railroad cars, which run on their tracks around the machine receiving their load, which is emptied into the cut to be filled. The "paddy" itself stands on , rails, and after it has used up all the pand- ' banks within reach it is rolled forward and the cartrack again arranged around it. The whole system is perfect in the way of utility and "practicability, and the work advance* rapidly. \\ arren it .O'Malley will soon have two j steamers at work, one at the sand-dune west of the Odd Fellows' Cemetery on the j old racetrack and the other on the forty- : block job, wnere it will dig steadily for a year and a half. When it has scooped up its last bucket of sand a wide strip of high rolling land lyinpr along the north side of , Golden (iate Park will be leveled down and ready for the builders. The residents of Richmond District are ; I complaining bitterly of the action of the j I Street Committee in foisting upon them Gray Bros.' blue rock. Not only are the quarries far away, but the small property owners of the locality at tiie present time ' find that additional expense ahardship. The people of the district hold that as so much of that part of the City is ungraded and often streets are mere cuts tnrough sandhills it is not practicable to be^m a system of costly paving. They wish to use | the red rock of which they have an j unlimited supply at a quarry on Thirtieth \ avenue for temporary street work. It is i their intention in the near future to Ditu minizfl every street in the district, when the blue rock will be used as a bed for the j i bitumen. A3 it i 3 the red rock has a ; I natural cement which gums the whole j ' mess, and a thoroughfare paved with this [ j after being well rolled makes one of the : cheapest and best roadways Known. J. <j. Conway, a grader residing in Rich- | mond District, stated yesterday that the people of his locality were going to make the paving question a living issue this summer. "Many of our streets," said he, "are in a deplorable condition at present, and what will they be in the wet season? They | | have been dug up for sewers, gas ana j water mains until they are soft and need j paving. But we can't afford to pay 7 and B cents a square foot for blue rock, for that j is too costly. We could have it done in oar own red rock for 3^ cents. Talk S about an octopus— l tell you there is no more unjust and crushing monopoly in this City than the Gray Brothers and their blue rock. We have a number of times sent committees to the board for redress and there they always found one of the I Grays ready to fight them. "Here is another thing of the many evils that arnct us. The other day the 'Street Department served notices ordering ttiat j the sidewalk alone Sixth avenue snould be bituminized. Part of the thorough- j fare between Point Lobos avenue and the j partc not only has no buildings on it, but , is Hanked by deep, ungraded lots; and, | moreover, 1 have been at work in sight of i that street every day for three weeks, and j I have not seen over twenty people walK- i ing by. What the department wants j those sidewalks paved now for is a ques- I tion past finding out. "Now if we work out streets at all — j which they need — we must use the hard I blue rock, which is the poorest material i that can be put down. It will not pack, I and either grinds up into fine dust, to ; i turn to mud in winter, or remains a hard | j gravel in the streets. We want the red > i rock put down now, and when we are able ! J to do costly street work we will bit.uniin- | ize. The Street Department need not fear i that Richmond District will fail to mi- ] prove itself in the Dest manner possible. | We want a square deal, and we will con- | j tend for it, too." •— • — • An <>ld Cage Decided. I The United States Court of Appeals affirmed j I yesterday the decision of the District Court, j j in the case of The Humboldt Lumber Manu- j | facturers' Association against Olivia Christo- i pherson and others. The suit is one of nearly | seven years' standing, and was carried to the | Court of Appeals on a mandate to secure a stay of proceedings. The case is now referred ! back to the District Court for execution. In 1889 the tug Printer, owned by tne Humboldt ! i couipauy was towing out to sea the (-choouer j I Fidelity. In some way thelatterran foul of the i I rocks and several lives were loKt. Suits were at } ! once instituted against the lumber people by I the families of the victims for $54,000 dam- j ages. Tht District Court held that the owners ! of tne tug were only responsible to ihe value I of the vessel, which was appraised at $22,500. i A judgment for that amount was accordingly \ rendered. The Humb:>ldt company disclaimed any liability whatever, and