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COMPLIMENTS OF
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CHAS. W. FAY
SAN FRANCISCO
MUNICIPAL REPORTS
FOR THE
SCAL YEAR 1903-1904, ENDING JUNE 30, 1904
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
SAN FRANCISCO:
J. B. MclNTYRK, PRINTER AND BOOKBINER,
1005
J. B. McINTYRE
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Pages
ASSESSOR'S REPORT (Washington Dodge) 100
AUDITOR'S REPORT (Harry Baehr) 1- 91
Classification of Demands Audited 2- 45
Summary of Expenses Detailed 46- 48
Contracts of 1903-04, under Construction 49
Summary of Demands Audited, Paid and Outstanding 50
Treasurer's Account with the City and County 51- 55
Condition of the Treasury 56- 58
Treasurer's Cash Account with the Auditor for Moneys Belonging
to the State of California, 1903-04 59
Loan Account, Poll Tax, Tax Collector's Account, etc 60- 66
Bonded Debt of City and County, June 30, 1904 67
Tax Collector's Account for Licenses Issued, Sold, etc 68- 73
Auditor's Annual Estimate of Revenues and Expenditures 74- 79
Tax Levy, 1903-04 ; 79
Supervisors' Budget of Appropriation, Ordinance No. 1118 80- 90
Personnel of the Auditing Department 91
BOARD OF EDUCATION REPORT OF 288-305
Superintendent of Public Schools Report (W. H. Langdon) 288-305
Introductory 289-292
Annual Statistical Report 293
Financial Statement Receipts and Expenditures 293
Comparative Statement of Enrollment and Average Attend-
anceClassified ". 294-296
Number of Teachers in School Department 296-299
Board of Examination Report of 300-302
Recommendations for Granting Certificates and Renewals, Life
Diplomas, etc 300-301
Receipts from Diploma and Certificate Fees 302
School Teachers' Annuity and Retirement Fund and Commissioners'
Report 303-305
Receipts and Disbursements 304
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS REPORT OF (H. S. Schmitz, Pres.) .. .326-464
Secretary's Report 326-334
Appropriations and Expenditures 326-328
Street and Sewer Work General Summary 328-330
Receipts and Deposits Miscellaneous 331-333
Public Contracts, Permits and Miscellaneous 334
City Engineer's Report .' 335-423
General Statement of Work Done 335-341
Summarized Expenditures of Work Done 341-342
Comparative Statement of Different Classes of Work Done. .. .343-344
Street Improvements During Fiscal Tear 345-355
Tabulated Statement Mileage of Streets Paved and Sewers
Laid 355
Precise Levels 356
Laboratory Tests of Cements, Rock, Sand and Bitumen 357-362
Reports rendered 362-363
Bay Shore Route of Southern Pacific. Descriptive 363-364
Geary Street Cable Railway Conversion into Electric Road. . .364-367
Change and Establishment of Grades Along Bay Shore Route.. 368-378
Change and Establishment of Grades Along Golden Gate
Avenue between Jones and Leavenworth Streets 378-382
CONTENTS.
Reservoir Rights of Way, Tuolumne River Rejection of 382-386
Appraisement of Properties of the Spring Valley Water Works.. 386-391
Offer of Bay Cities Water Company 391-405
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company Applica-
tion for a Franchise. . , 405-406
Fire Protection High "Pressure System 406-418
Islais Creek, at Mouth of 418
Chimney of Sanitary Reduction Works Report on 419
Convenience and Safety Stations 419
Rock Repair Plant Cost of 420-421
Boulevard Through Laguna and Merced Rancho 422
Mission Street Grade at College Hill 422-423
Bureau of Streets Report of 424-429
Repairs to Stone Pavements 425-428
Repairs to Bituminous Pavements 428
Sewer Repairs . 428-435
Mission Road Culvert 435
Cesspool Cleaning : . ; 435
Sewer Cleaning. .435
Notices of Street Work 437
Corporation Trenches 437
Inspectors of Complaints Reports of 438-440
Side Sewer Construction 440-441
Concrete Work 441
Repairs to Plank Roadways, and Carpenter Work 441-442
Maintenance of Bridges . . 442
Street Sweeping and Sprinkling. . 442-443
County Roads 443.444
Corporation Yard Report 444-445
Accepted Streets Paved With Bituminous Rock, Cobble Stones,
Basalt Blocks, etc 446-447
Moneys Received from All Sources and Deposited with the
Treasurer . : 448-449
Bureau of Light and Water Report of 450-451
Bureau of Buildings Report of 452-464
Permits for Building Cash Value, etc 452-456
Maintenance and Repairs 457-464
CITY ENGINEER REPORT OF (See Report of Board of Public
Works) 335-423
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT OF (Percy V. Long) r 111-115
Recapitulation of Opinions, Decisions, Cases Pending, etc 115
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REPORT OF
Recapitulation of Classified Service
CLERK, JUSTICES' COURT (See Justices' Court Clerk's Report) 126
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT ( Jno. J. Greif ) 116-125
Introductory Causes on File in Superior Court, Deposits in Court,
Receipts and Disbursements 117
Marriage Licenses 117
Civil Actions, Copartnerships, Incorporations, etc. 118
Naturalizations Declarations of Intention . .118-119
Insane Commitments, and Nationalities 120
General Summary and Comparison of Receipts 120
Probate Actions Summary of . . .121
Recapitulation, and Informations Filed and Disposition of Same. .. 122-124
Appeals from Police Courts, Habeas Corpus, Incorrigible Juveniles,
Reinittiturs, Dependent Children, Petitions for. 125
CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT OF (Geo. W. Wittman) 146-166
Arrests and Classification, Disposition of Cases, General Recapitu-
lation, etc. 148-153
'Cases Held for Trial in Superior Court, and Disposition of Same. .. 154-157
Escaped Prisoners En Route, etc. ; Comparative Number of Arrests,
CONTENTS.
and Strength of Police Force for Thirty Years Ending June
30, 1904 157-158
Value of Property Stolen, Lost and Recovered for sixteen Years
Ending June 30, 1904 159
Moneys Received from United States Marshal for Detention and
Keeping of Prisoners in City Prison 159
Fines Paid into Treasury for Convictions in the Police Courts 160
Police Stations and Their Locations 160
Strength of Police Department, and Action Taken by Board of
Police Commissioners in Trial of Complaints Against Members., 161
Action Taken by Board of Police Commissioners on Application
for Permits ... 162-164
Arrests Made for Violation of License Ordinances .162-163
Correspondence, and Business Transacted in Office of Chief of
Police 164
Number of Lottery Tickets Seized by Police Department 164
Police Contingent Fund Account 164
Moneys Received for Services of Offlc.ers and Paid into the
Treasury 165
Summary of Police Patrol Wagon Service 166
POLICE RELIEF AND PENSION FUND COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 167-171
Recapitulation and Financial Statement . ..169
Pension Roll 170-171
COUNTY RECORDER'S REPORT (Edmund Godchaux) ,...105-110
Recapitulation, Receipts and Expenditures Comparison 110
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S REPORT (Lewis F. Byington) . . .127-133
Introductory Recapitulation 127-128
General Summary of Cases 129-133
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS REPORT OF ....... .230-249
Financial Statement 231
Summary of Vote Cast, Municipal Election, November 3, 1903 232-236
Summary of Vote Cast, Bond Election, September 29, 1903 237-248
Summary of Vote Cast, Bond Election, October 8, 1903 249
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY REPORT OF (W. R. Hewitt) 217-229
Introductory 218-220
Statistics of Fire Alarms and Alarm Stations .221-225
Inspection Report for Fiscal Year 226
Fees Collected, and Financial Recapitulation 227-229
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT OF 311-325
Introductory (.las. M. Ward, M. D., President) 311-316
City and County Almshouse 317-325
ELECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF (See Department of Elections) 230-249
ELECTRICITY, DEPARTMENT OF (See Department of Electricity) .. 217-229
ENGINEER, FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT OF (See Fire Commis-
sioners' Report) 172-213
ENGINEER, CITY (See Report of Board of Public Works) 335-423
FIRE COMMISSIONERS' REPORT 172-213
Organization and Details 172-173
Appropriation and Expenditures 174-176
CHIEF ENGINEER'S REPORT (D. T. SULLIVAN) 177-184
Losses by Fire, Insurance and Amounts Paid 178
Water Mains and Hydrants Number of 179
Apparatus, Number of Men, Horses, Alarms Responded to and
Duty Performed 180-184
Members and Employees of the San Francisco Fire Department. ... 185-194
Rules and Regulations Governing the Department 195-213
vi CONTENTS.
FIRE PENSION FUND COMMISSIONERS' REPORT 214-216
HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT OF (See Department of Health). .311-325
JUSTICES' CLERK'S REPORT (Geo S. McComb) 126
LAW LIBRARY REPORT OF ( Jas. H. Deering) 286-287
LIBRARY, PUBLIC (See Public Library Report) 258-285
POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT OF (See Report Chief of Police). ..146-166
POLICE RELIEF AND PENSION FUND (See Report of Chief of
Police) 167-171
PUBLIC WORKS, BOARD OF (See Board of Public Works) 326-464
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (M. J. Hynes) 250-254
PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT OF (A. L. Mann, President) 258-285
Introductory 258-261
Board of Trustees and Committees 262
SECRETARY'S REPORT (GEO. A. MULLIN) 263-265
Receipts and Disbursements 263
Expenses for Branches and Stations 264-265
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT (GEO. T. CLARK) 266-271
Statement of Accessions, Classification of Books, Circulation
of Branch Libraries, Gifts, etc 272-285
PARK COMMISSIONERS' REPORT 306-310
RECORDER'S REPORT (See County Recorder) 105-110
SCHOOL TEACHERS' ANNUITY AND RETIREMENT FUND (See
Report of Board of Education) 303-305
SHERIFF'S REPORT (Peter J. Curtis) 134-145
Financial Statement 136
Recapitulation Jail Statistics 134-141
Labor Performed by Prisoners on Roads, Quarries, Farms.etc.
Value of Work Done... 141-142
Jail Statistics Disposition of Prisoners in County Jails 143-145
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT (Edward J. Smith) 101-104
Recapitulation of Collections 104
TREASURER'S REPORT ( Jno. E. McDougald) 92- 99
APPENDIX.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 466-471
Members of Board and Personnel of Clerk's Office 466-467
Rules of Proceedings of the Board 468-471
Organization of Board, 1904-05 ; 471
Message of Hon. E. E. Schmitz, Mayor 472-479
WATER RATES 480-612
Constitutional Provisions; Rights to Use Public Streets, Acts of
Legislature, and Charter Provisions 480-482
Powers of the Supervisors 483
Investigation of Water Rates 483
Inventory of the Spring Valley Water Company 484-488
Statement of Expenditures of Spring Valley Water Company 488-492
Revenue of Spring Valley Water Company 492-494
Appraisement of Properties of Spring Valley Water Company 495-500
Assessment, Spring Valley Water Company 500
Statement of H. Schussler, Chief Engineer, Spring Valley Water
Company 501-51"
Financial Statement, Spring Valley Water Company 514-517
Monthly Collections of Water Rents. . . " 517
Table of Semi- Annual Charges, Rates, etc 517
Monthly Receipts and Expenditures, Spring Valley Water Company,
and Permanent Improvements . 518-536
Statement .of Estimated Operating Expenses 536
Statistics of Water Pumps 537
Financial Statement, with Details 538-540
Assessment of Spring Valley Water Company in Santa Clara
County 540
Schedule of Water Rates Made by 310 Cities in the United States.. .541-544
Statement Showing the Cost of Various properties, Spring Valley
Water Company 545-548
Partial Appraisement of Properties, Spring Valley Water Company,
Actually Used .548-556
Assessed Value of Property of Spring Valley Water Company in
Alameda County 557
Details of Main Repairs, Stable Account and Salaries 557-558
Tabulation of Water Rates in Thirty Cities of the United States. . 558-559
Quantity of Water Pumped During Past Six Months 559
Report of H. Schussler, Chief Engineer, Spring Valley Water Com-
pany; also Value of Properties of Same 560-592
Description of Work Under Main Repairs, 1903 592-596
Taxes, 1903-04- Spring Valley Water Company ' 597
Assessment of Properties of Spring Valley Water Co. in San
Francisco, 1904-05 597
Taxes on Property, Spring Valley Water Company ....598
Report of Chief Engineer of San Francisco Fire Department on
Fire Hydrants, etc . .598-600
Final Appraisement of Russell L. Dunn, Special Assistant to City
Engineer. .600-603
Report of Water Rates Committee 604
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors 604-605
Ordinance Fixing Water Rates, 1904-05 605-609
WATER RATES LITIGATION 610-612
LIGHTING STREETS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS 613-669
Proceedings of the Board Fixing Gas and Electric Rates, 1904-05. ..613
Statements of Companies Engaged in Furnishing Heat, Light and
Power 614-617
CONTENTS.
Appraisement of Property of the San Francisco Gas and Electric
Company Used in Manufacturing- Gas 617-629
Inventory of San Francisco Gas and Electric Company's Gas
Property 629-639
Inventory of San Francisco Gas and Electric Company's Electric
Property 639-651
Exposition on Manufacture and Use of Water Gas 652-656
Price of Gas and Annual Output in Large Cities of United States.. .656-657
Report of Light and Water Inspector on Cost of Manufacturing
Gas in San Francisco 657-658
Report of Same, Showing Cost of Producing Electricity in San
Francisco .658-662
Report of Artificial Light Committee. 662-663
Proceedings of Board of Supervisors 663
Supplemental Report of Artificial Light Committee 663-664
Action of Supervisors on Gas Rates Ordinance 665
Ordinance Fixing Rates for Electricity 665
Lighting Streets and Public Buildings 666
Report of Committee on Award of Contract 666-667
Resolution Awarding Contract 667-669
THE BOND ISSUE -.670-678
Propositions to Incur a Bonded Debt ' .670-673
Decision in Bond Issue 673-678
BAY SHORE FRANCHISE, SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY 679-709
Petition of Southern Pacific Railroad Company for Franchise 670
Communication from the Board of Public Works, Transmitting
Report of the City Engineer on the Application of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company for Franchise. 680
Report of City Engineer on Said Franchise 680-687
Report of City Engineer on Amended Application of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company for Tracks on Islais Creek. . .687-689
City Engineer's Recommendation of Certain Modifications of Fran-
chise. . . .
