Commissioners at their meeting on the 3d inst. of a charge
of neglect of duty preferred by Captain Henry Gleeson.
Daniel Canty. Harry Howard and Edward Crawford were
appointed special policemen for duty at Ingleside Terrace.
Theodore Kytka for service with the local detective department.
Thomas McCafEery for district included by Mason. Leaven-
worth, Vallejo and Lombard streets, and Frederick X. Christ-
enson for district bounded by Filbert, Francisco, Montgomery
and Powell streets.
SUPERVISORS ACT ITOX VARIOUS PETITIONS.
The Supervisors have taken the following action upon appli-
cations for permits:
Referred to Fire Committee.
BUistinri — Westgate Park Company, in quarry in San iliguel
Rancho.
BoiUr — Bates, Borland & Ayer, at junction of Southern
Pacic right of way and Farragut avenue.
Oil Storage — Hihn Estate, at northeast corner of Green and
Buchanan streets; Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance
Company, at northeast corner of LeidesdorfE and California
streets; Elizabeth M. Morehouse, on east side of Mission street,
between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets.
Garage — J. B. Hampert, on north side of Fell street, 75 feet
east of Stanysn street.
Referred to Public Health Committee.
Stable — Chester R. Pooler, on west side of Eleventh avenue,
200 feet north of Lawton street, for one horse; F. Torre, on
south side of Chestnut street, between Powell and .Mason
streets, for four horses.
Permits Recommended Passed to Pi-int.
Boiler — Bates, Borland & Ayer, junction of Southern Pacific
right of way and Farragut avenue, 20 horsepower, for unload-
ing cars.
Oil I'toraije Tank — Sierra Investment Co., corner Market,
Brady and Stevenson streets, capacity 1500 gallons. City and
County of San Francisco, east side of Kansas street, 300 feet
south of Army street, capacity 10,000 gallons. A. Mainzer,
528 Folsom street, capacity 1500 .gallons.
Garage — F. H. Howard, northeast corner of Geary and Bu-
chanan streets.
Blasting — Clinton Fireprooflng Co., at northeast corner of
Front and Commercial streets.
Permits Granted — ^Final Passage.
Boihis — Collins-McCarthy Candy Co., 25-31 Beale street, 80
horsepower, for furnishing steam. E. C. Leach, 4 College
avenue, four horsepower, for heating water and sterilizing
utensils.
Storage Tanks — E. L. Hueter, north side of Bush street, 180
feet east of Jones street, capacity 2000 gallons. Collins-Mc-
Carthy Candy Co., 25-31 Beale street, capacity 1500 gallons.
FEW PER.MITS ISSUED BY POMCE CO.^DIISSIOX.
At the meeting of the Police Commissioners held on the 3d
inst., the following petitions of retail liquor dealers were
granted:
William H. Leahy, to purchase of Ernest Alexander, 13
Steuart street, and remove to 64 Eddy street; Samuel M. Tate,
to purchase of Saul S. Franco, 65 2 Washington street, and re-
move to 2977 Sixteenth street; Peter G. Harris, to purchase
of Walter S. Huggins, 1228 Market street, and remove to 2032
Mission street; Alexander Milliras, to remove from 514 to 526
McAllister street.
John B. Mini withdrew his application to purchase hotel
and bar of George D. Jones, 81 Jackson street, and remove to
4 22 Beach street.
Saichiro Toshima was refused a permit to conduct a billiard
parlor at 53 6 Pine street.
The following miscellaneous permits were granted:
William Hegeman. billiard parlor, 3303 Mission street;
Henry Carr, pawnbroker. 443 Kearny street; Demosthenes P.
Damascue, intelligence office, 347 Third street; Alfonso De
Luca, to remove intelligence office from 540 Washington street
to 2 75 Columbus avenue; Carl A. Koschnitzky, auctioneer,
1580 Eighth avenue; Eugene A. de St. Germain, auctioneer,
155 Sutter street.
MUNICIPAL RECORD
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ARNOLD REPORTS ON TWIN PEAKS Tl'NNKL.