asked for the utay of proceedings as already related. Loans on watches, jewelry, sll v — -»re, at Uncle Harris', 15 Grant avenue. THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1896. SHEA & SHEA TO BUILD THE HALL The Contract for the New Municipal Building Awarded. END OF THE DEADLOCK. Supervisors Wagner and Benja min Finally Changed Their Votes. WORK WILL SOON BE BEGUN. The Pesthouse Will N.t Be Located on the Almshouse Tract at Present. The Board of Supervisors settled the question as to who shall be the architect to construct the new municipal building yesterday by giving the plum to Shea it Shea. The board has been in a deadlock for several months past (in fact, ever since the numerous designs for the building were submitted), Shea & Shea being one vote short of enough to get the contract, while the nearest rival, W. 0. Banks, lacked two votes. Yesterday when the balloting was taken up seven ballots were cast without any result being attained, but on the eighth the change came. It was first in evidence when Supervisor Ben jamin, who has been an enthusiastic sup porter of Banks from tne first, raised his voice for Shea it Shea, and the choice was assured when Supervisor Wagner deserted Mooser & Mooser, for whom he has voted persistently, and also voted for Shea & Shea. Later a resolution was adopted instruct ing the architects to call at once on the Municipal Buildings Committee of the board with a view to arranging tor the im mediate beginning of wort on the structure. The report of A. F. Knorp to the finance committee of the County Hospital build ings was submitted, showing the struc tures to be in a generally good condition, but needing some improvements. Among theie was a new one-story building for in fectious diseases. The total estimated cost was $21,278, $ 14,77* to be for the new building. The repon called attention to the fact that since 1872 the total expendi ture on t.'ie hospital buildings had been f175,«6584. Mayor Sutro occupied his chair for the first time since he was granted his vaca tion two months a^o, and was visibly pleased when the Pesthouse ghost that has been troubling him so long was finally "laid." When the resolution locating the hos pital for contagious diseases on the Alina j,ouse tract came up its passage was oved. Supervisor King wanted the mat . r laid over for a month, but this measure (jjd not carry and the original motion was i st by one vote. Acting Mayor Taylor's veto of the box i_ g ordinance was read and sent to print. q olonel Taylor also made the following r ecommendations regarding future box- i ng entertainments: In conclusion, permit me to make the sug gestion that if It is still the determination of this honorable body to pass order No. 3000, then it should be amended in the three fol lowing particulars: Kirsi— After the application is presented to this body, and before action thereon is taken by the comniittee. the application should be referred to the Chief of Police with direc tions that he shall, with convenient dispatch, file with such committee his written opinion as to the granting or refusal of such applica tion, giving his reasons therefor. ■ Second— Kach and every contest under such permit should be limited to live (6j rounds, no round exceeding three (3) minutes in time. Third— livery permit Issued by this board shall be approved by the Mayor before it tinally becomes valid. The matter will come up for a decision next Monday. The long delayed resolution in relation to the fees of the Sheriff's ottlce that are not paid into the treasury was finally passed. STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Complete Summary of the Present Work on City Thorough fares. Following is a detailed account of the street improvements considered yesterday by the Board of Supervisors: FULL ACCEPTANCES. Market, c anchez to Noe— Bitumen. Market, Noe to Castro— Bitumen. Seventeenth, Castro to Diamond— Bitumen. Seventeenth, Diamond to Douglass— Bitumen. -ive iteeruh and Diamond crossing— Bitumen. Flllmore and .Hermann crossing— Basalt. Market and Sanchez crossing— Bitumen. SIDEWALKS BKDUCTION. Dore, Harrison to Bryant— Establishing at ten feet. Referred bacK to Street Committee. AWARD OF STREET WORK. Noe and Fifteenth crossing — Bitumen, 171 A cents: City Street Improvement Company. i'oint Lobo* aDd (seventh avenues, northeast corner— Water Inlet, $59: John Dolan. Point Lobos and Eleventh avenues, northeast ; corner— Water Inlet, $82 50; John Dolan. Point Lobos and Twelfth avenues, northeast corner— Water Inlet, $65; John Dolan. Ninth avenue, Clement to Point Lobos— Sewer, f>9 cents; manhole, $30; City Street Improve ment Company. Point Logos and .Ninth avenue, northeast corner —Water Inlet, ¥59 90; John