. . .689
Report of Streets, Sewer and Parks 'Committee of the Board of
Supervisors on Bay Shore Franchise - -689-691
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors 691-709
Description of Main Line of Said Railroad and the Route Thereof.. 697-699
Description of Side Tracks, Spur Tracks, Yard Track, Terminal
Tracks and Connecting Tracks 699-705
Lots Known as Produce Exchange Lot, and Market Places.. 705-706
Petition and Ordinance Granting Yard Track Franchise 706-708
Dedication of Lands Along Right of Way for Street Purposes 708-709
Ordinance No. 1317, "Accepting the offer of the Southern Pacific
Company to Dedicate for Street Purposes Certain Lands" 709
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO, 1st day of October, 1904 710-711
CHARTER AMENDMENTS DECISION RELATING TO SUBMIS-
SION OF 712-722
STATIONERY DEPARTMENT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.... 723-724
CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT 725-730
Elective Officers . . .725-727
Appointed Officers , . 728-730
VALUES OF PROPERTY IN AND INDEBTEDNESS OF EACH
COUNTY IN STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR YEAR 1904, AND
RATE OF TAXATION 73!
AUDITOR'S REPORT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., October 1. 1904.
To the Honorable E. E. Schmitz, Mayor, and Board of Supervisors,
City and County of San Francisco, State of California:
Dear Sirs In accordance with Article XVI, Section 9 of our Municipal
Charter and Ordinance of the Board of Supervisors, I transmit to you here-
with the annual report of my office, showing in detail the financial trans-
actions of the City and County of San Francisco for the fiscal year ending
Tune 30, 1904
I call your attention to the different form of this report from those here-
tofore rendered, and I hope that the change will meet with your approval
and be of assistance to you in your work of general supervision of the City's
af flairs. By the accompanying report the several items of the Budget are so
arranged as to show the purposes for. which they were raised and the actual
disposition of the moneys so raised. There is also an alphabetical summary
of expenditures, showing the total cost of the municipal administration for
the fiscal year. It is manifestly impossible for me to close my books for the
year until all demands are presented and disposed of. Many demands have
been held back beyond the end of the year for various reasons, hence the
lateness of this report. If some plan could be devised to call in outstanding
claims before the end of the year, the financial accounts of my department
would be much simplified, and my report presented on time.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY BAEHR, Auditor.
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AUDITOK.
Total.
Ixpense Contracts,
Supplies, Etc., Etc...
Wages,
Labor, Etc.
alarlea
Fixed by Law.
o o o o
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Budget Appropriations
and Provisions of
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AUDITOR.
17
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18
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Total.
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Municipal Reports Printing and Publishing . ...
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19
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lipf nf pnlioA
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rugs and chemicals
ectrical supplies
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1^5 gig's
>lice Surgeon
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)lice Matrons and Cook.
)lice Telephone Operators
-vstlpr
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ntributions of officers...
TIPS nf nffipprs
S
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p
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of police stations .....
photo and laundry work
Subsistence of Prisoner
^rMinp-
'ooms
lemicals
ry goods and clothing )
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20
AUDITOR,
Total.
Expense Contracts,
Supplies, Etc., Etc.
Wages,
Labor, Etc.
Salaries
Fixed by Law...
Budget Appropriations
f.iid Provisions of
General L aw E
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21
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AUDITOE.
Total.
Expense Contracts,
Supplies, Etc., Etc.
Wages,
Labor, Etc.
Salaries
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Budget Appropriations
ano Provisions of
General Laws
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23
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Repairs to van
Veterinary service
Sheriff for Maintenance of Jails
Brooms, etc
Crockery and glassware . . .
Drugs and chemicals
Dry goods and clothing . . .
Forage
K'urnitiirp
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Completion of the purchase of S
Stationery for public offices
Telephone operators
Cnlle-otor nffinp nf
c
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Tax Collector extra clerks
Horse hire
Publishing delinauent tax list . .
Taxes refunded (State law) ....
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25
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26
AUDITOR.
Total.
Expense Contracts,
Supplies, Etc., Etc.
Wages,
Labor, Etc.
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Fixed by Law.
Budget Appropriations
and Provisions of
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27
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Total.
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Supplies, Etc., Etc. . .
Wages,
Labor, Etc.
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Budget Appropriations
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29
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AUDITOR
Total.
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Supplies, Etc., Etc.
us oj * as cq 10 i
Wages,
Labor, Etc.
Salaries
Fixed by Law
Budget Appropriations
and Pr-.>\isione of
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31
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AUDITOR.
Total.
Expense Contracts,
Supplies, Etc., Etc. .
Wages,
Labor, Etc.
05 10 C5 05 50 10
o oo 10 **< 10 04
Salaries
Fixed by Law.
Budget Appropriations
and Provisions of
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33
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Wages,
Labor, Etc.
3alaries
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Budget Appropriations
and Provisions of
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35
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Supplies, Etc., Etc.
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Salaries
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AUDITOE.
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Wages,
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Salaries
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and Provisions of
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AUDITOR
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il
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revisions
ump
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epairs to merry-go-rc
epairs to typewriter
em oval of tracks . . .
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ubber goods
iwdust
3wer pipe
tationery and printin
tone and gateway . .
ransportation of swee
niforms
eterinary service ....
/"agon material and
fashing
^ater
fell boring
/"agons
Tire .
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uperintendent
scretary
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Total.
Expense Contracts,
Supplies, Etc., Etc. . .
Wages,
Labor, Etc.
Sxlfiries
Fixed by Law.
Budget Appropriations
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Total.
Expense Contracts,
Supplies, Etc., Etc. .
Wages,
Labor, Etc.
Salaried
Fixed by Law.
Budget Appropriations
and Provisions of
General Laws
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45
Total.
Contracts, Material,
Supplies, etc
Wages and Labor.
Salaries
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46
AUDITOK.
DETAILED SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES.
I
Abstracts
Account of 1902-1903
Advertising
Annual Dues
Apparatus >
Appraisers of Park Extension
Automobile
Automobile Numbers
Badges, Medals, etc ,
Ballots, Election
Basalt Blocks
Birds, Animals, etc
Bituminous Repairs
Blacksmithing and Tool Repairs
Boarding and Keeping Horses
Boat Hire
Boiler and Repairs
Books and Periodicals, etc
Book Binding and Repairing
Brass Material and Supplies
Brooms, Brushes, etc
Brick
Burial of Indigent Dead
Cabinets -.
Cable and Wire
Cartage
Cash Registers
Castings and Forgings
Catching and Destroying Dogs and Animals
Cement and Lime ;
Cesspools
Chemical Analysis
Chimney Cleaning and Repairs
City Directories
Clay
Cleaning Chinatown
Cleaning School Vaults, etc
Clocks and Repairs
Collation and Meals Furnished <
Compensation for Damages
Conduit
Contingent Expenses (Public Officials)
Conveying Prisoners to State Institutions
Concrete Work
Cordage <
Curbing and Grading
Decorations
Defense of Suit S. V. W. Co. vs. City and County of San Francisco
Disinfectants
Distribution of Interest Money by Mayor
Draughting
Drugs and Chemicals
Drum and Repairs
Dry Goods and Clothing
Electric Motor and Power
Electrical Material
Elevator Repairs
Engrossing
Erection of and Altering Public Buildings
Examining Insane
Examination into Public Utilities
Expense of Chief of Police to St. Louis
Expense of Chief Engineer of Fire Department to Engineers' Con-
vention
Expense of District Attorney in re Botkin vs. City and County. .
Expense of Public Officers to Sacramento
Expert Testimony in re Botkin vs. City and County
Expert Testimony
Expressage (Freight) ,
Experting Books and Accounts (J. J. Hassell)
AUDITOR
47
DETAILED SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES Continued.
Exhibit at St. Louis Exposition
Fees of Officers
Fire Arms
Fire Extinguishers
Fireworks
Fitting up Stores for Election i
Forage
Fountain
Frames
Fuel
Furniture and Repairs
Furnishing License Blanks to Tax Collector
Glass and Glazing
Gravel and Rock
Groceries, Provisions, etc
Handcuffs
Hardware, Farming Implements and Electrical Supplies
Harness and Repairs
Heaters
Horses
Horses for Merry-Go-Round
Horse Clipping
Horse Shoeing
Hose
House Moving
Hydrants Set and Reset
Ice
Incidentals
Incubator
Instruments Mathematical
Instruments Surgical and Lab. supplies
Index for Registrar
Insurance
Inspecting Elevators
Interment of ex-Union Soldiers and Sailors
Iron and Steel . . .
Janitorial Supplies
Judgments 1889-1900
Jury Fees .-
Kitchen Furniture
Lamps and Repairs .
Law Books, Codes, etc. See Books
Law and Motion Calendar
Lectures
Leather and Findings
Legal Services
Life Saving Nets
Lighting Streets and Public Buildings (Gas and Electricity)
Livery
Loam
Locksmithing and Repairs
Lumber and Millwork
Macadam
Machinery and Repairs
Mantels and Fixtures
Manuel Training
Marble and Tiling
Maintenance of Minors
Maps, Charts, Blue Prints. Etc
Metal Polish
Memorial Day Observance of
Money Refunded
M onuments
Music
Municipal Reports
Murray Claim for use of Equalizer
Newpapers Clippings
Oil
Oil Tank
Paints, Etc
48
AUDITOE.
DETAILED SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES Continued.
Paper 414.72
Park Improvement Bonds Redeemed 243,000.00
Park Improvement Coupons Redeemed 14,790.00
Paving and re-paving Streets (Contract) 55,178.34
Contracts of 1902-1903 amounting to $83,859.61 have
been completed this Fiscal year.
Pensions 81,790.37
Photographs and Material 1,355.78
Pipe Covering 211.33
Plants and Seeds 1,496.18
Playground Expenses (School) 5,597.70
Plumbing and Material ... 3,696.38
Pottery 27.50
Powder 383.46
Printing Transcripts 2,856.80
Printing Ordinances 2,500.00
Publishing Delinquent Tax List 2,000.00
Pump 1,529.63
Purchase of Lands 37,550.00
Recovering Bodies from Bay 482.50
Regalia 109.90
Relief of Exempt Firemen 6,782.50
Removal of Tracks 3,152.18
Rent of Pianos 157.85
Rent of Premises 23,201.94
Rent of Water Filters 265.00
Repairs to Bridge 314.03
Repairs to Point Lobos Road 1,287.00
Repairs to Rolling Stock Fire Department 2,067.41
Repairs to Sewers 868.51
Reporting Testimony (Supreme Court) 623.65
Revising Ordinances 700.00
Roofing 743.40
Rubber Goods 3,440.06
Royalties 190.00
Salaries 3,646,268.94
Scavengering 1,369.50
Sewer Pipe 2,418.76
Serving Subpoenaes 228.40
Springs , 764.41
Stationery, Printing, Postage, Etc 53,645.86
Stone Gateway 2,344.00
Subsistence of Prisoners Jails 41,480.15
Subscription to Papers 602.25
Sweeping and Sprinkling Streets - 212,114.16
Taxes Refunded 5,405.35
Tallow t 104.89
Teaming i 43,132.45
Tank 60.00
Tent 15.11
Telephone and Telegraph Services 2,031.46
Testing (Chemical) 110.10
Tobacco 1,310.16
Transportation (Carfare, Etc.) 2,404.77
Transportation of Street Sweepings 13,547.40
Tubing 375.00
Typewriting Machines and Repairs, Etc 1,787.21
Veterinary Services 1,360.60
Wages for Labor, Etc 765,407.99
Wagons, Material and Repairs 5,372.73
Washing and Laundry Supplies 2,164.11
Water 138,068.45
Well-boring 425.00
Wines and Liquors 3,511.04
Witness Expenses 5,439.79
Total $6,897,628.89
AUDITOE.
49
CONTRACTS OF 1903-1904 UNDER CONSTRUCTION
and
MONEYS SET ASIDE ON CERTIFICATE OF AUDITOR UNTIL COM-
PLETED.
Grading 3rd Avenue bet. "I" and Parnasus Avenue
Front of City Property
Completion of Pest House Pipe Sewer
Paving Dupont Street bet. Montgomery Avenue and
Vallejo
Paving Vallejo Street bet. Battery and Front Streets...
Paving Stevenson St. bet. Annie and Third Streets....
Paving Jessie St. bet. New Montgomery and Second St. .
Paving Hayes St. bet. Larkin and Van Ness Avenue ,'
Paving Florida St. bet. 25th and 26th Streets
450.00
305.00
,945.15
,080.75
,717.10
,394.17
,875.75
895.50
$ 23,663.42
50
AUDITOE.
Demands Outstanding
June 30th, 1904...
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Demands Cancelled. . . .
Payments on Audited
Demands 1903-1904.
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1903-1904
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June 30th, 1903
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TREASURER'S RECEIPTS.
Treasurer in Cash Account With the Auditor for Moneys Belonging to the
City and County of San Francisco, State of California,
During the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1904.
PURPOSE
Amount.
Total.
General Fund 1902-1903 From. Taxes
$ 26,071.16
26,071.16
General Fund 1903-1904
3,762,300.96
From Assessor's Poll Tax Commission
18,813.30
3,665.40
1,319.35
343.00
From State Erroneous Assessments Sec. 3804
p c
438.18
231.56
990.00
From Police Court Fines, Department No. 1....
From Police Court Fines, Department No. 2....
From Police Court Fines, Department No. 3....
From Police Court Fines, Department No. 4....
5,651.00
4,043.00
8,679.50
4,293.00
475,722.75
From Coroner Money from unknown dead ....