Traffic Kvpert Says That SiXH-iul Sets of Double Tracks Will
Be Necessary in Iniiiie«liate Future.
.MIXICII'AK ISAM) SCHEDILKS TWO CONCERTS.
Will IMay in Washington Square Next Saturday and in Mission
Park on Sunday Afternoi>n.
Traffic Expert Bion J. Arnold, in u report to the Board of
Supervisors on the Twin Peaks Tunnel project, says that while
at first it is only planned to have a double track it will not
be necessary to accomodate express tranis while the other
rails are being used by local trains.
•While the development of the studies for the project may
appear somewhat elaborate," says Arnold in his report, "they
have been made necessary in order to avoid serious bliindel-s
in planning rapid transit pr'ojects which are easily made due
to under-estimation of future growth. The history of most
rapid transit projects, brief as it is, has shown that this growth
has generally been underestimated than overestimated. And
the transit development across the bay and around I.'Os An-
geles ofler a sufficient testimony to the possibilities of the
near future."
A tunnel entrance is provided for Valencia and Market
streets. The tunnel going west will pass under the rise in
Market street near Sixteentli and will come out three miles
further at a point where "U" street, if extended, would cr-oss
the Dewey boulevard.
Provision is made for two underground stations on the
eastern side of Twin Peaks; one to be situated at Church and
Market streets and the other at Market and Eureka streets.
On the western side of Twin Peaks plans have been made for
an underground station that will allow a branch line to con-
nect with the main tunnel wher'e Seventh avenue connects with
the Dewey boulevard, near the Alms House.
In this connection Arnold says:
"Considering the limitations imposed, by the necessity for
reasonably rapid operation through the tunnel, not more than
three stations between the north and south portals appears to
be desirable at present.
"Church street, located in the valley at Fourteenth and
Church streets.
"Eureka Valley, located along Market street, between Col-
lingwood and Eureka streets.
"Laguna Honda, located on city property at the intersec-
tion of Seventh avenue and Dewey boulevard."
By the time the tunnel is built and ready for operation,
Arnold believes, a subway under Mai-ket street will be a neces-
sity. This subway, he says, should be equipped for four tracks,
as he says that it would be idle to consider a two-track section.
The tracks will not be on the same level. The two center
tracks for express trains will be sunk deeper than the outside
ones, which will be reserved for locals.
Branch subways, Arnold says, will unquestionably become
necessary in the future, to feed the main Market street artery.
These branches will be discussed by him in more detail later,
but the development of the city seems to indicate the fnllowing
as most desirable;
(1) South, or Mission branch,
(i) West, or Park-Richmond branch.
(3) Southwest, or Park-Sunset branch.
All will run beneath the surface until out of the heavily
settled districts.
The building of the tunnel Arnold says, offers some very
material advantages owing to its slope. The rock and dirt
for the eastern portal could be run down grade to fill in por-
tions of the sea wall near Tslais Creek. This, he says, could
be hauled at night time by special arrangement with the pres-
ent railway companies. At the western end the borings could
also be run by gravity to fill in a gap paralleling Corbet road
that will need filling in sooner or later.
The Municipal Band, John A. Keogh, director, will give a
concert in Washington Square, Stockton and Union streets,
Discovery Day, Saturday, October 12, at 2:3U p. m. Following
is the program:
"The star Spangled Banner."
1. March— "Hall to ihe Nation" Jos. Lacalle
■•. Waltz — "L-ove's Avowal" Kmile Waldteufel
:{. Overture — "Athalie" Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
4. Song — "Nazareth" O. Gounod
Solo for Baritone, played by Mr. Geo. Barrett.
5. Grand Selection— "Travlata" G. Verdi
C. Mexican Airs — . ,,
a. "At Midnight" Jose Avlles
b. "Roses and Thorns" A. Vlderique
7. Collection of American National Melodies
Arranged by E. N. Catlin
8. Song— "In the Shadows'* Herman Finck
!i. Selection— "The Mikado" Sir Arthur Sullivan
10. March— "The Collegian" K. U Halle
"America."