Dolan. Union and Htelner, northwest, northeast and southwest corners— Sidewalks, $30; Union Paving and Contracting Company. Union and Pierce, southeast corner— Sidewalks, $30; Union Paving and Contracting Company. Utah and Seventeenth— Sewer, 90 cents; corner, each, $ 3U; manhole, each. $30; M. 1-. Lent- Utah, Seventeenth toMarij Sewer, 59 cents: manhole, each. $30. City Street Improvement Company. Broderick, Jefferson to Tonqutn— Grading $40 --roadway, $8; sidewalks, $85; curb, $15; Warren & M alley. Fell. Scott to Devlsadero-Sldewalka, 14 cents: Charles A. Carrilon. Fillmore and Fell, crossing— Bitumen, 18 cents; City Street Improvmcnt Company. Thirteenth, H to I— Oracling, 9 cents; George Spencer. NOTICE OF STREET WORK. Haiebt and Cole— Stone sidewalks, cesspools, etc. Cortland. Mission to Andover— Plank sidewalks. Church, Market to Fifteenth— Plank sidewalks Devisadero. Waller to Thirteenth- side walks. Fell, Buchanan to Webster— Bitumen. Army, church to Sanchez— Plank sidewalks. Geary, Polk, to Van Ness— Stone sidewalks. Julian avenue, Fifteenth to Sixteenth— Twelve- Inch sewer. Sanchez, Twenty-ninth to Army— Plank side- I walks. Douglass, Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth— Plank sidewalks. Twenty-third, Castro to Douglass— Plank side walks. • Elizabeth, Castro to Douglass-Plank sidewalks. Hawthorne, Howard to Folsom— Stone side walks. Pine, Dnpont to Stockton— Stone sidewalks. Jessie, Third to Fourth— Stone sidewalks. Minna, First to Second— Stone sidewalks. Howard. Second to Third— Stone sidewalks. First, Mission to Howard— Stone sidewalks. Bernlce and Thirteenth— Stone sidewalks. Haigbt, Clayton to Cole— Ki«ht-inch sewer. li.-ii.ht , A anbury to Masonic— Ten-inch sewer. BKSOLUTIONS ORDKRI.NO BTBRET WORK. Pacific and Hyde, northwest corner— Stone side walk. Sheridan and Ninth, northwest corner— Stone sidewalk. , Webster, Golden Gate to McAllister— Stone side walks. Golden Gate, Fillmore to Stelner— Stone side walks. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Golden Gate, Webster to Fillmore— Stone side walks. Clayton, Waller to Frederick— Nine feet stone j sidewalks. Romaine, Corbett to Douglass— Grading, etc. Cole, Waller to #Tederick— Nine feet stone side walks. Baiter, Tonquin to Lewis— Plank sidewalks. Lyon, Jackson to Pacific avenue— Stone side walks. Guerrero. Army to Twenty-seventh— Plank side- : walks. Polk, Cedar to Geary— Stone sidewalks. Hermann and Laguna— Ten-inch sewer. 14-inch I sewer, etc. Cole, Frederick to Carl— feet stone side- j walks. BESOLUTIOK OF INTENTION TO ORDER BTREET WORK. Capitol, Sagamore to Sadowa— Grading, etc Capitol and sadowa crossing— Grading, etc. Capitol, sadowa to Broad— (iradlnp. etc. Sadowa, Capitol to Plymouth— etc, Sagamore, Plymouth to Capitol— etc. Sagamore and capitol crowing— Grading, etc. Prospect and Ksmeralda crossing— Grading, 12, 10 and 8 inch sewer, etc. Prospect, Virginia to Ksmeralda— Grading, etc.; 12-inch pipe sewer. Prospect. Virginia to Heyman— Grading, etc., I 10-liicii sewer. Prospect and HeymaD, crossing:— Grading, 14, ! la and 10 inch sewers, etc. Prospect, Kugenia to Heyman— Grading, etc., 12-inch sewer, etc. Eugenia and Prospect avenues— Grading, etc.; 12 and 10 inch sewers, etc.. granite curbs. Prospect, Eugenia to Lizzie— Grading, etc, B inch newer. Prospect and Lizzie avenues, crossing— Grading, etc., 8-inch sewer. Prospect. lizzie to Cortland— Grading, etc., B inch sewer, etc. Waller, Masonic to De Long— 10-inch sewer. Klizabeth, Noe to Castro, south aide— Stone side walks. Klizabetb. Noe to -anchez— stone sidewalks. Twenty-first, Dolores to Church— Stone side walks. Twenty-second, Church to Chattanooga— Plank sidewalks. Church, Twenty-first to Twenty-second— sidewalks. CHANGES OF GRADE. First avenue, south line of Clay— Raised 4.78 feet. First avenue, north line of Clay— Raised 7.78 feet. First avenue, south line of Washington— Based 18.32 feet. First avenue, north line of Washington— Raised 16.32 feet. j-ir-it avenue, south line of Jackson— Lowered | 3.14 feet. First avenue, nortn line of Jackson— Lowe red .14te*t. First avenue, south line Presidio Reservation— Established at 274 feet. District to be assessed for changes, bounded by the reservation. First avenue. Cheny, Sacramento and Fulton. PETITION HKI-KRRKD TO COUNTY ATTORNEY. Ash avenue, Webster to Fillmor* 1 — For advice It ! It has been been dosed by the court. Fifteenth avenue. Mto L streets— To inform j board on necessary action. STREETS DECLARED VOID. Between Harrison and liryant, in block 328— j Purveyor not to put in on the map. heeler and sliver avenue tracts— No streets were ever projected through and must not be put on the map. ASSESSHENT CONFIRMED. Eighteenth, Ashbury to easterly