From City and County Hospital Sales
192.03
49.00
From Police Department Board for Prisoners
en route
From Sheriff Board for U. S. Prisoners
From Refund of Burial U. S. Soldier
From Board of Public Works Sale of Material
From Board of Public Works Miscellaneous . .
From Board of Public Works Building Permits
From Percentage on. Street Railways
1,196.00
6,860.40
50.00
53.40
50.25
21,339.50
27,624.13
From Percentage on Franchises
From State of California 6 per cent on Personal
Property Tax by Assessor
1,069.97
16,044.64
From Board of Supervisors Lease of House
of Correction Tract
From Auditor Refund of Taxes on Bush Street
Fire Lot
100.00
126.37
From Forfeiture of Contract of W. Cole ....
From Donation of Chief Sullivan to Fire De-
partment ...
240.00
1,000.00
From Refund of Sheriff of Alameda County....
From Donation of Witness Fee by William
Reardon, Deputy Tax Collector
2.45
2.00
Common School Fund 1902-1903
From Taxes
From State Apportionment of Taxes
2,720.17
64,475.11
4,388,577.30
Common School Fund 1903-1904
From Taxes
408,281.47
From Rent of School Property
11,066.00
From Rent of Lincoln School Lots
48,000.00
From Sale of Material
80.25
799,240.22
From Pupils Fairmouiit School, Damages Paid
2.50
Teachers' Institute Fund
From Examination and Certificate Fees
296.00
1,266,670.44
Redemption Advertising Fund
From Auditor and Tax Collector
323.00
323 00
Advertising Fund
258 85
From Fees Board of Public Works
From Fees Board of Supervisors
2,008.35
7,778.55
52
AUDITOR
TREASURER'S RECEIPTS Continued.
PURPOSE
Amount.
Total.
From Pees Fire Commission . .
309 40
From Foes Tax Collector
137 80
Unapportioned Fee Fund
From Mavor
2 244 00
From Auditor
21 00
From Sheriff
17 285 00
From County Clerk
60 8 9 3 60
From Recorder
57 541 75
From Justice's Court
22 686 50
From Board of Public Works
17,192 00
From. Board of Ht-alth
835 00
From Police Department
2 787 50
From Pound Fees
4 590 4Q
From Department of Electricity
5 958 10
191 965 50
Library Fund
From Taxes
64 216 66
From Fines
3 028 65
From Books Lost and Paid for. Etc
399.50
67 644 81
Park Fund
From Taxes ....
299 677 76
From Proceeds of Childrens' Playground
From Rent of Boathouse
24,825.85
300 00
From Japanes Tea Gardens
From Board of Mounted Police Horses
1,285.23
2,105.00
From Auto Permits .... .
720 00
From Railroads Balance of Music Fund
From Sale of Material
750.00
42.50
From Program Privileges
1,150 00
From Refund of Money Overpaid on Labor De-
mand
35.00
330 891 34
Police Relief and Pension Fund
From Fines of Officers
2,044.00
From Contribution of Officers
From Sale of Property
15,974.00
1,151.10
From Rewards of Officers
105.00
19 274 10
House Moving Fund Board of Public Works
From Permits Issued
3,855.00
3 855 00
House Moving Fund Department of Electricity
From Permits Issued . .
1,195.00
1 195 00
Coupons of Park Improvement Bonds 1874-1875
From Taxes
17,109.49
17 109 49
Sinking Fund Park Improvement Bonds 1874-1875
From Taxes
8,587.14
From Loans Returned
9,000.00
From Interest Received
747.66
18 334 80
Windel Bequest Interest Fund
From Interest Account
892.12
OQO I
Tearing Up Street Fund
From Sewer Permits
67,893.80
Robinson Bequest Interest Fund
From Interest Received
2,050.00
Duplicate Tax Fund
From Taxes Overpaid and Paid in Duplicate..
4,272.75
4 272 75
AUDITOE.
53
TREASURER'S RECEIPTS Continued.
PURPOSE
Amount.
Total
Assessor's Account
From Personal Property Taxes
672 614 72
State of California
From Taxes
2 890 205 66
FromPoll Taxes
96 755 20
From Redemption of Property Sold to Sta.te. .
From Collateral Inheritance Tax
10,264.15
138,342.19
From Maintenance of Pupils at Preston School
of Industry
3 480 07
From Maintenance of Pupils at Whittier Reform
School
3 423 35
From Maintenance of Children at Home for
Feeble Minded at Glen Ellen
20 405 00
From Sale of Property under Sec. 3897 P. C. . .
620.93
3 163 496 55
New School Building Fund
From Taxes
3 742 10
3 742 10
New City and County Hospital Fund . ...
3 742 10
3 742 10
Firemens' P^elief Fund
19 260 03
Special Badge Fund
641 00
19,260.03
641 00
Special Permit Fund
59 145 00
59 145 00
$10,381,575.18
NOTE: See Transfer Entries for Amount Transferred.
54
AUDITOE.
PAYMENTS BY THE TREASURER.
ACCOUNT.
Amount.
Total.
General Fund 1899-1900
Demands Paid
$ 46,841.00
46 841 00
General Fund 1902-1903
Demands Paid
420,263.64
General Fund 1903-1904
Demands Paid
4,211,893.31
Assessor's Account
Apportioned to Sundry Funds
684,093.24
Advertising Fund
Demands Paid
692.61
Duplicate Tax Fund
Demands Paid
2,162.29
Firemen's Relief Fund
Demands Paid
20 213 14
House Moving- Department of Electricity
Demands Paid
835 50
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House Moving Board of Public Works
Demands Paid
3 360 00
3 360 00
Library Fund
Demands Paid
67 476 82
Special Badge Fund
Demands Paid
199.00
Overpayment Personal Property Tax Fund 1900
Demands Paid
.03
Overpayment Personal Property Tax Fund 1901
Demands Paid
6 84
Park Fund
Demands Paid
335,501.01
Police Relief and Pension Fund
Demands Paid
62,958.48
335,501.01
Redemption of Advertising Fund
Demands Paid
248 00
62,958.48
248 00
Robinson Bequest Interest Fund
Demands Paid
2 665 00
2 665 00
Windel Bequest Interest Fund
Demands Paid
892 15
892 15
Common School Fund 1902-1903
Demands Paid ...
72,960 46
Common School Fund 1903-1904
Demands Pa'd ...
1,288,012.37
Special Permit Fund
Demands Paid
53,885.00
State of California
3,148,478.38
Surplus Fund
Demands Paid
78 15
AUDITOE.
55
PAYMENTS BY THE TREASURER Continued.
ACCOUNT.
Amount.
Total.
Teachers' Institute Fund
Demands Paid
100 35
100 35
Tearing Up Street Fund
61 163 10
61 163 10
Unapportioned Fee Fur.d
Derrands Paid
19 051 47
19 051 47
Sinking Fund Park Improvement Bonds 1874-1875
Loans and Redemption of 239 Bonds
243,000.00
243 000 00
Interest Account Park Improvement Bonds 1874-
1875
14 910 00
14 910 00
$10,761,941.34
56
AUD1TOE.
CONDITION OF TREASURY.
Cash on Hand June 30th, 1904, at the credit of the following Funds and
Accounts.
Total.
General Fund, 1899-1900 $ 7,251.68
General Fund, 1903-1904 400,952.25
Common School Fund 1903-1904 35,301.91
Teachers' Institute Fund 294.74
Advertising Fund 9,800.34
Unapportioned Fee Fund 18,335.49
Advertising Redemption Fund 75.00
Park Fund 46,271.33
Library Fund 17,107.10
Police Relief and Pension Fund 17,275.94
House Moving Fund Board of Public Works. . 1,380.00
House Moving Fund Department of Electricity 1,282.65
Duplicate Tax Fund 9,975.29
Nineteenth Street Extension Fund 236.53
Potrero Avenue Extension Fund 371.92
Overpayment Personal Taxes Fund 1899 1,436.26
Overpayment Personal Taxes Fund 1900 582.01
Overpayment Personal Taxes Fund 1901 3,825.66
Coupons Park Improvement Bonds 1874-1875.. 2,761.60
Sinking Fund Park Improvement Bonds 1874-1875. 1,918.88
Sinking Fund Dupont Street Bonds 158.02
Tearing Up Street Fund 17,833.97
Robinson Bequest Fund 50.00
Robinson Bequest Interest Fund 750.00
State of California 38,540.86
Assessor's Account i 655,026.25
Windel Bequest Interest Fund 446.06
New School Building Fund '317,425.54
New Hospital Fund 317,425.54
Special Badge Fund 607.00
Special Permit Fund 28,161.75
Firemens Relief Fund 590.87
Less A. C. Widber Deficiency Account
$ 1,953,452.44
14,789.16
$ 1,938,663.28
AUDITOR.
57
BALANCE.
Cash on hand July 1st, 1903
$ 2,319,029.44
Receipts during fiscal year 1903-1904..
10,381,575.18
12 700 604 62
Payments during fiscal year 1903-1904
10,761,941.34
Balance on hand, July 1st, 1904
1,938,663.28
LOAN ACCOUNT.
Loans from Sinking
provement Bonds
standing June 1st
Fund Park
1874-1875,
1904
Im-
out-
$ 13,000.00
58
AUDITOR
TRANSFER ENTRIES.
Funds and Accounts.
From General Fund 1903-1904
To Police Relief and Pension Fund
To Assessor's Account
To Sinking Fund Park Improvement Bonds 1874
1875
To New Hospital Fund
To New School Fund .
From General Fund 1902-1903
To Police Relief and Pension Fund
To General Fund 1903-1904
From Common School Fund 1903-1904
To New Hospital Building Fund
To Assessors Account
To Sinking Fund
To New School Building Fund ,
From Common School Fund 1902-1903
To Common School Fund 1903-1904
From Sinking Fund Park Improvement Bonds,
1874-1875
To General Fund 1903-1904
To Firemens Relief Fund
To Common School Fund 1903-1904
From Assessors Account ,
To General Fund 1903-1904 ,
To Common School Fund 1903-1904
To Park Fund
From Unapportioned Fee Fund ,
To General Fund 1903-1904
To Police Relief and Pension Fund
From Advertising Fund
To General Fund 1903.
From New Hospital Fund
To Common School Fund . .
To General Fund 1903-1904.
To Park Fund
To Library Fund
To Firemens Relief Fund .
From Park Fund
To New Hospital Building Fund
To Assessors Account
To New School Fund
From Surplus Fund
To General Fund 1903-1904
From New School Building Fund
To General Fund
To Common School Fund
To Park Fund
To Library Fund
To Firemens Relief Fund
From Library Fund
To New Hospital Building Fund
To New School Fund
From Firemens Relief Fund
To Sinking Fund Park Improvement Bonds 1874-
1875
To New Hospital Building Fund
From Coupons Park Improvement Bonds 1874-
1875
To New School Building Fund
1,062,451,83
143,686.79
385,000.00
56,643.84
224,000.00
680,600.00
169,552.38
2,485.77
302,000.00
1,130.10
8,000.00
12,000.00
10,000.00
42,851.83
520,600.00
164,000.00
170.000.00
165,000.00
6,955.15
136,731.64
100,000.00
125,000.00
50,000.00
110,000.00
56,643.84
164,000.00
10,000.00
50,000.00
520,600.00
125,000.00
35,000.00
166,767.38
2,785.00
2.485.77
100,000.00
170,000.00
25,000.00
5,000.00
2,000.00
25,000.00
35,000.00
22,000.00
1,130.10
165,000.00
110,000.00
22,000.00
3,000.00
10,000.00
5,000.00
3,000.00
10,000.00
2,000.00
10.000.00
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LOAN ACCOUNT FISCAL YEAR 1903-1904.
Loans Made from Sinking Fund on Security of United States, State and
County Bonds.
Loans.
Sinking Fund
Park
Improvement
Bonds. 1874-1875
Total.
Loans unpaid July 1st 1903
$ 18 000 00
Loans made during fiscal year 1903-1904.
4,000.00
$ 22 000 00
Loans returned during fiscal year 1903-1904.
Loans unpaid July 1st, 1904
9,000.00
13 000 00
$ 22 000 00
STATEMENT OF POLL TAXES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1903-1904.
Sold by Washington Dodge, Assessor:
2990 Poll Tax Receipts, account of 1903 @ $3.
15 per cent commission
168 Poll Tax Receipts, account of 1903 @ $2
15 per cent commission
Sold by Washington Dodge. Assessor:
52,253 Poll Tax Receipts, account of 1904, @ $2
15 per cent commission ,
Sold by Edward J. Smith, Tax Collector:
5 Poll Tax Receipts, delinquent @ $4
25 per cent commission
$ 8,970.00
1,345.50
336.00
50.40
104,506.00
15,675.90
20.00
5.00
7,624.50
285.40
88,830.10
15.00
96,755.20
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SUMMARY OF TAXES COLLECTED AND PAID INTO THE TREASURY
DURING THE FISCAL, YEAR 1903-1904.
Year.
Taxes.
Penalties.
Total.
1903 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes]
$ 6,718,4?9.651
$8,968.08
$ 6,727,407.73
1902 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
1,423.77
76.61
1,600,38
1901 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
52,122.14
179.00
52,301.14
1900 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
15,782.21
154.26
15,936.47
1899 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
15.05
3.00
18.05
1898 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
24.25
1.47
25.72
1896 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
23.00
23.00
1893 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
2.C4
.14
2.78
1892 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
.49
.49
1891 State. City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
l.CO
1.60
1890 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
.16
.16
1889 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
31.40
31.40
1886 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
2.04
2.04
1885' State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
6.89
6.89
1884 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
3.&0
3.90
1883 State, City and County Real
E!state and Personal Property Taxes
6.10
6.10
1881 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
27.04
27.04
1877 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
.90
.90
1876 State, City and County Real
Estate and Peisonal Property Taxes
.74
.74
1873 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
8.16
2.04
10.20
1867 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
7.50
7.50
1866 State, City and County Real
Estate and Personal Property Taxes
27.90
27.90
Total
$ 6,787,957.73
9,384.60
6,797,342.13
AUDITOR
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1880
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57.68
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13.95
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2.21
3.83
3.81
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1885
5 97
7.38
13 35
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1890
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96 73
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86.07
116 81
27.86
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102.79
380.47
601 49
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216 66
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1 734 77
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1901
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2,714.25
7.613.17
106.36
64.54
222.33
581.80
54.00
94.50
323.50
230.07
341.23
284.60
717.70
1,230.29
1,068.87
10.63
2,148.35
4,602.60
9,871.94
116.99
$14,707.40
$884.07
$530.00
$2,113.49
$5,622.01
$23,856.97
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74 AUD1TOK.