Preceding the concert the following program will be ren-
dered :
Introductory Remarks .
..Dr. A. S. Musante. President North Beach Promotion Association
Address. .Hon. J. Kmniet Hayden, Member of the Board of Supervisors
Oh jrus— "Lovely June" Jean Parker School Girls
Miss Rita Thompson, Teacher.
Oration Hon. Emlllo Lastreto
Chorus ■•Addio" Jean Parker School Girls
Miss Rita Thompson, Teacher.
On Sunday, October 13, at 2 p. m., a concert will be given
by the Municipal Band In Mission Park, Eighteenth and Do-
lores streets. The following program will be rendeerd:
"The Star Spangled Banner."
I. March— "On Duty" Georse Rosey
■2. 0\ erture— "Magic Flute" W. A. Mozart
.■i. Waltz— "Dreams of Childhood" Emile Waldteufel
4. Grand .Seldtion— "Maritana" W. Vincent Wallace
5. Quartet— "Rigoletto" G. Verdi
6. Intermezzo from Ballet "Naila" L. Delibes
7. Collection of Airs from Operas by Jules Offenbach
8. Concert Piece— "Cupid's Patrol" Neil Moret
II. Medlev— Harris' "latest Hits" Arranged by Tom Clark
in. March— "Yale Boola" A. W. Hirsch
"America."
The next concert of the Municipal Band will be on Sunday.
October 20, 1912. at .lackson Park, Seventeenth and Carolina
streets.
.\ movement has been started looking to the opening
Arguello boulevard into Golden Gate Park.
QCARTERLiY REPORT OF BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT.
T. A. Reardon, Superintendent of Public Buildings, has sub-
mitted a report to the Board of Public Works, of the moneys
expended by his department during the first quarter of the
present fiscal year on general repairs to police, school, fire and
public buildings. A total of $79,714.70 was spent, recapitu-
lated as follows:
School repairs $40,764.95
Fire Department repairs 4,907.28
Police Department repairs...-. 1.819.12
General repairs to public buildings 3,099.79
Police photo gallery 2.194.79
City Hall and Hall of Justice— moving 1,213.04
yJOXD ISSFE WORK.
John Swott euiiipment » 936.fi5
Polytechnic Hijlti eiiulpment 2.09d.24
Bernal ScliocI euuipmcnt SO.nn
Jean Parker eiiuipiicnt ^",£i
Frank McCoppin equipment - fj
Everett Sihool— Dimiestlc science 36.00
San Francisco Hospital 649.10 3.S92.j>l
Cltv and Covmty Infirmary— Operating room 49.75
Isriation Hcspital— Electrical work 10.1.40
Street Repair.s— New platforms, shelves, etc ,n'nn
Sewer Department „i„Sx
Street Cleaning Department— Shed, screens, painting -":?"
Furniture account ■.•■••;■■; ; In'A'i
Fire Department— Ten trucks, sixteen engines ':j-5i
Citv Engineer- (Hetch Hetchy) ,„5-2?
Music stands ,?,ll
Police patrol beat 'â– -â– ""
Total $60,339.46
Transportation maintenance , ??S'Sd
Supplies and maintenance .J-"*!-?"
Salaries • I7,46i...j
' â– Total $79,714.70
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MUNICIPAL RECORD
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INCOMPETENCE OR LAZINESS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
Civil Service Coniniissioners Say City Employes Must Gi^e Full
Service for Wages Paid Them.
At the regular meeting of the Civil Service Commission
held October 3, the following order prepared by President Wal-
cott was adopted:
In the matter of the charges preferred by the Board ot Public
Works against Francis J. McCarthy, laborer No. 75 (new).
At the hearing of September 30. 1912, the charges of neglect
of duty were sustained.
In fl.xing the penalty, the Commission takes into considera-
tion the following points:
The Civil Service Commission is charged with the duty of
providing competent employes for the city service, who shall
be given their place without fear or favor. It is also charged
with the duty ot removing the incompetent, lazy or neglectful
employe, equally without fear, prejudice or sympathy. It is a
principle often forgotten that the public is even more entitled
to full value for the wages it pays than is the private employer.