termination— For cost ok sewer. ASSESSMENT BET ASIDE. Montezuma and Sliotwell— cost of sewer; Super- j intendent of Streets directed to maKe new assess ment. serpentine. Lower terrace to Serpentine road— j Grading, sewering, etc. Superintendent of streets | to make new assessment; lot 28 exempt from cost of sewer. AFPKAIi FROM ASSESSMENT. Sanchez, Seventeenth to Klghteenth— Bitumen; to be heard June 29, at 3 p. m. OBJECTIONS TO STREET WORK. Octavla, Jackson to Broad way— Property-owners' protest to be heard June 29, at 3 p. m. BIDS KEJECTEU. Haight, Shrader to van— Sewer, etc Re. | ferred to Street Committee. BIDS TO BE BEADVERTI9ED. California, Walnut to Central avenue— Twelve- Inch sewer. SPECIAL PERMISSIONS TO PROPERTY-OWNERS Sacramento, Walnut to Laurel— Bitumen. Pine, Broderlck to Baker— Bitumen. Colitniovood, Seventeenth to Eighteenth- i Bitumen. Collingwood, Eighteenth to Nineteenth— j Bitumen. Noe. Fifteenth to Sixteenth— Bitumen. Fifteenth. Noe to Sanchez— Bitumen. Bay, l.arkin to Polk— Bitumen. Church, F'ftepnth to Sixteenth— Bitumen. Church, Sixteenth to Seventeenth— Bitumen. Fulton. Baker to liyon— Bitumen. Bourbon place. Eddy to Ellis— To retain granite curbs. . CONTRACTS REPEALED. Market and Sixteenth— Daniel Kelleher, to con struct sewer. Church, Eighteenth to Nineteenth— Union Pay- ) lug and Contracting Company: basalt. Fulton, Baker to Lyou— Jefferson Martenet; bitumen PRIVATE CONTRACT. Ivy avenue and Octavia — Superintendent of Streets empowered to contract with Fliuu £. Treacy to construct. 12-inch sewer. EXTENSIONS (IBANTKD. P.roderick, Lombard to Chestnut— Grading, 90 days. Broderick and Chestnut crossing — Macadam, etc.. 00 days. Webster, Francisco to Bay— Macadam, etc, 60 days. Webster and Bay crossing— Macadam, etc., 60 days. P.roderick, Post to Geary— Paving, etc.. 60 days. Dore, Harrison to Bryant— Paving, etc., 60 days. P south. Fourteenth to Fifteenth avenue— ing, etc., 30(Ihvs. P south and Fourteenth avenue south— Grading. etc, 30 days. ACCEPTANCES. Grove, Fillmore to steiner— Basalt. Jones, Green to Union— Cobbles. sixteenth, Church to Sanchez— Bitumen. Van Ness avenue. Green to Union— Bitumen. city engineer's "description" approved. San Jose avenue. Ocean View to Sunnyslde— Showing lines and widths. ASSESSMENTS. Waiting the Mayor's signature: Wood, Point LoDosto St. Rose's— Sewer. Green and Gouch, southwest corner— Sidewalks. Pacific avenue and Walnut, crossing— Macadam. Marii osa. Pennsylvania to Mississippi— Grading. M street south and Fifteenth avenue south- Sewer. signed by the Mayor: Fifteenth avenue, M to Railroad avenue— Sewer. Laurel, California to Sacramento— Bitumen. Being made out: Eighteenth and Connecticut, corners—Macad am, etc. Green and Laguna, northeast and northwest cor ners-Sidewalks. Fifth avenue and Clement, southeast corner- Cesspool, etc. BIDS to BE OPENED NEXT MONDAY. Central avenue, Haiehtto Waller— Sewer. Pierce, Ellis to O'Farrell, west side— Sidewalks. Pierce, Golden Gate avenue to Turk, west side- Sidewalks. Pierce, Eddy to Ellis, west side— Sidewalks. Howard, seventeenth to Eighteenth— sidewalks. Hayes, Steiner to Pier <*. south side— Sidewalks. Fifth, north Irom Shipley, southwest side-Side walics. Freelon, Fourth to Fifth— Bitumen sidewalks. Fillmore, Broadway to Vallejo— Sidewalks, ba salt gutterways, cobbles. M street South, Ninth to Tenth avenues South— Grade, macadam, etc. ■ Brannan, Fourth to Fifth— Bitumen sidewalks. LOWEST RIDS. Thirteenth avenue south, L to M street South- Grading 27 cent*, roadway macadam 3 cents, plank sidewalks 65 cents, sewer 90 cents, curb 15 cents, corner 30 cents, John Kelsev. Eddy, Van Ness avenue to Franklin— Bitumen, bide rejected. Eddy, Devisadero to Broderick— Basalt 16Va cents, curb 60 cents, City street Improvement Company. Fifteenth, Guerrero to Dolores— Bitumen 17*4 cents, curb 70 cents, Pacific Paving Company. Market, Church to Sanchez— Bitumen 17Vk cents, curb 76 cents, Pacific Pavlna Company. Market, Valencia to Church— Bitumen, 1934 cents, curb 75 cents, San Francisco Paving Com pany. Market and Church, crossing— Bitumen 19 cents, Flinri A Treacy.' Prescott, southerly from Vallejo— sewer, etc., connection $57, manhole $33, D. O'Connor. B street, Sixth to Seventh avenue— Grading, 7 9-10 cents, K. F. Dennlson. Berry, sixth to Seventh— Basalt 15% cents, John it. Morton. Dough, Filbert to Greenwich— Bitumen 17V 3 cents, curb 78 cents. Pacific Paving Compa ny. Firth and Harrison. south corner— sidewalk $49, FUn n & Treacy. PROTESTS OVERRULED. Clayton, Hnight to Waller. Cole, Halßht to Waller— stone sidewalks; pro test from Baird estate on appeal from uroperly owners. ■ PROTESTS REFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEE. Lombard, Van Ness to