AUDITOR'S ANNUAL ESTIMATE OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.
To the Honorable, The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San
Francisco, fetate of California:
Gentlemen: In submitting my budget to your Board for the fiscal
year 1904-1905, I feel that I must renew a few of my suggestions of last
year, and call your attention again to some of the places In the City
Government where conservative uses of public moneys will do the most
jrood. It is to be regretted that many of the departments cannot be al-
lowed more funds to enable them to conduct their respective offices to the
best advantage.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I have recommended that the appropriation for the Police De-
partment, for the ensuing fiscal year be increased by $150,000 in order that
the police force may be increased, commensurate with the demand of a
fast-growing commonwealth. San Francisco has long since thrown off her
Infancy and is growing into maturity. The increase in her population has
oeen enormous during the past two years. This increase has brought with
it an undesirable element, wanted neither by us nor conducive to the bet-
terment of society. Crime is increasing rapidly, and will continue to do
BO unless restrictions are placed upon its growth. The city has outgrown
Its present police force. The introduction of the eight-hour law in the
Department, has of necessity, made a demand for additional patrolmen,
and better equipment. It is a penny-wise-and-pound-foolish policy, a saving
at the spigot, etc., to neglect adequate police protection. The impression has
gone abroad that San Francisco is running under the wide-open-town system,
which has invited here the criminal element in large numbers. The increase
I have recommended for this Department will add a little over 100 extra
patrolmen with a proportionate complement of necessary officers and equip-
ment.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
's in need of many improvements and more engine companies. The men
are desirous of securing four days in each month (including Sundays) for
their home associations and the appropriation I have recommended will
provide the necessary substitutes during their absence. I have accord-
ingly made a provision for an increase of $50,000 to equip the Department
so that it can successfully fight fires. This will lessen the burdens of the
men incidental to their too close application to duty and in the long
fun prove a saving to the city.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
I am extremely gratified to be able to recommend an increase in the
allowance of the School Department for salaries and Improvements. It
should receive something in excess of $1,300,000 to conduct its various
branches and make sanitary alterations in numerous school buildings. It
Is to be hoped that the bond issue will be brought to a speedy settlement
through the Supreme Court, so that all their funds will soon be available.
MERCHANTS CLAIMS.
I am actuated purely by motives of fairness in again calling your
attention to the justness of the interest demands due our merchants on their
claims for the fiscal year 1892-1893. The interest wll amount to about
$100,000 and could be met with a contingent provision, that to be paid
out of the surplus at the end of the year, if the assessment roll be more
than the estimated $450,000,000 as it probably will.
PROTESTED TAXES.
Since the Supreme Court has upheld me in my contention that the
special tax for the Hospital and New School was illegal, it rests with your
Honorable Board to make provision for refunding the same to all the Tax-
payers at an early date. This will entail considerable expense to the city
and an additional amount of work in this office. A suitable appropriation
should be made for this purpose.
AUDITOR 75
REFUNDING EXCESS TAXES.
Without question, the tax rate will be much lower this year than
last. The Assessor is now collecting the unsecured Personal Property Tax
on the basis of last years rate. The difference between the rates of that
and this year will amount to considerable, which the property owners will be
entitled to have refunded to them This together with a contemplated raise
by the State Board of Equalization (unless the Assessment Roll reaches an
Amount satisfactory to them) will in itself require additional labor and extra
expense. It is hoped thai; these matters will be carefully considered anct
provided for by your honorable Board in the budget finally adopted.
PARK BONDS.
It is most gratifying to note that the Park Improvement Bonds
have matured and are being paid, together with accrued interest, by the
Treasurer. This will materially decrease the tax levy for the following
fiscal year.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The work of this branch of the city government must be estimated
by the good it accomplishes with the money at its disposal. Realizing the
urgent need of an immense amount of work on our streets and public build-
ings, I have recommended for them a round sum of $925,572; $100,000 to
be used for the construction of streets and sewers, and $150,000 for other
specific public improvements. The sum of $420,000 for general main-
r.enance will provide for general repairs over a large area of the city; im-
provement of the city property, street sweeping and street cleaning, repairs
to County roads, opening of new streets and an additional amount to be
used in the caring for and maintaining of what has already been done and
urgently required, are all provided for. I hope that you will see your way
clear to allow these very important and much needed items.
The negligence of the Department of Electricity and the Board
nf Public Works in not sending their estimates to me, as required by the
Charter has hampered m3 in forming a proper idea of their requirements.
Yours very truly,
HARRY BAEHR,
Auditor.
76 AUDITOR.
AUDITOR'S ESTIMATE OF THE PROBABLE RECEIPTS AND RE-
QUIRED EXPENDITURES OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1904-1905.
Mayor
Auditor
Salaries
Assessment roll
Contingent expenses
Licenses, tags, blanks, etc
Assessor
Assesor. Dputy and Cashier
Deputies
Clerks ,
Clerks, extra
Expenses, field clerks ,
Coroner
Salaries Coroner and Deputy . . .
Autopsy Physician
Stenographer
Deputy Coroners (3)
Messenger (2)
Matron
Keeper of morgue
Incidental expenses ...
Horse keeping
Repairing vehicles, horseshoeing
Bodies recovered from bay
Photographing bodies
Rents
Recorder
Salaries Recorder and Deputies
Index Clerks
Messenger
Supervisors Salaries of Supervisors, Clerks, Assist-
ants, etc., and Clerks of the Board of Equal izatiox 43,700
Advertising 17,000
Burial of Indigent Dead 3,000
Interment of ex-Union Soldiers and Sailors 3,500
Public Pound maintenance of 6,000
Municipal reports 4,001
Pubsistence of Prisoners She rift' inc. maintenance
Jails 46,000
Subsistence of Prisoners Police Department 5,500
Stationery for public officers 31,500
Assessor 4,000
City Directories. 510
Typewriters
Rebinding books 2,000
Furniture public buildings 8,000
Fourth of July celebration 2,500
Memorial Day observance
Law and Motion Calendar 2,400
Urgent Necessity 36.000
Water for municipal purposes 110,000
Maintenance of Minors in
Magdalen Asylum 7,000
State School 7,000
Non-Sectarian Institutions 7,000
Feeble-Minded Home 20,000
Insane examination of 5,000
Insane examination of 7,000
Lighting streets and public buildings 300,000
Telephone operators City Hall (3) 1,800
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
18,000
12,000
500
2,000
12,200
10,800
25,200
40,000
1,000
6,000
2,400
1,800
4,500
1,200
720
900
600
900
500
500
100
720
S,400
2,400
900
AUDITOR.
77
AUDITOR'S ESTIMATE Continued.
Mortgage Clerk 1,200
Copyists 28,800
Tax Collector
Salaries Tax Collector, Deputy and Cashier. . 8,800
Deputies 22,500
Publishing- delinquent list 2,000
Horse and buggy 250
Treasurer
Salaries Treasurer and Assistants 11,200
Extra Clerks (2) 3,600
Superior Judges
Salaries Judges and Secretary 25,800
Stenographers 17,000
Interpreters 1,800
City and County Attorney
Salaries City and County Attorney and
Assistants 15,800
Chief Clerk and Assistant 2,700
Messenger and Stenographer 1,800
District Attorney
Salaries District Attorney " and Assistants,
Clerks, Stenographer and Messenger. . . . 37,200
Bookkeeper, Warrant Clerk and Bond Clerk 1,200
County Clerk
Salaries Cor.nty Clerk, Cashier, Clerks and
Copyists . To, 400
Messenger 1,100
Printing transcript on appeal 1,500
Jury and witness expenses 25,000
Grand Jury expenses 1,500
Jury expenses, criminal cases 600
Justices Court
Salaries Justices Clerk and Assistants 20,700
Law Library
Salaries Librarian 2,400
Messenger 1,080
Bookbinder 1,200
Sheriff-
Salaries Sheriff arid Under Sheriff, Attor-
ney, Bookkeeper, Deputies, Bailiffs and
Driver van 2,400
Guards for road work 82,400
Livery and horse keeping 1,020
Horse'shoeing and van repairs 200
Police Judges
Salaries Judges and Stenographers (4) 24,000
Japanese interpreter 1,200
Police Department
Salaries Police Department 1,043,364
Rent of stations 3,084
Police contingent 8,000
Police patrol and mounted police 20,000
Expenses and supplies 1,400
Fire Department and Corporation Yard
Salaries 788,950
Material and supplies 105,500
Firemen's relief 27,000
Health Department 10,000
Salaries 63,720
City and County Hospital
Salaries 40,00<
Maintenance 75,001
Alms House
Salaries 26,000
Maintenance 60,000
Emergencies and Insane Hospitals
Salaries 26,000
Maintenance 60,000
Small Pox Hospital
Salaries 4,800
Maintenance 3,000
41,700
69,550
14,800
20,300
37,400
105,000
20,700
86,020
25,200
1,075,848
894,450
27,000
115,000
86,000
86,000
7,800
78
AUDITOR
AUDITOR'S ESTIMATE Continued.
Leper Hospitals
Salaries
i,SM
Maintenance
4.500
S.7*'" 1
Electrical Department
Salaries, wages, material and supplies
85,000
85.000
Civil Service
Salaries
8,700
8,700
Department of Selections
Registration and election expenses and sal-
100,000
100,000
Public Library
Salaries and Maintenance
67,500
67,500
School Department
Salaries, expenses, repairs, to school build-
Department of Public "Works
ipgs and maintenance of grounds
1,300,200
1,300,200
25,000
Bureau of Light and "Water, salary and ex-
3,970
1.500
Cleaning and maintaining City Hall and
and Hall of Justice, salaries and wages. .
Bureau of Streets, salaries (office)
47,250
80,900
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8.100
Bureau of Architecture, salaries and evpense
Bureau of Engineering, salaries and expense
18,000
M.OM
50,000
Streets and sewers new construction
100,000
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150.622
924,122
Golden Gate Park and Squares
315,000
23.000
344,000
ESTIMATED REVENUES OTHER THAN TAXES
Fees froip Citv and County officers . . .
$6,474.000
$ 175,000
$6,474,000
25,000
Fines from Superior Courts
1,000
Municipal Licenses
478,500
2,000
Commissions on unsecured personal property taxes. .
Treasurer's collateral inheritance commission
15,000
4,000
15,000
4,000
<,500
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5,000
6,000
17.000
3,000
Pcliool apportionment
830,000
L-ess Police Relief and Pension Transfers
$1,660,000
-.;,.,,..,,
$1,630,000
TAX LEVY.
Estimated on an Assessment of $450,000,000.
Funds
Expenditures.
Revenues.
Taxes.
Levy.
General
$4 735 300
$ 739 000
$3 996 300
$0 8881
Firemen's Relief
27,000
27.004
.006
School
1,300,200
888,000
412,200
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Library
67 500
3 000
64 500
.0143
$6.130,000
$1.630,000
$4,500,000
1.0000
AUDITOR.
79
RESUME.
Funds.
Expenditures.
Revenues.
Taxes.
Levy.
General etc
$4 762 300 00
$739 000 00
$4 023 300 00
8941
School
1 300 000 00
888 000 00
412 200 00
0916
Library
67,500 00
3,000 00
64 500 00
0143
Park
344 000 00
29 000 00
315 000
0700
Totals
$6,474,000.00
$1,659,000.00
1.0700
$4,815,000.00
TAX LEVY ADOPTED BY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
General Fund
$.8416
Firemen's Relief Fund
School Fund
.0040
.0640
Librarv Fund
.0150
Park Fund
.0700
Hospital
To Bond
Redemption
Fund.
$ 0050
To Bond
Interest
Fund.
$ 0017
$ 0067
Sewers
'" 3 'j '"'
0051
0413
0180
0075
9 55
Streets
0081
0017
- s
Jail
0035
0019
0054
Library
0082
0052
0134
0037
0051
0088
Park Extension
0016
0023
.0039
Mission Park
0015
0020
0035
Telegraph Hill
.0030
- '41
.0071
$1.1200
State rate
.535
Total
$1.6550
CHAS. W. FAY, Clerk.
Approved, San Francisco, October 6th, 1904.
E. E. SCHMITZ,
Mayor and ex-offlcio President of the Board of Supervisors.
80
AUDITOK.
SUPERVISORS' BUDGET OF APPROPRIATION.
BILL NO. 1411. ORDINANCE NO. 1218.
An Ordinance fixing and appropriating the aggregate sum and the items
thereof, allowed to each Department, Office, Board and Commission
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1905, and making a Budget of
the same.
Be it ordained by the people of the City and County of San Francisco
as follows:
Section 1. The aggregate sums and the items thereof hereinafter set
forth are hereby fixed, designated and appropriated for the respective pur-
poses set opposite the same, to be expended during the llscal year ending
June 30, 1905, in accordance with the provisions of Article III, Chapter I,
of the Charter of the City and County, to- wit:
GENERAL FUND.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS For permanent im-
provements:
Twin Peaks auxiliary water supply system for
increased fire protection
$150,000.00
Constructing asphalt or bituminous pavement,
stone curbs and basalt block gutters on
city's portion of Mission street from Onon-
daga avenue to the County line
80,000.00
Widening and repaving the roadway of Fourth
street from Market street to Berry
street with basalt blocks on concrete, con-
structing basalt block gutters and recon-
structing curbs thereon
75,000.00
Construction of a bituminous rock or asphalt
pavement, with granite curbs, on H street
45,000 .00
For opening up Fulton street to the Great High-
way, grading City's portion thereof, con-
structing redwood curbs, and macadamizing
15 000 .00
Parking Dolores street from Fifteenth street tc
5,000.00
For the extension and improvement of Nine-
teenth 'avenue to Ocean avenue
5,000.00
Constructing concrete parapet on grade from
the beach to the Cliff House
4,500.00
Construction of sewers, redwood curbs and mac-
adamizing roadway and sidewalks on Buena
Vista avenue, as per plans and specift-
tions of the Board of Public "Works . .