Public works serve the comfort, health and safety of many,
where private works usually concern but few. And with all
the money that can possibly be raised by taxation, there is still
much needful work that has to be postponed because the city
is not able to pay for it. This Commission, therefore, would
be false to its duty did it look with toleration on incompetence
or idleness.
It has been established by abundant evidence that the de-
fendant. McCarthy, failed to perform the work for which he
drew pay and even encouraged others to neglect duties. As
sucli conduct is not consistent with any plea in mitigation, it
is hereby ordered that said McCarthy be removed from his posi-
tion and from all Civil Service registers.
The Commission will, at its regular meeting to be held
next Monday, announce the dates and scopes for non-educa-
tional examinations for teamsters. About 160 teamsters with
double teams and about 10 teamsters with single teams are to
be appointed. The teamsters must furnish their own teams.
At present the Board of Public Works pays $6.50 per day to
teamsters with double teams and |5.75 per day to teamsters
with single teams.
CONTRACTS LET BY PUBLIC WORKS COM\nSSIONERS.
The Public Works Commissioners, at their last meeting.
awarded the following contracts:
For furnishing pig lead for auxiliary water supply system
for fire protection, Selby Smelting and Lead Company, $106.20
per ton of 2000 pounds.
Making repairs and alterations to temporary bulldin.gs,
(tuberculosis group), San Francisco Hospital, to Wold & Kohn,
$8,550,
WORKS BOARD HAS I'OWER TO FIX SALARIES.
The City Attorney has advised the Board of Public Works
that it has the power to fix salaries for those in its service,
without restriction by the Board of Supervisors upon this
power except to fix the aggregate amount to be spent in any
one year for salaries.
ROUTINE MATTERS BEFORE FIRE COMUnSSION.
Business That Had Accumulated During Suspension of Com-
nils.sioner Donohoe Disposed of at Regular Meeting.
The Board ot Fire Commissioners met in regular session last
Friday and disposed ot the business that had accumulated dur-
ing the suspension ot former Commissioner Donohoe.
The following leaves of absence were granted on account
of sickness: William Serens. tillerman of truck 5, 60 days
from September 7; James Walsh, hoseman of engine 12, from
September 8 to Octover 1; Alfred Girot, machinist at corpora-
tion yard, 30 days extension from September 5; Bert Butler,
hoseman of engine 14. three months from October 1; E. .T.
AUirpliy, hoseman ot engine 26, 30 days from Seijtember 27;
William Jeifers, lieutenant of engine 20, one month from Oc-
tober 1.
Michael Dwyer, hoseman of engine 44, accused of having
absented himself frcm duty without permission, Henry Mulli-
gan, hoseman of engine 41, similarly charged, and Thomas Gaff-
ney, horseman of engine 35, accused of having been intoxicated
while in and about the company quarters, were placed on trial
and their cases taken under advisement.
The complaint against J. J. Kenney, captain of truck 12, for
failing to respond with his company to an alarm of fire was
dismissed upon the showing he made that his dereliction was
so'.ely due to an error of judgment.
The complaint against J. H. Grimenstein, hoseman of en-
gine 30, accused of having acted in an insolent manner toward
a superior officer, was referred to Chief Murphy for action.
Fred Ackenheil, a hoseman of engine 30, was deprived of pay
during the time he was on sick leave for having violated the
rules governing sick members.
The complaints against Julius De Meyer, captain of engine
43, W. J. Olsen, hoseman of engine 7, Maurice Cunningham,
truckman of truck 8, Joseph Angelovich, a hoseman of chem-
ical engine 6, Eugene Gill, a hoseman of engine 5, and Thomas
Xeylon, hoseman of engine 31, accused of having failed to pay
debts contracted by them, were dismissed upon promise to set-
tle their obligations.
John Edgar, truckman of truck 2, W. H. Strickler. hoseman
of engine 9, T. E. Sheehan, hoseman of engine 40, and John
McLaughlin, hoseman of engine 4 3, were allowed salary dur-
ing the time they were incapacitated by injuries received in
the discharge of duty.