Pierce— Property-owners against paving, etc. Twenty-fifth, Guerrero to Church—Property owners against plank sidewalk. Cortland avenue, Mission to Andover avenue— Property-owners, plank sidewalks. ■ Twenty-third, Castro to Diamond—Property owner* against plank sidewalks. Do ores. Twenty-fourth to Army—Property-own eis against plank sidewalks. Jersey, Dolores to Church— Property-owners against plank sidewalks. Dolores, Twenty-fourth to Twenty-fifth— Prop erty-owners against plank sidewalks. Gough, Filbert to Greenwich— Property-owners against paving, etc I, Twelfth to Thirteenth avenues—Property owners against grading. Fell, Buchanan to Webster— Property-owners against paving. Eighteenth, Dolores to Church— Property-owners against bitumen. Church, Eighteenth to Nineteenth— Property owners against curbing. . Van Ness. Green to Union— W. Haight against stone sidewalks. PETITIONS REFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEE. Julian avenue, Fifteenth to Sixteenth—Property owners to retain ar lficinl-stone curbs. A, Eighth to Ninth avenues— J. G. Conroy to grade In front of lots. Seventeenth, 125 east of Eureka— Mrs. Augusta Marden to lay stone sidewalk. Market, opposite the Emporium— Williams As ihaltum Block Paving Company for permission to ■aye. Jackson, SB. Front— Mrs. F. Vtrliger, plank. I ildewalks. Mission, block 46. Fifteenth to Sixteenth—Me chanics' Institute to declare there is it street. Greenwich, P'2B— Plank sidewalk. Guerrero. Thirteenth to Fourteenth— H. G. l'aii£nan, bitumen by private contract. Merry, Sixth to Seventh— Alva B. Clute, basalt )y private contract. -■ ' Bay View Tract— Bay View Land Company, to illminate from map certain streets. Prospect, Cdso to Emeralda— B. Dobson, for ilxty days' extension on trradins. Golden Gate avenue, .Van Ness avenue—Mer :hunts' Association lor rehearing of order declar ng boulevards. Serpentine and Serpentine place — Property- | mners for resradinsr. sewering, etc. ' Twenty-second. Fair Oaks to Dolores— J. M. shotwell, to lay nine feet stone sidewalks. Clipper, Diamond •to Douglass— Property-own )rs for examination of work done. Page, - Broderick to Baker— John Sroufe, to re am plank sidewalks. Union, Franklin to cough— B. Clute. that. Superintendent of (Streets make contract with him or paving. • . - Seventeenth. < astro to Douglass— Property iwnera, stone sidewalks. KiKhteenth. Dolores co Sanchez— A. B. Spreckels, extension in paving. First avenue and Clement— Williams, Belser & :0., for release from contract on sewer. Scott, Fell to Oak— S. J. Ailen, for lifteen days' ime to lay sidewalk. Hickory, Laguna to Buchanan— Charles Calla lan. paving. Wetmore, Clay to Washington— Hiram B. Crock, to plank roadway. Golden Gate avenue— Dairymen's Union, that >r ler declaring boulevard be reconsidered. Stanyan, Hayes to Fell— Property-owners for tewer. stanvau. Haieht to Fell— Sewer. Essex place, oft' Essex street— Property-owners, o omit from map. :- Geary street, 1609— s ! dewa'k. Jackson aud Lagunu— Bertha and M. H. Hecht, I .0 lay stone sidewalk. Church, Seventeenth to Klghteenth— Williams, Belser <£ Co , to construct sewer. Golden Gate' avenue— Property-owners, asking :hat order declaring it a boulevard be repealed. PETITIONS REFKRRKU TO THK JUDICIARY COM MITTKK. Sunny Dale Tract— 'lo omit from the map, ex cept Sunny Dale avenue. Locust avenue— Through \V. A. block 152, from John 11. Mctiinney, to omit from map. iTKKET WOUK BKCOMMK.NUED BY SUPERIN TEN DENT OF BTRKKTS. Collinciwood, Eighteenth to Nineteenth— Granite ; - ufl;s, bitumen. ("ollingwood, Nineteenth to Twentieth— Bitumen. Chattanooga and Twenty-second crossing- Bitumen. Church, Twenty-second to Twenty-third— Plank sidewalks. Filbert, Hyde to Leavenworth— Basalt blocks, etc. Filbert, east of Hyde 20614 feet— Bitumen. Filbert, from J.eavemvorth to 206.i feet of Cobbles. Greenwich, Leavenworth to Hyde— Graded. Thirteenth, Sanchez to No-S tone sidewalks on sourh side. •• •, • ■ ■ Van Ness, Green to Union— Stone sidewalks. York, Twenty-first to Twenty-second— Bitumen. Sacramento, StocKton to Powell— Stone side walks on south side. Green, Poik to Van Ness— Basalt. HalKhtaml Clayton, northerly crossing— 12-inch sewer, 10-inch sewer, 14-inch sewer, manhole, stone sidewalks, corners, etc. Uaight, Clayton to Ashbury— lo-inch sewer, manholes, etc. Ashbury, Waller to Frederick— Stone sidewalks. ] CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE ■ RECOMMESDED BY j BUPERISTKKUENT OF BTBEKTS. Market and Noe crossing— Ultumen. FULL ACCEPTANCES KF.COMMENDED BY BUrEB INTKNIM'NT OK STKKKTS. Fell, Clayton to Cole— Bitumen. . Fell, Cole 10 Shrader— Him men Fell, Hhrader to Stanyan— Bitumen. Laurel, Sacramento to California— Bitumen. Webster. Oak in