5,000.00
Construction of sewers, redwood curbs and mac-
adamizing roadway and sidewalks on City's
portion of Holly Park avenue
For the improvement of San Jose avenue
4,000.00
2,000.00
For the improvement of San Bruno avenue....
For the improvement of Corbett avenue
For improving street and sidewalks surrounding
5,000.00
2,000.00
2 750 00
For the improvement of View avenue
500.00
Improving and macadamizing Ocean avenue;.
Improving and macadamizing Point Lobos avenue
For construction of a fire engine house on the
north side of Twentieth street between Mis-
souri and Connecticut streets on a lot to be
leased for twenty years at a nominal rental
from the Real Estate and Development Com-
pany, or purchased at option of City and
2,500.00
2,000.00
4 000 00
For construction of a fire engine house in the
Richmond District on Twenty-sixth avenue
near Point Lobos avenue
For the construction of a safety station at Mar-
10,000.00
750 00
AUDITOE.
81
SUPERVISORS' BUDGET Continued.
For construction of oil plants at the City Hall
and the Hall of Justice
For the purchase and erection of 100 poles for
decorating- Market street from Second street
to the ferry
For the purchase and erection of street signs. .
For the construction of a driveway at the ware-
house on Eighteenth and Division streets
under control of the Election Commis-
sioners
In the carrying out of the above described im-
provements when the work is not done by
contract, all the laborers are to be taken
from the Civil Service eligible lists, and all'
other employees are to be taken from such
Civil Service lists as are available
The Auditor is hereby notified that the portions
of these appropriations used by the Board
of Public Works for wages are made solely
for laborers and other employees for whom
there are Civil Service eligible lists, in ac-
cordance with Article XIII of the Charter. .
REPAIRING AND CLEANING SEWERS
For salaries, wages and material.
All employees whose wages are to be paid out
of this appropriation shall be selected from
the Civil Service eligible lists.
The Auditor is hereby notified that the part
of this appropriation to be used for
salaries and wages is made solely for
employees appointed from the Civil Serv-
ice eligible lists in accordance with Article
XIII of the Charter
REPAIRS TO ACCEPTED STREETS PAVED
WITH BASALT BLOCKS AND COBBLE-
STONES
For salaries wages and material.
All employes whose wages are to be paid outi
of this appropriation shall be selected from'
the Civil Service eligible lists.
The Auditor is hereby notified that the part
of this appropriation to be used for salaries
and wages is made solely for employes ap-
pointed from the Civil Service eligible lists
in accordance with Article XIII of the
Charter
Repairs to Bituminous and Asphalt Pavements
on Accepted Streets
For salaries, wages and material
Repairs to Streets on the Water Front
For salaries, wages and material
Repairs to Buildings
Tinting and Painting Recorder's Office
Tinting and Painting- Assessor's Office ....
Tinting- and Painting Offices of Board of
Health, Sheriff, Board of Public Works,
City Attorney and Court Rooms
County Clerk's Office sky lights and repairs
Completing varnishing of window frames and
sashes of exterior of City Hall Build-
ings and painting cornices of building
and iron fence on McAllister street side'
To prevent seepage and repair damages to
granite foundation,- Hall of Records....
Repairs to Machinery, Hall of Justice
General repairs of Hall of Justice, includ-
ing Morgue
Repairs Fire Department Buildings
Repairs to Police Department Buildings .... .
Repairs to Jails 1
2,400.00
3,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
85,000.00
50,000.00
40,000.00
5,000.00
750.00
800.00
2,000.00
1,561.00
1,500.00
500.00
1,500.00
15,000.00
5,000.00
10,000.00
82
AUDITOB.
SUPERVISORS' BUDGET Continued.
City and County Hospital, general repairs
and painting exterior and interior
City and County Hospital, reconstruction of
plumbing to improve sanitary condition
Almshouse repairs, including- wiring
Almshouse, reconstruction of plumbing to
improve sanitary conditions
Varnishing doors, cases and sashes on all
floors in the interior of City Hall Build-
ing
Repairs to the Emergency Hospitals
CLEANING AND SPRINKLING OP STREETS
For employees engaged in sweeping and clean-
ing of streets, purchase or rent of teams
and appliances, purchase of water and
supplies; all work to be performed by the
City and County and not by contract:
all laborers to be taken from the Civil
Service eligible lists, and all other em-
ployes to be taken from such Civil Serv-
ice eligible lists as are available.
The Auditor is hereby notified that the part of
this appropriation available for wages is
made solely for laborers and other em-
ployes for whom there are Civil Service
eligible lists in accordance with Article
XIII of the Charter
General Office
Salaries, Commissioners and Secretary
For experienced and ordinary clerks, bookkeep-.
ers, stenographer-typewriters and messen-
gers appointed from Civil Service eligible
lists under the provisions of Article XIII
of the Charter.
The Auditor is hereby notified that this appro-
priation is made solely for experienced
and ordinary clerks, bookkeepers, stenog-
rapher-typewriters and messengers appoint-
ed from Civil Service eligible lists in ac-
cordance with Article XIII of the
Charter
BUREAU OF BUILDINGS
Salary stenographer-typewriter and ordinary
clerk appointed from Civil Service eligible
lists under the provisions of Article XIII
of the Charter.
The Auditor is hereby notified that this appro-
priation is made solely for stenographer-
typewriter and ordinary clerk appointed
from Civil Service eligible lists in ac-
cordance with Article XIII of the Charter
Cleaning and Maintaining City Hall and Hall of
Justice
Salaries, janitors, engineers, firemen, ele-
vator conductors and watchmen
BUREAU OF STREETS
Experienced clerks, ordinary clerks, messen-
gers, superintendents of stone pavements,
superintendents of sewers, inspectors of
complaints, field deputies, inspectors of
streets and sewers, stenographer-typewrit-
ers, watchmen appointed from Civil Service
eligible lists under the provisions of Article
10,000.00
5,000.00
8,000.00
1.500.00
720.00
215,000.00
13,800.00
11,700.00
$1,500.00
47,105.00
AUDITOK.
83
SUPERVISORS' BUDGET Continued.
XIII of the Charter.
The Auditor is hereby notified that this appro-
priation is made solely for experienced
clerks, ordinary clerks, messengers, super-
intendents of stone pavements, superinten-
dents of sewers, inspectors of complaints,
field deputies, inspectors of streets and
sewers, stenographer-typewriters and
watchmen appointed from Civil Service eli-
gible lists in accordance with Article
XIII of the Charter
Salaries of three guards under the control of
the Sheriff, for repairs to County roads
by prisoners at $780 per annum each..
Corporation Yards
Salaries keepers and stonecutters '
Salaries carpenters appointed from the Civil
Service eligible lists
Maintenance of Bridges
Salaries engineers
Salaries watchmen appointed from Civil Serv-
ice eligible lists under the provisions of
Article XIII of the Charter.
The Auditor is hereby notified that this appro-
priation is made solely for watchmen ap-
pointed from Civil Service eligible lists in
accordance with Article XIII of the Char-
ter
Maintenances
Maintenance Corporation Yard, supplies to
janitors, engineers and bridges, scaven-
gering, horses and buggies for general
office, Bureau of Streets and Bureau of
Buildings, and repairs to bunkers and 1
fuel
Bureau of Light and Water
Salary inspector
Horse and buggy hire
Welsbach supplies and office apparatus ....
Division of Architecture
Salary of Architect
Inspection of buildings and salaries experienced
clerks appointees from Civil Service eligible
lists in accordance with Article XIII of
the Charter
The Auditor is hereby notified that this appro-
priation is made solely for inspectors of
buildings and experienced clerks appointed
from the Civil Service eligible lists in ac-
cordance with Article XIII of the Charter
Draughtsmen
Supplies and hire of horses and buggies
Bureau of Engineering
Salary of City Engineer
For chief assistant engineer, assistant engineers,
surveyors, surveyors' field assistants, ex-
perienced clerks, stenographer-typewriters,
ordinary clerks, . draughtsmen, . engineers'
and surveyors' office assistants appointed
from Civil Service eligible lists under the
provisions of the Charter, Article XIII
The Auditor is hereby notified that this appro-
priation is made solely for chief assistant
engineer, assistant engineers, surveyors,
surveyors' field assistants, experienced
clerks, ordinary clerks, stenographer-
typewriters, draughtsmen and engineers
and surveyor's office assistants appointed
from the Civil Service eligible lists in ac-
cordance with Article XIII of the Charter. .
30,900.00
2,340.00
5,280.00
2,400.00
3,600.00
4,500.00
19,820.00
1,800.00
420.00
1,750.00
3,000.00
9,900.00
3,300.00
2,700.00
5,000.00
50,520.00
AUDITOK.
SUPERVISORS' BUDGET Continued.
Chemical Laboratory
Supplies
For the employment of three draughtsmen
under direction of the City Engineer
for the purpose of making maps of the
City for assessment purposes. .
SUPERVISORS
Salaries Supervisors, clerks, assistant 1
clerks, clerk stationery department
expert, sergeant-at-ar ms
Finance Committee Board of Supervisors for
exporting, examining and supervising
books, accounts and proceedings of pub-
lic officers, and also examining and ex-
perting books of persons and corpora-
tions having dealings with the City
Government, in accordance with Article
II, Chapter II, Sections 3' and 4 of the
Charter
Clerks, Board of Equalization
Advertising-
Printing Law and Motion Calendar, Daily
Trial Calendar of Superior Court, De-
cisions of Supreme Court, and Journal
of Proceedings of the Board of Super-
visors
Burial of Indigent Dead
Purchase and maintenance of burial ground
for the indigent ...
Interment of deceased United States soldiers
and sailors
Maintenance Public Pound
For exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position at St. Louis
Municipal Reports
Subsistence of Prisoners, Police Department
Subsistence of Prisoners, Sheriff's Depart-
ment
For sanitary measures in the district known
as Chinatown, to be expended by a
special committee of the Board of Super-
visors with the advice of the State and
City Boards of Health and the United
States Public Health and Marine Hos-
pital Service of this port
Stationery and printing books, stamps and
postal cards
For purchase of City Directories
Stationery and printing books and postage
stamps for Assessor
Rebinding books
For purchase of book typewriting machines
for the County Clerk and the Recorder
by tlie Printing Committee
For purchase of ordinal y typewriting ma-
chines for various departments by the
Printing- Committee
Furniture for Public Buildings
Furniture, special appropriations for
Recorder's Office
Supervisors' Office
Assessor's Office
County Clerk's Office
Chemical Laboratory, Board of Health
Law Library
Expense telephone service City Hall
For expenses connected with the acquire-
ment of "public utilities" to be ex-
pended under direction of the Public
2,700.00
1,780.00
4,500.00
43,200.00
2,000.00
500.00
17,000.00
3,300 00
4,000.00
4,000.00
8,000.00
8,000.00
4,000.00
6,000.00
44,000.00
10,000.00
31,500.00
510.00
4,000.00
2,000.00
2,400.00
500.00
8,000.00
800.00
2,500.00
1,200.00
1,900.00
250.00
750.00
1,800.00
AUDITOR.
SUPERVISORS' BUDGET Continued.
85
Utilities Committee
Celebration of the Fourth of July
Observance of Memorial Day
Urgent Necessities
Water for municipal purposes
Public Buildings, excepting schools....
Hydrants
Expense investigation water rates and copy-
ing
Maintenance of minors in Magdalen Asylum
Maintenance of minors in State schools. . . .
Maintenance of minors in non-sectarian in-
stitutions
Equipment and maintenance of a juvenile
detention station
Maintenance of feeble-minded children....
Maintenance of the criminal insane in State
Hospitals
Examination of insane persons
For payment of premiums, commencing July
1, 1904, on the official bonds of Treasurer
$500: Tax Collector *400; County Clerk
$200; Auditor $125; Sheriff $250
For the acquirement for park purposes of
lots and lands bounded by Dupont street
St. Mary's place, California and Pine
street
Lighting streets and public buildings
THE MAYOR
Office salaries
Contingent expenses
Auditor
Salaries Auditor, deputies, clerks and counsel
fees '
Sararies Auditor's four extra clerks at $1200....
Auditor for incidental expenses
Assessment roll, allowed Auditor for ordinary or^
experienced clerks, appointed under the pro-
visions of Article XIII of the Charter for
computing, extending, etc., the assessment
roll. The Auditor is hereby notified that
this appropriation is made solely for clerks
appointed in accordance with Article XIII of
the Charter
License tags, blanks and numbers
Salaries Assessor, cashier, deputies and clerks. . .
Salaries Assessor's extra clerks
Salaries Assessor's additional clerks
Expenses Assessor's field deputies
Coroner
Salaries Coroner, Autopsy Physician, deputies
stenographer and messenger
Salaries additional employees
Matron at the Morgue
Messenger
Morgue Keeper
Coroner's Expenses
Incidentals
Horse Keeping
Recovery of Bodies
Photographing Bodies
Rent
Shoeing
Purchase of two horses
Recorder
Salaries Recorder and deputies
Salaries Recorder's additional employees
Mortga.ge Clerk
720.00
900.00
900.00
600.00
1,200.00
600.00
100.00
720.00
120.00
500.00
1,200.00
2,000.00
2,500.00
500.00
36,000.00
14,000.00
50,000.00
700.00
7,000.00
7,000.00
12,000 00
5,000.00
20,000.00
2,500.00
5,000.00
1,475.00
25,000.00
320,000.00
11,100.00
3,600.00
13,600.00
4,800.00
500.00
10,000.00
2,000.00
48,200.00
40,000.00
6,000.00
1,000.00
16,000.00
2,520.00
2,520.00
2,520.00
3,845.00
8,400.00
86
AUDITOE.