B. F. McShane, engineer of engine 24, was recommended for
retirement on pension.
Charges were ordered filed against Edward Shea, hoseman
of engine 20, and Thomas Bell, hoseman of engine 4 2, accused
of having been under the influence of liquor while on duty.
The application of Louis Welters for transfer from driver ot
engine 7 to hoseman of engine 2 2, was granted upon the recom-
mendation of the chief.
The charges against Lieutenant Charles Heggum of truck
7 for technical breach of rules, and E. McQuillan, truckman
of truck 3, similarly accused, were dismissed.
Thomas J. White was temporarily appointed hostler in the
Department. A. B. Butterworth, probationary hoseman, was
transferred from engine 22 to engine 7.
THREE FREE LECTURES DURING COMING WEEK.
Three free public lectures for adults will be given under the
auspices of the Board of Education during the coming week,
as follows:
Tuesday, October 15 — Jean Parker School, Bro.idway, near
Mason, "Les Chateaux de France, illustrated (in French). Ed-
ward J. Dupuy.
Thursday, October 17 — James T-ick School, Twenty-fifth and
Noe, "Washington, the Nation's Capital." Robert P. Troy.
Friday, October IS — Adams School, Eddy, near Van Ness
avenue, "The Passion Play of Oberammergau," Miss A. F.
Brown.
MUNICIPAL RECORD
329
MUNICIPAL JOTTIXGS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The Glen Park Improvement Club has petitioned for the
extension of Chenery street from Nattic to Diamond street.
Tlie Fire Commissioners have endorsed the recommenda-
tion that hereafter ail fire lots be not less than 50 feet in
width.
The Superintendent of Paries has advised the Supervisors
that the honey locust tree is not well adapted for wind-swept
streets.
The City Attorney has rendered an opinion that the OceE.n
Shore Railroad, being a commercial railroad, has a legal right
to haul freight.
The Board of Education has requested the submission of
a Charter amendment giving it control of the construction and
repair of all school buildings.
During the nine months past of the present year 4 4 20
marriage licenses were issued as compared with 3904 for the
same period of time last year.
The California Canneries, in a communication to the Super-
visors, calls attention to the necessity of providing a direct
outlet from the I'otrero to China Basin.
The Board of Public Works has been authorized by the Su-
pervisors to enter into contract for the Improving of Sansome
sireet from Bush to Pacific street, at a cost not to exceed
$20,000.
City Engineer O'Shaughnessy has recommended to the Ad-
visory Water Committee that the city secure the services of
J. H. Dockweiler as an engineer to assist in the various water
problems.
Moving pictures of the various celebrations to be held on
Discovery Day will be taken to send East as an argument ta
secure Liberty Bell for exhibition purposes at the Panama-
Pacific Exposition.
The report of Superintendent Harris of the California
Street Cable Railway for the quarter ending June 30 filed
with the Supervisors shows there were nine persons injured
in getting on and oft the cars.
Mrs. Otto Fulmore has written to the Supervisors suggest-
ing that the offer of the Sutro heirs should include a small
parcel of land at Lincoln Way and the Gre^t Highway which
is claimed both by the city and the heirs.
San Francisco Parlor No. 49, N. S. G. W., has approved of
the petition of the Outdoor Art League to the Board of Super-
visors asking for a bond election to acquire lands on Tele-
graph Hill to be used for park purposes.
The South Central Improvement Association has asked the
Hoard of Education to turn over the ground on which the
Cleveland School formerly was located in Harrison street to
be used as a children's playground until such time as the
property is again wanted for school purposes.
The Diamond Street Improvement Club has requested the
Supervisors to compel the linited Railroads to open the front
end of the "i)ay-as-you-enter" cars to admit mechanics with
their kits of tools going to and from their work.
The International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers has asked for the appointment of an inspector with
the Board of Works. They say the rules of their union de-
mand it and call attention to the necessity of inspecting the
work on the Polytechnic School.