Page— Bitumen. Fell and Cole Intersection— Bitumen. Fell and Shrader intersection— Bitumen. PROPOSAL HKCOMMKXDKD TO BK RKADVKRTISKD. Montgomery avenue, Bay to N'orih Point— Grad- | Ing, etc. EXTENSIONS BECOMMKNDKTt BY BUPEBIN- ! TENDENT OF STBEETS. Twenty-second, Mississippi to Pennsylvania- Grading, 120 days. Twenty-second, Pennsylvania to Indiana—Grad ing. 120 days. Mariposa, Pennsylvania to Indiana— Grading, 120 days. Baker, Beach to Tonquin— Grading, 90 days. Tonquln— Broderick to Baker— Grading, etc., 90 1 days. Thirteenth and Clement— Sewer, etc., 60 days. Hayes and Scott c rosy — Paving, etc., 60 days. N south, Fifteenth to Nineteenth avenues South— Grading, etc., 90 days. Across Presidio Reservation— Sewer, 90 days. Scott, Fultor: to Grove — Paving, etc. Scott, Haves 10 Grove— Paving, etc. Scott and Grove Intersection—Paving, etc. Street Committee Report. • Webster. Putter to Post— ln favor of stone side- | walks if completed 111 thirty days. Union, Scott to Devisadero— Stone sidewalks, in ; favor of postponing for six months. Fifth avenue, I'oint Lobos to A— ln favor of ! slopping further work. ' Twenty-first, Hampshire to Potrero avenue — In favor of granting permission for 8 inch sewer whole length of block. PETITIONS REPORTED FAVORABLY. Street contractors (filed May 25) for reconsidera tion of action prohibiting granting of permits to property-owners to lay basalt or bitumen, etc. Twentieth, Howard to Shotwell— Property-own- ] em requesting construction of sewer be deferred. Chattanooga, Twenty -fourth to Jersey— Stone j sidewalks. Fifth avenue. Point Lobos to Fulton— Property- j owners for cancellation of paving. Mission. Pope to Ottawa— Property-owners for j sewer, (erred to Superintendent of Streets. I, twelfth to Thirteenth— in favor of grading ■ and referring to Superintendent of streets. Twenty-second and Chattanooga crossing— Prop- \ erly owners for bitumen, stone sidewalks, etc. ' In favor of directing Superintendent of Streets to start paving way. Eighteenth and Church crossing — Grade be raised. PBOTEST FAVORED. Bay, Van Ness to Franklin— Property-owners, ' paving. PROTESTS REPORTED ADVERSELY. Tenth avenue. H to I— Grading. Thlr.eenth avenue, II to I— Gnidin?. H. Tenth to Eleventh avenues— Grading. Twenty-second, Dolores to Fair Oaks— Stone j sidewalks. IBii Wll Fell to Fillmore crossing— Paving, etc. I Aim in. rd and Scott crossing— Paving street. Formation of district to in- assessed for grading Polk, Greenwich to Lombard. Lombard and Devlsudero crossing— Paving. PLACED ON FILE. Randall. Chenery to Mission— Communication | from Board of Health recommending sewer. California and Walnut — <ewer outlet complaint. Van Ness Lombard to Bay— Grades; recommen- i dation from Colonel Kimbail, United states army. | Folnom, Thirteenth to Fourteenth— That grade I be allowed to remain. Van Ness, Lombard to Bay— Petition from prop erty-owners for opening and xradini;. Petition of Williams Asphalium Company for i new section to order prescribing rules for paving ; material, etc. Cherry, Washington to Clay— protest. Scott. Thirteenth to Waller— Paving protest. Haight, stanyan to Slimier — Protest of Market stre«*t Railway Company. All persons must be given permission free to connect with sewer. BARBED FOR SIX MONTHS. Lombard, Scott to Deviiuvlero— Paving. Lombard, Deviswlero to Broderlck— Paving. BAZAAR AND TEA To Be Given by Orintla Parlor, N'atlve Daughter*. Orinda Parlor No. 56, N. D. G. W., will, next Friday afternoon and evening, givs a bazaar and tea at the residence of Mrs. Lena Mills, 1700 Broadway, the proceeds of which will go to what they term the flag fund. It is the intention of this par lor at some future date to purchase an ele gant silk flag, and by giving the bazaar they expect to realize a large amount for the pnrj>ose. In conjunction with it the Native Daughters have arranged a mu seum as a si'le show with some interesting living pictures, etc., admission to be gained for a small amount. A select programme will also be rendered during the evening. Mary Lswton's Property. 0. D. dishing has applied for letters of ad ministration on the estate of Mary E. Lawton, who was burned to death on Saturday last. The property is worth about 5*5000. — — — ■ — — . , NEW TO-DAT. Yale Locks 17 AND 19 BEALK STREET. D P. D COMPOSITION AND I ■ « D. GRAVEL ROOFING. Parafilne Faint Co., 116 Battery Street. PHILIP S. FAY, Artificial Stone work. Bituminous Paving . 'SidewalKS, Driveways, Cellan, Etc. - 184 SANSOMK STREET. BOOM 2. Yard— S. \\. corner llarnsou and Kigbth streets. ' NEW TO-DAY.' TELEPHONE 1753. CHARLES M. DEPEW PLANING MILL COMPANY. GENERAL MILL WORK. SHIP AND STEAM- BOAT WORK, Planing, Sizing and Resawlngr. OFFICE AND FACTORY, 229-233 B^rrv St , Bet. 4 h and sth. Box 19. Builders' Exchange, S. F. JOHN E. MILLAR. THOS. B. SIMPSON. tiIMPMY i< III! MI! Searchers SMH i>V.l «. iTllLli ill, ofß63ord3 Branch Office, N\V. cor. McAllister and Lariclu. 