SUPERVISORS' BUDGET Continued.
Two index clerks at $1200
Five extra deputies at $1200
Messenger
Compensation of Recorder's copyists at 6c r>er
folio
Recorder for Maps
Tax Collector
Salaries of Tax Collector, deputies and cashier..
Salaries of Tax Collector's extra employees
Assistant Cashier
License Office
Expert Searcher '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.
Salaries of Tax Collector's extra clerks, being
for ordinary or experienced clerks appointed
under the provisions of Article XIII of the
Charter
Allowance for horses and buggies *.'.'.
Publishing Delinquent Tax List
Treasurer
Salaries Treasurer, deputies and clerks
Salaries two additional clerks allowed Treasurer
at $1800
Judges of the Superior Court
Salaries twelve Judges and secretary
Stenographers Superior Court
Salaries Court interpreters
City Attorney
Salaries City Attorney, assistants, clerks, sten-
ographers and messenger
Allowance for printing transcripts and briefs. . . .
Allowance for witness' and reporters' fees
Allowance for transportation
Expenses in the defense of the suit of the Spring
Valley Water Works against the City
District Attorney
Salaries District Attorney, assistants, clerks,
stenographer and bond and warrant clerk
Salaries of Bookkeeper for Bond and Warrant
Clerk
County Clerk
Salaries County Clerk, cashier, clerks and copy-
ists
Salary messenger
Printing transcripts on appeal in criminal cases...
Jury and witness fees in criminal cases
Jury expenses in criminal cases
Grand Jury expenses..
Justices' Court
Salaries Justices, clerks and assistants
Law Library-
Salary Librarian
Salary messenger
Salary bookbinder
SHERIFF
Salaries Sheriff's department under the
Charter
Salaries 4 additional guards at $600
Salary additional van driver
Sheriff for maintenance of jails
Sheriff's .expenses
Horse keeping, prison van
Shoeing and repairing
Horse and buggy
POLICE COURT
Salaries 4 judges and 2 stenographers
Salaries 2 additional stenographers
Salary Japanese interpreter
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Salaries
4 Commissioners at $1,200
1 Secretary
2,400.00
6,000.00
900.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
3,600.00
25,800.00
2,400.00
1,080.00
1,200.00
600. OOi
440.00'
420.00
4,800.00
1,500.00
10,500.00
27,000.00
250.00
31,300.00
3,600.00
32,400.00
150.00
2,000.00
11,200.00
17,000.00
6,000.00
20,300.00
750.00
600.00
100.00
25,000.00
36,200.00
1..200.00
75,400.00
1,200.00
4,000.00
25,000.00
800.00
1,200.00
20,700.00
4,680.00
82,400.00
2,400.00
900.00
5,000.00
1,460.00
19,200.00
4,800.00
1,200.00
AUDITOR.
87
SUPERVISORS' BUDGET Continued.
1 Stenographer
1 Police Surgeon
1 Chief of Police
.1 Clerk to Chief of Police
1 Property Clerk
1 Captain of Detectives
6 Captains of Police at $2,400...
10 Lieutenants at $1,680
43 Sergeants at $1,500
15 Detective Sergeants at $1,800
20 Corporals at $1,404
600 Patrolmen at. $1,224
24 Patrol Drivers at $1,080
3 Telephone Operators a,t $600
2 Matrons at City Prison at ?720
1 Cook
1 Hostler
Police contingent expenses
Rents of Police Stations
Maintenance Police Patrol and Mounted Po-
lice
Photographic supplies, laundry work and
fuel
PURCHASE OF HARBOR STATION
Balance of purchase money
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Salaries
Executive Office
Secretaries, experienced clerks and messen-
gers appointed from eligible Civil Ser-
vice list under the provisions of Article
XIII of the Charter
The Auditor is hereby notified that this ap-'
propriation is made solely for secre-
taries, experienced clerks and messen-
gers appointed from the Civil Service
elis-ible lists in accordance with Article
XIII of the Charter.
Laboratories
Chemists, bacterioligists and helpers, includ-
ing expert testimony
Medical attendance
At prisons and jails and to the indigent sick
Sanitary inspection
Including inspection of baths, laundries,
bakeries, factories, workshops and dair-
ies by appointees from the Civil Service
eligible lists for chief sanitary inspectors,
sanitary inspectors and dairy inspectors
under the provisions of Article XIII of
the Charter.
The Auditor is hereby notified that this ap-
priation is made solely for chief sanitary
inspectors, sanitary inspectors and dairy
inspectors appointed from the Civil Ser-
vice eligible list in accordance with Ar-
ticle XIII of the Charter
Plumbing inspection
For appointees from the eligible Civil Ser-
vice lists of chief plumbing inspectors
and assistant plumbing inspectors under
the provisions of Article XIII of the
Charter.
The Auditor is hereby notified that this ap-
priation is made solely for chief plumbing
inspectors and plumbing inspectors ap-
pointed from the Civil Service eligible
lists in accordance with Article XIII of
the Charter
1,200.00
1,500.00
4,000.00
2,400.00
2,400.00
3,000.00
14,400.00
16,800.00
64,500.00
27,000.00
28,080.00
734,400.00
25,920.00
1,800.00
1,440.00
840.00
900.00
936,880.00
8,000.00
3,084.00
20,000.00
1,750.00
15,000.00
2,400.00
6,720.00
5,700.00
3,000.00
10,860.00
5,520.00
AUDITOR.
SUPERVISORS' BUDGET Continued.
Food inspection
For appointees from the Civil Service eligible
lists of chief food inspectors and food
inspectors under the provisions of Article'
XIII of the Charter.
The Auditor is hereby notified that this ap-
propriation is made solely for chief food
inspectors appointed from the Civil Ser-
vice eligible lists in accordance with Ar-
ticle XIII of the Charter
Market inspection.
For appointees from the Civil Service
eligible lists of market inspectors under
the provisions of Article XIII of the
Charter. The Auditor is hereby notified
that this appropriation is made solely
for market inspectors appointed from
Civil Service eligible lists in accordance
with Article XIII of the Charter
Disinterment inspection
Disinfection
For supplies, expenses and transportation ....
Emergency and insane detention hospitals, sala-
ries chief surgeon, assistant surgeons, chief
steward, assistant stewards, matrons, and'
drivers for Central, Harbor, Park and Po-
trero Emergency Hospitals
Emergency and insane detention hospitals, ex-
penses and maintenance Central, Harbor
Park and Potrero Emergency Hospitals (in-
cluding rent of Potrero Hospital)
Leper or Twenty-sixth Street Hospital, salaries!
Leper or Twenty-sixth Street Hospital, expenses
and maintenance, inc. bedding
Smallpox Hospital, salaries, maintenance and
expenses
Almshouse
Executive department for salaries superinten-
dent, resident physician, clerk, matron.
commissary and apothecary
Salaries of all other employes
Maintenance and expenses
City and County Hospital
Salaries for executive office, including medical
supervision, drug department and commis-
sary department
Secretaries, experienced clerks and ordinary
clerks and messengers appointed from the
Civil Service eligible lists under the pro-
visions of Article XIII of the Charter
The Auditor is hereby notified that this appro-
priation is made solely for secretaries, ex-
perienced clerks and ordinary clerks and
messengers appointed from the Civil Service
eligible lists in accordance with Article
XIII of the Charter
Wages for attendants
For maintenance and supplies and salaries of
nurses
Special appropriation for ward supplies
Chaplain service at the hospital
Department of Electricity
Maintenance
Underground work
Alterations of overhead wires to comply with
Ordinance 621, Board of Supervisors
For constructing system of lighting for the Re-
corder's office
For constructing system of lighting for the
Assessor's office
4,800.00
900.00
2,400.00
$6,000.00
36,420.00
10,240.00
4,260.00
5,400.00
5,000.00
7,920.00
18,080.00
64,000.00
4,140.00
22,400.00
85,960.00
5,000.00
2,400.00
50,000.00
35,000.00
8,000.00
1,100.00
400.00
AUDITOE.
SUPERVISORS' BUDGET Continued.
For the performance of this work the chief of
the department, operators, inspectors, steno-
grapher-typewriters, ordinary and expe-
rienced clerks, instrument makers and line-
men, machinists, bricklayers, hodcarriers,
pavers, rammers and laborers are to be
taken from the eligible Civil Service list.
The Auditor is hereby notified that, with regard
to salaries this appropriation is made solely
for the chief of department, operators,
inspectors, stenographer-typewriters, ordinary
and experienced clerks, instrument makers,
linemen, machinists, bricklayers, hodcarriers,
pavers, rammers, and laborers appointed
from the Civil Service eligible lists in ac-
cordance with Article XIII of the Charter.
Fire Department
Salaries ...
For extra five days' vacation during the year,
this making fifty-one days' vacation during
the year to each employee
Salaries allowed for nine months for the new fire
house to be constructed on Twentieth street
between Missouri and Connecticut streets. . .
Expenses and maintenance
Department of Elections
Salaries Commissioners and Registrar
Salaries two deputy Registrars
For experienced or ordinary clerks appointed
from the Civil Service eligible lists under the
provisions of Article XIII of the Charter....
The Auditor is hereby notified that this appro-
priation is made solely for experienced
clerks or ordinary clerks appointed from the
Civil Service eligible lists in accordance with
Article XIII of the Charter
General expenses of the department
For the purchase of forty voting machines
Civil Service Commission
Salaries Commissioners, examiner, clerk and
stenographer
For the Relief of Exempt Firemen
Firemen's Relief and Pension Fund
Allowance
Common School Fund
For salaries and expenses of the school depart-
ment, including repairs and plumbing for
sanitary purposes, and maintenance of play-
ground
The amount to be used for repairs and sanitary
plumbing in this appropriation to be ex-
pended by the Board of Public Works upon
requisition of the Board of Education in ac-
cordance with plans, specifications and esti-
mates of cost by the Board of Public Works,
approved by the Board of Education in ac-
cordance with Article XII, Chapter VI, Sec-
tion 2 of the Charter.
Library Fund
Salaries and maintenance of Public Library. .
Park Fund
For maintenance, preservation and improvement
of parks, squares, avenues, and public grounds
Bond Redemption and Interest Fund
For payment of bonds and interest thereon
Hospital
Sewers
Schools
Streets .
742,130.00
7,500.00
3,500.00
103,500.00
7,400.00
3,600.00
33,400.00
71,600.00
26,000.00
8,700.00
5,000.00
20,000.00
1,361,000.00
69,750.00
325,500.00
33,750.00
206,568.00
127,516.00
49,005.00
90
AUDITOR.
SUPERVISORS' BUDGET Continued.
County Jail and additions to Hall of Justice
Library
27,144.00
66,993.00
Children's playgrounds
Golden Gate Park and Presidio Extension
44,400.00
19,680.00
35 760 .00
17 520 00
Total
$7,362,636.00
In accordance with Section 4, Chapter I, Article III, of the Charter pre-
sented to His Honor the Mayor for approval, and approved by him June
27, 1904.
CHAS. W. FAY,
Clerk of Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco.
Approved: San Francisco, June 27, 1904.
E. E. SCHMITZ,
Mayor and ex-officio President of the Board of Supervisors of the City and
County of San Francisco.
AUDITOR. 91
PERSONNEL, OF THE AUDITING DEPARTMENT.
AUDITOR HARRY BAEHR
ATTORNEY WILLIAM H. COBB
DEPUTY WILLIAM WILKINSON
ASSISTANT DEPUTY DANIEL J. LEARY
ASSISTANT DEPUTY BENNING WENTWORTH
CHIEF CLERK JOHN G. LIEBERT
WARRANT CLERK HENRY INGWERSON
REGISTER CLERK SOL. A. RAPHAEL
REGISTER CLERK NATALIE A. MAISON
REDEMPTION CLERK HORACE L. CROCKER
FEE CLERK DANIEL A. MAKER
JANITOR . . MICHAEL HAYES
REPORT OF TREASURER.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 3, 1904
To His Honor E. E. Schmitz,
Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco:
Near Sir:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 9, Article 14, of the Charter
I herewith submit my report for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1904
Very respectfully,
JOHN E. McDOUGALD,
Treasurer.
CITY AND COUNTY FUNDS.
Total.
RECEIPTS.
Balance as per last report, June 30, 1903
General Fund, 1902-1903.
Taxes
Transferred from Unapportioned Fee Fund
General Fund, 1903-04.
Taxes
Police Court Dept. No. 1
Police Court Dept. No. 2
Police Court Dept. No. 3
Police Court Dept. No. 4
City and County Licenses
Mayor rent of City property
Sanitary Reduction Works 2 per cent gross
receipts
Board of Works
Board of Works (sale of old iron)
Board of Works (removing old debris)
Superior Court fines
Police Dept. Board of prisoners en route
City and County Alms House (sale of .iunk) . . .
City and County Hospital (sale of swill)
Sheriff Board of U. S. prisoners
Coroner
Transferred from Unapportioned Fee Fund . . .
State Lunacy Commission
Transferred from General Fund 1902-03
Forfeiture of W. Cole sewer contracts
Donation to Fire Department
Refunded from Sheriff, Alameda County
Transferred from Advertising Fund
Transferred from Surplus Fund
Transferred from Sinking Fund Park Im-
provement Bonds
Transferred from Assessor
California St. Railway 2 per cent gross receipts
United Railway 2 per cent gross receipts
Geary St. Railway 5 per cent gross receipts....
Bd of Supervisors, rent of House of Correction
Transferred from School Building Fund
Transferred from Hospital Building Fund
Refund on fire lot (taxes)
Assessor Commissions on Poll Taxes
Taxes refunded by State
Sale of condemned fire horses
Sale of old material, Fire Department
Witness Fee returned $2.00, Burial Fee Re-
funded $50.00
$ 26,071.16
13,923.64
3,762,630.2
5,651.00
4,043.00
8,679.50
4,293.00
475,722.75
3,665.40
1,069.9
21,339.50
53.40
50.25
990.00
1,196.00
231.56
49.00
6,860.40
192.03
152,843.74
343.00
136,731.64
240.00
1,000.00
2.45
2,485.77
1,130.10
164.000.00
520,600.00
4,114.20
18,846.38
4,663.55
100.00
165,000.00
170,000.00
126.37
34,857.94
123.87
410.85
908.50
$2,319,029.44
39,994.80
5,675,297.39
TREASURER.