The Wholesale Fruit and Produce Merchants Credit Asso-
ciation has filed a protest with the Supervisors against re-
ducing the width of the sidewalks on Washington street, be-
tween Front street and the Embarcadero from ten to eight
feet. It is claimed it will interfere with business and de-
preciate iiroperty values.
The Board of Public Works has recommended that side-
walk widths be fixed on Ocean avenue, between Mission and
San Jose avenue at 10 feet; between San Jose avenue and
Plymouth at 15 feet; between Plymouth and Corbett at 10
feet; between Plymouth and Junipero Serra at 10 feet; and
from Plymouth northerly at 15 feet.
STREET REPAUl I>EPA1{TMENT JIAKES REPORT.
The weekly report filed by Superintendent McCoy of the
Street Repair Department furnishes the following figures on
work performed between September 2 6 and October 2, inclu-
sive, the expenses being for labor and teams only:
Eleventh street corporation yard $221.25
.\lMnieiIa street corporation yard 113.37V6
HrUlKes and wharves on water front 69.50
.Sand pit 32.62V4
Kifleenlh avenue dump 18.00
Nineteenth avenue uuarry, south 312.75
Nineteenth avenue boulevard 39.00
Sidewalks 6C.00
Hock cars to Eleventh street yard .10.25
Miscellaneous team roving 81.25
Asphalt plant $406.94
.\sphalt team roving 450.93%
ASPH.VLT P.VVING.
Sq. Ft. Cost.
.V.sphttlt pnvins, roving 1.195 $ 84.00
PacKic avenue. I.aguna to Gough 2,840 44.06^4
Crossing of Jones and Washington 746 6.09%
Uiidgei's street, between Seventh and Klghth, Fol-
s.)iii and ininison 815 21.81',i
ICiKlith .>itr.-el, l''ols.iin to Howard 14,632 142.8H4
.iMi-ksun street, W.-hsler to Octavla 3,191 97.87V4
W.lisici- slri'<l. \V:isliington to Ja<-kson 3,609 77.75
,\|jl>aiM;i si].-.-l, Tv-enly-lifth to Twenty-sixth 2,582 78.00
S;i. iMin.-iii,, street, Van Ness to Franklin 12.18%
r;i. iiir ;n.-rHH-. Octavia to Franklin 861 14.43%
Ma.sun stiLLl. Turk to Eddy 4,860 78.68%
Ciossing of liruadvvay and Columbus avenue 1,140 14.81^
•Jones street, Sacramento to Clay 1,900 2fi.78V4
P.ush street, Kearny to Grant avenue 4,879 146.00
Fine street, Taylor to Mason 5.566 148.81'A
Harrison street Twenty-fourth to Twenlv-fltth 16.25
McCoppln street, Otis to Valencia 1,140 37.50
49.976 $1,047.87%
B.\SALT r.WING.
Sq. Ft. Cost.
Uroadway. Grant avenue to Stockton 310 $ 14.00
Stuart street. Folsom to Harrison 2.250 184.50
Jackson street, Larkin to Hyde 3.150 158.50
Nineteenth street, Howard to Folsom 3,240 213.50
Basalt Paving — Roving 1.640 102.50
Kiidy street, Larkin to Van Ness 4.700 241.50
Hush street Kearney to Grant avenue 1.275 71.00
Pine street, Kearney to Grant avenue 4,250 263.62%
Jovce street. Sacramento to California 700 54.50
Fourth street, Brannan to Bryant 350 29.00
Second street, Howard to Folsom 7U0 35.50
Third street. Channel to Kentucky 3.CG0 243.00
Eighth street, Harrison to Folsom 12,460 470.25
Pacific street, Mason to Taylor 2,475 144.50
t'nion street, CJrant avenue to Kearney 4,200 238.00
(California street. Grant avenue to Kearney 2.950 150.87V4
Toliaina street. First to Second 3,030 183.50
C.ililornia street, Buchanan to I.,aguna 400 20.50
Folsom street, Stuart to Main 830 74.75
Spear anil Howard streets 300 17.75
52,770 $2,901.25
GU.VDING, CfRBSETTING. ETC.