535 CALIFORNIA STREET. Telephone 1932. -San Francisco CITY Street Improvement Co. Rooms 11 & 4.".. Fifth Floor, .'Hills Building. Telephone Slain 5377. SACRAMENTO OFFICE: 411 J STREET. H. DTJTARD 1! .I. W. McDONALD, Pres C. B. STUNK | 2 W. K. DENNISON, Sec. T. B. BISHOP Lfi COL. J. 11. MK.N'DKI.U J.W. McDONALD |'- Corps of Enßineer*. U.S.A. W.K. DENNISONJS (Retired), Consulting Enoixekr. PROPRIETORS CONTRACTORS Santa Cruz, Cal., All Kinds of Street and Work, Bridges and Kin? City, Monterey Co.. Railway Construction. BITUJIE.Ti HUES. Wli.trvis. J*-ttiea and DIHjIM IttlilfcX Sea Walls. REAL ESTATE INVESTORS SHOULD HAVE THEIR TITLES INSURED Beforo purchasing. Property which does not have a perfect title is a bad investment. A policy of insurance in th'} CALIFORNIA TITLE INSURANCE' AM) TRUST COMPANY GUARANTEES A PERFECT TITLE, And secures the purchaser ngainst all lost and damages incident to record defects. The Company lias a paid up cash capital ol $'..•50,000 and a cush reserve fund of $25,000. Abstracts Made for the Use of Attorneys. MO.NEYLOANKDon real estate at cur- rent rates. This Company has the best abstract plaal west of the Rocky Mountains. OFFICE-MILLS BUiLDINQ- OFFICKRS AND DIRECTORS: Timothy Hopkins, J. S. Severance," N. T. Smith. A. C. ISitKM'tt President .1. 11. Swift Vice-rresideiit F. C. Lewis Secretary PACIFIC B.4\L\G COMPANY (Incorporated 1887), GENERAL STREET CONTRACTORS. Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo Jiitu- in otis Rock l'"«ir Sale in Any Quantity. OFFICE-Rooms 100 and 108 Phelan Building. Telephone— Main <>56. GRAY BROS, Concrete and Art Stone Wort 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. TUNNEL, RAILROAD and CONCRETE WORK. OFFICE TELEPHONE Main 991. STABLE, STF.INER AXD WALLER STS., Telephone 'West 14. WARREN & MALLEY, OFFICES: 232 Montgomery St. f ft\TR Jf.TAR^ Telephone, Main 1202. VV 1 111 V 1 Vll>s, 212 Ninth Street. Telephone, south 161. Bay and Laguna sta. Telephone, Wos: 789. San Kruno Quarry. Telephone, Mission 200, 4 belli. CALIFORNIA ONCRETE >£3i. OMPANY. "/O 5 « Artificial stone Pavements, Foundations, Cellar Floors, Steps, Garden Walks and Orna- mental Work. 14 POST ST. Telephone Main 110. CUSHING-WETMORE COMPANY. CONCRETE AND ARTIFICIAL STONE. FIRST QUALITY ONLY. 508 CALIFORNIA ST., ROOM 9. JOHN TUTTLE, Telephone West 583. t 516 Halgttt St ENSIGN & McGUFFICK, LUBRICATING OILS, Paints. Varnishes, Nevada Compound, etc 33 SP£AU ST. Telephone 6320. PO p BUILDING n « Pi PAPER. . . SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. nor DDnnriMf! GLADO|NQMcBEANSCO r in L r nUuP 1358-I3SO MARKET ST. nnUnU DDIPIf CLADDING.McBEAN&CO. nUIrIMN DHll#n iasa-1360 market st. C. B. EAGER, . E. P. GRAY President. Secretary. California Construction Company, CONTRACTORS FOR Street Work, Railroads, Teaming, Macadam and Concrete Rock. Granite Curbing, Cement, Gravel, Etc. Office— 4o4 Seventeenth Street. Barns— s33 and 535 Seventeenth Street, Telephone Mission 188. President and Secretary's Office— 6s9 Market Street, Room IS. Telephone Main 6780. PACIFIC REFINING AND ROOFING CO. \ 153 CROCKER BUILDING. Coal Tar, Asphalt, Roofing: and Paving Pitch. Roof Faints, Roofing: Felt. Felt, Pit' and Gravel Roofs as put on by us are the standard roofs for business buildings In the ' most progressive cities of the Kastern .States. The quality of our work is unexcelled anywhere. . FLINN & TREACY. ART -- STONE -SIDEWALKS - AND STREET PAVEMENTS. 301 MONTQOMBRYST. I NEW TO-DAY. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ' OF THE AMERICAN Fire Insurance Crapy OF PHILADELPHIA, IN THE STATE OP Pennsylvania, on the 31st day of December, A. D. 1895. and for the yearendlng on that day, as ■ made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sec- tions 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed us per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital stock, paid up in Cash $500,000 00 ASSETS. ~"~ Real Estate owned by Company ... $255,014 31 Loans on Bond aud Mortgage 1,101,254 IS Cash Market Value of all Stocks and > Bonds owned by Company 789,916 65 Amount of Loans secured by pledge of Bonds. Stocks, and other mar- ketable securities as collateral.. 65,200 00 Cash in Company's Ofllce 11,552 8-1 Cash in Banks 75,383 75 Interest due and accrued on all Stocks and Loans. 524 90 Interest, due and accrued on Bonds and Mortgages 21,695 79 Premiums In due Course of Collec- tion 91.616 51 Rents due and accrued 1.105 65 Ground ltents well secured 6,320 00 Total assets $2,409,584 53 LIABILITIES. Losses Adjusted and unpaid $19,556 07 Losses in process of Adjustment or in Suspense 122,549 85 Losses resisted, including expenses. 