93
CITY AND COUNTY FUNDS.
Common School Fund, 1902-1903.
Taxes 2,720.17
State School money (balance of apportionment). 64,475.1]
Common School Fund. 1903-1904.
Taxes 507,521.69
State School money (partial apportionment)... 700,000.00
Rental of School Property 11,066.00
Rental of Lincoln School Lots 48,000.00
Transfer from Common School Fund, 1902-03.. 56,643.84'
Transfer from Sinking Fund Park Imp. Bonds 50,000.00
Transfer from Assessor 125,000.00
Sale of old material 80.25
Transfer from School Bldg Fund (loan) 110,000.00
Transfer from Hospital Bldg Fund (loan) 100,000.00
Collected from pupils Fairmount Grammar
School (breaking windows) 2.50
Teachers' Institute Fund. ;
Examination and certificate fees 296. 0(
Advertising Fund.
Board of Supervisors Fees 7,778.55
Auditor 258.85
Board of Works 2,008.35
Tax Collector 137.80
Board of Fire Commisioners 309.40
Advertising Fund Redemption.
Auditor 128.00
Tax Collector ' 195.00
Unapportioned Fee Fund.
Mayor 2,244.00
Auditor 21.00
Sheriff 17,285.65
County Clerk 60,823.60
Recorder 52,706.75
Recorder Marriage licenses 4.835.00
Clerk, Justice Court 22,686.50
Board of Public Works 17,192.00
Board of Health 835.00
Police Department 2,787.50
Pound Keeper 4,590.40
Department of Electricity 5,958.10'
Park Fund.
Taxes 299,677.76
Receipts, Children's Play Grounds 24.825.85
Rent of Boat House 300.00
Board of Mounted Police horses 2,105.00
Programme Privilege 1,150.00
Automobile permits 720.00
Japanese Tea Garden 1,285.23
United Railways, for concerts 750.00
Transfer from Assessor account 35,000.00
Refunded on labor demand 5.00
Sale of junk 42.50
Labor demand (unclaimed) 2.50
Transfer from School Building Fund 22,000.00
Transfer from Hospital Building Fund 25,000.00
Overpayment on labor demand (returned).... 27.50
Library Fund.
Taxes 64,216.66
Fines 3,028.65
Lost Books 208.50
Transfer from School Building Fund 3.000.00
Transfer from Hospital Building Fund 5,000.00
Sale of old newspapers 191.00.
Police Relief and Pension Fund.
Fines of officers 2,044.00
Contributions of officers 15,974.00
Transfer from Unapportioned Fee Fund 2,785.00
Transfer from General Fund, account licenses. . 37,687.35
Transfer from General Fund, account Police
Court fines 5,164.48
94
TREASURER.
CITY AND COUNTY FUNDS.
Amount.
Total.
Transfer from General Fund, account additional
apportionment
6 955 15
Sale of goods confiscated and unclaimed . .
1 151 10
Rewards of officers
105 00'
71 866 08
House Moving Fund Board of Public Works.
Permits
3 855 00
3 855 00
House Moving Fund Department of Electricity. .. . ;
Permits
1 195 00
1 195 00
Duplicate Tax Fund.
Taxes
4 9 72 75
4 272 75
Coupons of Park Improvement Bonds
Taxes
17 109 49
Transfer from School Building Fund (loan)....
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement Bonds, 1874-75.
Taxes
10,000.00
8 587 14
27,109.49
Loans returned
9 000 00
Loans returned from sundry funds
Interest received
224,000.00
747 66
242 334 80
Tearing up streets fund.
Sewer permits .
67 893 80
67 893 80
Robinson Bequest Fund.
Interest received
2 050 00'
2 050 00
Assessor account.
Personal property taxes
672,614.72
Loans returned from sundry funds '
680 600 00'
1 353 214 72
Henri Windel Bequest Interest Fund.
Interest received '
892.12)
892.12
State of California.
Taxes
2 890 826 59
Poll Taxes
96,755.20
Redemption of property sold to State
10,264.15
138 342 19
For maintenance of pupils, Whittier Reform
School ... '
3 423 35
For maintenance of pupils, Preston School of
Industry
For maintenance of children at Home of Feeble-
Minded at Glen Ellen
8,480.07
20,405.00'
3,163,496.55
Firemen's Relief Fund.
Taxes
19 260 03
Transfer from Park Improvement Bonds (loan).
Transfer from Hospital Building Fund (loan) . .
Special Permit Fund.
10,000.00
2,000.00
59 145 00
31,260.03
59 145 00
Special Badge Fund.
641 00
641 00
City and County Hospital Building Fund.
3 742 10
302 000 00
305 742 10
School Building Fund
3 742 10
310 000 00
313 742 10
Total
$16 150 155 33
TBEASUKEK,
95
CITY AND COUNTY FUNDS,
Amount.
Total.
DISBURSEMENTS.
General Fund, 1902-1903.
$ 419,389.84
873 80
Transfer to Police Relief and Pension Fuiic
Transfer to General Fund 1903-04
6,955.15
136,731.64
563,950.43
General Fund, 1903-04.
Demands paid
4,188,539.51
23 353 80
Transferred to Police Relief and Pension Fund
37,687.35
Transferred to Police Relief and Pension Fund
(fines)
5,164.48
Transferred to Sinking Fund. Park Improvement
Bonds
164,000.00
520 600 00
Transferred to Hospital Building" Fund
170,000.00
Transferred to School Building 1 Fund . .
165,000.00
5,274,345.14
Common School Fund, 1902-1903.
Demands paid
72,960.46
Transferred to Common School Fund, 1903-04.. .
Common School Fund, 19.03-1904.
56,643.84
1,288.012.37
129,604.30
Transferred to Sinking Fund, Park Improvement
Bonds
50,000.00
125 000 00
Transferred to Hospital Building Fund
100,000.00
Transferred to School Building Fund
110,000.00
1,673,012.37
Teachers' Institute Fund.
Demands paid
100.35
100.35
Advertising Fund.
Demands paid
692.61
Transfer to General Fund, 1903-04
Advertising Fund (redemption).
Demands paid
2,485.77
248.00
3,178.38
248.00
Unapportioned Fee Fund.
19 051 47
Transferred to General Fud
166,767.38
Transferred to Police Relief and Pension Fund.
Park Fund.
Demands paid
2,785.00
335,501 01
188,603.85
Transfer to Assessor account
35,000.00
Transfer to Hospital Building Fund
Transfer to School Building Fund
25,000.00
22,000.00
417,501.01
Library Fund.
Demands paid
67,476.82
Transferred to Hospital Building Fund
Transferred to School Building Fund
5,000.00
3,000.00
75.476.82
Police Relief and Pension Fund.
62,958.48
62,958.48
House Moving Fund Board of Public Works.
Demands paid
House Moving Fund Department of Electricity....
Duplicate Tax Fund.
Demands paid
3,360.00
835.50
2,162.29
3,360.00
835.50
2,162.29
Over-Payment Personal Property Tax Fund, 1900-01.
03
.03
Over-Payment Personal Property Tax Fund, 1901-02.
6.84
6.84
Coupons of Park Improvement Bonds.
Coupons paid
14,910.00
Transferred to School Building Fund (loans re-
10 000 00
24 910 00
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement Bonds, 1874-75.
Transferred to Firemen's Relief Fund
10,000.00
164 000 00
Transferred to Common School Fund
50,000.00
2 000 00
o T o ge y ,
96
TREASURER,
CITY AND COUNTY FUNDS.
Amount.
Total.
Loan to I. Steinhart
2 000 00
Bonds redeemed 239 bonds, $1000 each
239,000.00
467.000.00
Tearing Up Streets Fund.
Demands paid
61 163 10
61,163.10
Robinson Bequest Interest Fund.
Demands paid ...
2 665 00
2 665 00
Assessor account.
Apportioned to sundry funds
684,093.24
Transferred to General Fund (loan)
520 600 00
Transferred to Common School Fund (loan) ....
Transferred to Park Fund (loan)
Henri Windel Bequest Interest Fund.
125,000.00
35,000.00
892 15
1,364,693.24
892 15
State of California.
Settlement with Controller, term ending Decem-
ber 7 1903
2 157 242 56
Settlement with Controller, term ending May 2,
1904
991,235 82
3 148 478 38
Surplus Fund.
Demands paid
78.15
1 130 10
1 208 25
Firemen's Relief Fund.
Demands paid
20,213.14
Transferred to Park Improvement Bonds (loan*
10 000 00
Transferred to Hospital Building Fund (loan
2 000 00
32 213 14
Special Permit Fund.
Demands paid
53,885.00
53,885.00
Special Badge Fund.
199 00
199 00
St. Mary's Park Fund.
46 841 00
46 841 00
City and County Hospital Building Fund.
Transferred to sundry funds (loans)
School Building Fund.
302,000.00
310 000 00
302,000.00
310 000 00
Total
i$14 211 492 05
Balance in City and County Treasury June 30, 1904
1 1,938,663.28
Total
$16,150 155 33
TEEASUBEB.
97
RECAPITULATION.
BALANCES IN THE VARIOUS FUNDS, CITY AND
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Amount.
Total.
General Fund
$ 400,952.25
Common School Fund
35,301.91
Teachers' Institute Fund
294.74
Advertising- Fund
9 800 34
A-dvertising Fund (Redemption)
Unapportioned Fee Fund
75.00
18,335 .49
Park Fund
46 271 33
Library Fund
17 107 10
Police Relief and Pension Fund
17,275 94
House Moving Fund, Board of Public Works
House Moving Fund, Department of Electricity....
Duplicate Tax Fund
1,380.00
1,282.65
9 975 29
Nineteenth Street Extension Fund
236 53
Potrero Avenue Extension Fund
Over-payment Personal Property Tax Fund, 1899-
1900 ...
371.92
1 436 26
Over-payment, Personal Property Tax Fund, 1900-
1901
582 01
Over-payment, Personal Property Tax Fund, 1901-
1902
3 825 66
Coupons of Park Improvement Bonds
Sinking Fund, Park Improvement Bonds, 1874-75...
Tearing Up Streets Fund !
2,761.60
1.918.88
17 833 97
Robinson Bequest Fund
Robinson Bequest Interest Fund
50.00
750 00
655 026 25
State of California !
38 540 86
St. Mary' s Park Fund
7,251.68
Henri "Windel Bequest Interest Fund
446.06
Firemen's Relief Fund
590 87
28 161 75
City and County Hospital Building Fund
317,425.54
School Building Fund 1
317,425.54
607 00
158 02
Balance n ash on hand June 30 1904
$1 953 452 44
A. C Widber deficit account '
14,789.16
$1,938,663.28
Loans, Sinking Fund Park Improvement Bonds out-
standing June 30, 1904
13.000.00
98
TREASURER.
SPECIAL, AND UNAPPORTIONED FUNDS.
Amount.
Total.
RECEIPTS.
1903,
Balance as per report, June 30,
Police Court bail money
Tax Collector Taxes
Tax Collector Special Account
Tax Collector Commission
License Collector
Redemption of property sold to State
Assessor Poll Taxes
Assessor Commission
Assessor Personal Property Taxes
Collateral Inheritance Tax
School Teachers' A. and R. Fund
Special Redemption Taxes
County Clerk Deposited by order of Superior Court
Absent heirs I
Public Administrator
State school money 1
276,720.00
,817,247.74
196,244.66
5.00
475,715.75
23,857.17
96,740.20
17,071.80
672,614.72
320,201.45
16,063.75
389.50
532,781.73
1,860.19
15.646.53
,113,498.81
$433,251.81
Total .
DISBURSEMENTS.
Police Court bail money
Tax Collector Taxes
Tax Collector Special *
License Collector
Redemption of Property Sold to State
Assessor Poll Taxes
Assesor Commission
Assessor P. P. Taxes
Collateral Inheritance Tax
School Teachers A. & R. Fund
Special Redemption Taxes
County Clerk Paid by order Superior Court....
Absent Heirs
Public Administrator
State School Money
Balance in Treasury June 30th, 1904
$ 280,115.00
6,796,828.94
196,208.46
475,715.75
36,268.85
96,740.20
18,813.30
672,614.72
143,675.50
15,676.52
268.62
439,219.38
8,477.91
6,791.13
1,140,119.20
10,576,659.00
11,009,910.81
$10.327.533.48
682,377.33
$11,009,910.8]
TKEASUKER.
RECAPITULATION.
Amount.
Total.
SPECIAL AND UNAPPORTIONED FUNDS.
$ 17 987 50
Tax Collector Taxes
46,'267.79
Tax Collector Special
10 41
Tax Collector Commission
12 00
Redemption of Property Sold to State
3 628 64
15 675 90
Collateral Inheritance Tax
197 374 05
School Teachers' A. & R Fund
5 105 24
1 730 66
166 301 41
Absent Heirs
5 917 25
31 967 73
State School Money
190 306 75
$fi82 377 33
SCHOOL TEACHERS' A. & R. FUND.
Amount.
Total.
$ 30 191 93
On Deposit in Security Savings Bank
$ 10 212 90
On Deposit in German Savings Bank
6,486.18
5 535 55
2 782 06
Balance in City and County Treasury, June 30, 1904
5,105.24
$ 30,191.93
ASSESSOR'S REPORT.
San Francisco, July 30, 1904.
Honorable Eugene E. Schmitz.
Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco.
Dear Sir Under the provision of Section 8, Article 16 of the Charter, I
herewith submit my annual report. The Assessment Roll for 1904, which
was delivered to the Board of Supervisors July 6th, shows a phenomenal
increase over that of last year. This increase amounts to $83,500,000, bring-
ing the taxable property in this City and County up to $511,000,414.