28,1-8 19 Gross premiums on Fire Risks, run- ning one year or less, $957,- -219 08, reinsurance 50 per cent. 478,609 54 Gross premiums on Fire tllska run- ning more than one year. ?890,- -217. 11, reinsurance pro rata 374,248 41 Amount ruclaluinble by the insured on Perpetual Fire Insurance policies 663,632 17 Commissions and Brokerage due and ; to become due 13,742 41 Total liabilities $1,600,466 64 INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Fire Premiums. $1,184,164 07 Received for interest on Bonds and Mortgages 59,485 06 Received tor Interest and dividends on Bonds, Mocks, Loans, and from all other sources 41,077 66 Received for net Perpetual Pre- - miums 5,192 92 Received from all other aourcas 8,921 05 Total income. $1,298.840 78 EXPENDITURES. ~ Net amount paid for Fire Losses (including $206,392 31 losses of previous years) 8826,672 70 Dividend^ to Stockholders 27,500 00 Paid or allowed for Commission or Brokerage 213,185 64 Paid for Salaries, fees and other charges for otlicers, clerks, etc... 103,780 00 Paid for State, National and local taxes 32,093 97 All other Payments and expendi- tures 100,993 06 Total expenditures $1,304,195 37 Fire Losses incurred during the year $790,514 50 BISKS AND PBK- j mums . I Fire Risks. Premiums. Net amount of Risks written dur- ing the year ! $114,799,046 $1,460,028 76 Net amount of Risks expired dur- ! ing the year 126,392,100 1,637,226 87 Net amount In] force December 31, 1895 i 146,568,897; 1,847,436 19 THOMAS H. MONTGOMERY, President. RICHARD MARIS, secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22d day of January, 189t>. H. F. REARDEN, Notary Public. EDWARD BROWN & SONS, GENERAL AGENTS, 407-9 MONTGOMERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE Fire ail Life Insurance Company OF GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, ON THE 31ST day of December, A. D. 1895. and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Com- missioner of th- State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Po- litital Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, paid tip incash $533,333 83 ASSETS. ,', Real estate owned by company $742,533 33 Loans on bond and mortgage 1,999,944 77 Cash market value of all stocks and Donds owned by company 1,607,348 35 Amount of loans secured by pledge of bonds, stocks and other market- able securities as collateral 752,553 4S Cash in company's ofllce ..'. ' 3.682 32 Cash in banks 230,666 67 Interest due aud accrued on all stocks and loans 59,466 78 Premiums in due course of collec- tion 39.204 64 Bills receivable, no', matured, taken for tire and marine risks 148,692 £3 Due from other companies 218,363 73 Total assets 802, 458 88 -,;;- -' ;.-■■:: .■ . . ■ LIABILITIES. Losses In process of adjustment or in suspense $93,333 85 Gross premiums on fire risks run-") ning one year or less, reinsur- j ance 50 per cent I ,, 4nn , a Gross premiums on fire risks run- f *^»»"« o» nlng more than one year, rein- 1 Burance pro rata J Liability under life department.. .. 3,818,829 01 Cash dividends remaining unpaid... 6,652 80 All other demands against the com- pany ' 228,235 41 Total liabilities $4,568,451 18 INCOME. ■-- Net cash actually received for fire premiums 1,169, 19 Received for Interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other sources 414,389 65 Received for life Insurance pre- miums 659.947 39 Total income. $2,143,662 23 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for fire losses $583,502 59 Dividends to stockholders. 32,000 00 Paid or allowed for commission or brokerage 315,049 64 Paid for salaries, fees and other . ■ charges for officers, clerks, etc. ... 157,556 59 All other payments and expendi- tures 1,035,982 67 Total expenditures 1 24.091 49 risks a premiums. ; Fire Risks. Premiums.. Net amount of risks written during the year.. ; $363,521,590 ?1. 859, 334 51 Net amount of risks expired during the year. ' 171,674,582 747,924 81 Net amount In t ree December 31,1895. 161,354,999 421.400 58 T. ED LEVISSOX, Vice- President. M. OLBKRs. Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this Bth day of April, 1896. ■ . GUDM. AKERMARK, Notary Public. EDWARD BROWN & SONS, GENERAL AGENTS, 4 07-409 MONTGOMERY STREET, SAN FKANCISCO. C3C3>S2\<EOaF»OIjX I I I^3L3>a-, Opposite 0. S. Mint, 100 and 102 Fifth st., >-e»i trancisco, Cal.— The mo select family hotel 11 the city. Board and room, $1, $1 25 and $1 5 J pa; Cay, according to room. .Meal* 25c. Uooau, ojj and 750 a day. .fc'ree ooacti to and from tua &ot«i, look for the coacu twart nz ma nama of las Co*> Uojxmtfta Howl W4L XAUZX, i'wiir.siji, 9