As a result of this large increase, the Board of Supervisors have recently
been enabled to reduce the tax rate eight cents on the hundred. Notwith-
standing this reduction in the rate, there will still be at their disposal, owing
to this increased roll, about a million dollars, raised by taxation, in excess
of the sum, which was available last year. This excess has been about
equally divided between permanent public improvements and the necessary
interest and sinking fund for the proposed public improvement bonds.
The full significance of this increased roll will be comprehended, when
we reflect that, were our municipal expenditures this year no greater than
those of last year, then, instead of a dollar rate for running expenditures,
as provided by the Charter, the tax rate for this purpose would have been
but eighty-five cents. As it is, the total tax rate for this year for all pur-
poses, municipal and state, will probably be less than that of last year,
owing to this increased Assessment Roll.
Six years ago, the Assessment Roll of this city was $352,000.000. To this
there has been added during my term $54,000,000 of Personal Property and
$105,000,000 of Real Estate, giving us the present roll of $511,000,000. This
increase in the Assessment Roll gives to the city at the dollar rate of taxa-
tion a yearly revenue, one and a half million dollars greater than that which
it formerly had. ,
The increase in the roll this year is due entirely to the increase made
in the assessed valuation of Real Estate. Real Estate, however, has not been
uniformly increased, but it has been equalized, so that in all parts of the
city it is now assessed on the same basis of valuation. The main increase
has fallen on that Real Estate, the value of which during the past few
years has steadily increased.
In addition to making this assessment, this office has during the past
ninety days collected and turned into the City Treasury the sum of $660,000,
as taxes on Unsecured Personal Property.
In conclusion, it is gratifying to know that our city finances are now
on a sound basis. Deficits and unpaid obligations are now unknown. With
our present revenues, raised by a moderate tax rate, we should be able
to provide many necessary public improvements as well as to beautify our
city, without incurring in every instance a bonded indebtedness.
Very respectfully yours, ,
WASHINGTON DODGE,
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT.
San Francisco, September 10, 1904.
To the Honorable Eugene E. Schmitz,
Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco.
Dear Sir In compliance with Article 16, Section 9 of the Charter, I
hereby submit my Annual Report as City and County Tax Collector.
Yours respectfully,
EDWARD J. SMITH,
Tax Collector.
OFFICE EXPENSES FROM JULY 1ST, 1903, TO JUNE 30TH, 1904.
Salary of Tax Collector $ 4,000 . 00
Salary of Chief Deputy 2,400.00
Salary of Cashier 2,400 . 00
Salary of Deputies 22,491.67
Salary of Clerks 35,999.21 $67,290.88
Publishing Del. Tax List 2,000.00
Stationery 2,942.77
Stamps and Postal Cards 595.00 5,537.77
Total Expenses of Tax Collector's Office $72,828.65
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PENALTIES COLLECTED ON TAXES, FISCAL TEAR 1903.
To total amount charged Real Estate Taxes, first
installment
$ 7 883 18
To total amount charged Real Estate Taxes, second
installment . . ~. . .
3 376 81
To total amount charged Personal Property Taxes se-
cured by real estate
8 7 67 37
To total amount charged unsecured Personal Prop-
erty Taxes
4,124 04
By cash deposited with Treasurer, Real Estate Taxes
first installment
4,983.69
By cash deposited with Treasurer, Real Estate Taxes,
second installment
2,307.04
By cash deposited with Treasurer, Personal Property
Taxes secured by real estate . . . .
1,175.28
By cash deposited with Treasurer, unsecured per-
sonal propertv taxes
502.07
By 20 per cent on amount delinquent Real Estate
Taxes first installment . . . .
2,763.95
By per cent not collected on partial payments Real
Estate Taxes, first installment
By 5 per cent on amount delinquent Real Estate Taxes
135.52
1 049 83
By per cent not collected on partial payments Real
Estate Taxes second installment
19.94
By 20 per cent on amount delinquent, Personal Prop-
erty Taxes secured by Real Estate
7,587.48
By per cent not collected on partial payments Per-
sonal property taxes secured by real estate
By 20 per cent on amount delinquent unsecured per-
4.61
3,619.33
By per cent not collected on partial payments un-
2 64
$ 24,151.40
$ 24,151.40
$ 78 525 27i
$ 68 949 82
From proceeds of property sold for the State of Cal-
2,326.46
1,976 00
12 00
4 276 41
984 58
$ 78,525.27
$ 78,525.27
104
TAX OOLLECTOE,
RECAPITULATION.
Total amount collected and paid to the Treasurer
as follows
From State Real Estate Taxes, first installment. .,
From City and County Real Estate Taxes, first in-
stallment
From State Real Estate Taxes, second installment. .
From City and County Real Estate Taxes, second in-
stallment ,
From State personal property taxes secured by real
estate
From City and County personal property taxes se-
cured by real estate
From State unsecured personal property taxes
From City and County unsecured personal property
taxes
From penalties on taxes of 1903
From taxes of previous years
From proceeds of property sold for the State of
California
From costs
From sale of poll taxes
From duplicate and overpayment of taxes
From reassessment of taxes of 1902
$6,938,933.00
$6,938,933.00
$1,088,739.83
1,606,294.94
1,085,817.71
1,602,040.24
537,199.41
846,623.94
33,118.29
51,605.29
8,968.08
68.949.82
2,326.46
1,976.00
12.00
4,276.41
984.58
$6,938,933.00
RECORDER'S REPORT
San Francisco, July 28, 1904.
To the Hon. E. E. Schmitz, Mayor City and County of San Francisco
Dear Sir: In compliance with the requirements of Section 9 of Article XVI
of the Charter, I herewith submit to your Honor a report of the operations
In my department for the past fiscal year from July 1, 1903, to June 30,
1904:
The number of documents filed reached a total of 37,337, being an
Increase of 2,225 over the fiscal year 1902-03, and an increase of 8,095 over
the year 1901-02.
Of this number, comprising filed and recorded documents of all kinds,
deeds were far in excess of any other legal paper, 10.621 being recorded
within the year. This is, of course, the banner record of realty transfers,
though present indications lead me to believe that this, the present fiscal
year, will produce an even greater number of conveyances of real property.
. At this date (July 28th), which is near the close of the first month of
the new fiscal year (1904-05), it is significant that the business already shows
a substantial gain over the same period last year. The figures are:
July 1 to 28, 1904, receipts $3,932.05
July 1 to 28, 1903, receipts 3,502.85
Gain to date $429 . 20
The above figures, together with the observations of architects, builders,
real estate men and searchers of records who regularly do business with
this office, lead me to believe not only that the operations in this depart-
ment are certain to show a healthful increase during the present fiscal year,
but also that conditions in general must accord at least in reasonable de-
gree with the activities so clearly indicated by the showing in the Re-
corder's office. From the Recorder's point of view the prospect is a promis-
ing one.
It may be interesting to note that, after deeds, the next most numerous
class of documents filed for record in the department was marriage certifi-
cates, reaching a total of 4,665, as against 4,473 for- the preceding year.
Mortgages on real property easily hold the third place in point of number,
4,316 being recorded for the year, an advance of 281 over the year before.
Notwithstanding the great activity in building operations in this city
during the fiscal year 1902-03, the past year even in this respect ran ahead,
with a total of 1,535 contracts for the year just closed, as against 1,451
for the preceding year. At the present time there seems to be no reason
to doubt that the activity in this line, also, will continue through the present
fiscal year.
Worthy of note, also, is the peculiarly large increase in the filing of
affidavits of births of Chinese persons. In 1901-02 these affidavits reached
a total of 251, followed in 1902-03 by 442, and in 1903-04 by 656 an increase
of over 250 per cent in two years. The law governing the registration of
briths (enacted on March 12, 1872) provided that all births must be regis-
tered by the attending physician or midwife within thirty days after the
same has occurred. In the absence of physician or midwife, this duty falls
apon the parents. How lax the enforcement of the law has been is shown
oy the fact that the affidavits above referred to are of births during many
past years. Indeed, it is not uncommon to receive affidavits of births that
should have been regularly registered twenty and even thirty years ago.
In the matter of the Chinese, the filing of these affidavits at so late a
date opens up an easy opportunity for fraud, and I feel that the proper au-
thorities should give this matter 1 most careful attention. But a search of
our records shows that the births of thousands of white children, also, have
106 RECORDER.
never been registered, and only in rare cases are steps now taken to remedy
the omission. As a matter of civic pride alone, it would be commendable
in the whites to show some of the zeal now exerted by the Chinese in the
endeavor to secure record evidence of their nativity. The patriotic pride of
the native son appears to rest on a shallow foundation when it is considered
that his birthright as an American citizen is held in such poor esteem that
It is not deemed important to legally establish his status. The foreigner
from every land in this respect leads the native born, for not only are the
duties of registration rigidly adhered to in his own country, but on becoming
a citizen of the Union his position is firmly fixed by legal evidence which
many of our own people never possess. But aside from sentimental reasons,
it is remarkable that citizens will neglect this important function when it
ts understood that in foreign travels, study, litigation, and in the settle-
ment of estates, a duly authenticated record of birth is in many cases abso-
lutely essential to secure one's rights.
In the matter of cash receipts and net surplus for this department, I
am much pleased to be able to report substantial progress. The total cash
received from all sources amounted to $57.537.45; the expenses of conducting
the office were $43,900, leaving a net profit from the year's business of
$13,637.45. For the year preceding the figures were: Receipts, $54,077.70;
expenses, $43,000; net surplus, $11,077.70.
For some years previous to the operation of the new Charter the busi-
ness in this department produced a large deficit annually. Since the new
Charter went into effect, in January, 1900, the office has earned a steadily
Increasing surplus, as follows:
1900-1901, net surplus $ 5,732.45
1901-1902, net surplus 6,499.04
1902-1903, net surplus 11,077.70
1903-1904, net surplus 13,637.45
These figures are very gratifying to me, and are, I hope, equally pleas-
ant reading for your honor and the taxpayers of the city.
In addition to the results shown in figures, I am enabled to state that
all the work of the department has been promptly and efficiently handled
throughout the year, though to accomplish this has taxed to the utmost the
capacity of the limited force allowed me for all office requirements other
than copying, and I feel that much credit is due to my deputies and clerks
for their earnest efforts to satisfactorily discharge the added duties that
have come with the increased business.
To the Board of Supervisors I am grateful for their good intentions and
fair treatment in considering the salary needs of the department. While
the rate for copying is now fixed at a very low rate, being reduced from
eight to six cents per folio, the copyists feel disinclined to complain if the
full amount earned at the lower rate is promptly paid. They feel, and
rightly so, that the .regularly recurring deficit in their especial fund during
the past three years should be a memory of the past and not a menace of
the future.
The lowering of the rate for copying has made it impossible for the
copyists to grant the department the clerical assistance which they have
cheerfully supplied during several years past. This the Supervisors under-
stood, and made an appropriation of $6,000 to cover the work, which is a
sufficient sum if devoted to securing the services of the skillful men who. as
copyists, have been trained to these especial duties. While your Honor has
not yet given the necessary approval to the appointment of the men of my
selection, I feel that your consent will follow a proper consideration of the
matter.
I am glad to be permitted to express, also, my appreciation for the
constructive improvements which have been allowed the department by the
Board of Supervisors. The remodeling of the main office and segregation of
the departments there was urgently needed, and the satisfactory completion
of this work adds greatly to the appearance, convenience and utility of the
department.
The rebinding and relettering of worn record volumes leaves the books
of the office in greatly improved condition, and the money thus expended
will avoid the necessity of much larger expenditures in the future to cover
the same requirements.
I desire especially to indorse the action of the Board in appropriating
sufficient funds to provide for the proper lighting of the Hall of Records.
EECOEDEE. 107
This work is now under way, and will, I am certain, prove a great boon
to the rapidly increasing number of persons engaged in abstracting and title
searching in this department.
It is, however, a matter of regret to me that certain other improvements
which I have pointed out as urgent necessities (my views being concurred in
by the Board of Works), could not be granted by the Supervisors.
Among these items I refer particularly to the need for an electric ele-
vator to the second and third floors, the utility of such an improvement being
most apparent to all who have regular business with the department.
A proper system of compartments, under lock and key, for storing
building contracts, is one of the necessities of the department which I have
repeatedly urged, so far without success. The refusal of the city to provide
reasonably safe means to care for these valuable documents may, as I have
previously pointed out, result in damage suits and consequent expenses that
will far exceed the amount required to guard against such an unpleasant
contingency.
My plea for a sufficient sum to provide postage to enable me to return by
mail all recorded documents to the parties filing same should have been
granted. The expenditure of a very modest sum in this direction would
prove a great convenience and saving in time and money to the public a
betterment in service out of all proportion to its cost to the city.
With full faith in the theory that the public is enitled to the best service
it is possible to provide, I shall continue to urge these improvements in the
future, hoping for better results than have followed my appeals in the past.
In closing these brief remarks, I beg to respectfully express my sincere
regrets that your Honor and various members of the Board of Supervisors
have not found it convenient to visit the Hall of Records and become
familiar with the work and the conditions under which it is performed.
The cordial invitations heretofore extended are renewed herewith.
In the tabulated reports appended your Honor will find the details of
the past year's operations, together with comparative figures covering the
past forty-four years..
Very respectfully submitted,
EDMOND GODCHAUX, Recorder.
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109
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
FROM 1859 TO 1904, INCLUSIVE.
Year.
Papers.
Total
Receipts.
Total
Expenses.
Surplus
Deficit.
1859-60
5,596
$18,300 00
$13.847 00
$4,453 00
1860-61
1861-62
11 970
34 605 00
26 792 50
7 902 60
1862-63
12 631
33 683 75
24 984 65
8,649 10
1863-64
13 391
34 534 25
33 358 25
1 176 00
1864-65
13,989
37,702 00
29,175 91
8,526 09
1865-66
14 114
3 7* 3 4 8 50
28 092 24
9 256 26
1866-61
14262
43 237 25
30 427 59'
12 809 66
1867-68
16 496
51 501 50
37 184 14
4 317 36
1868-69
18,761
55,549 25
42,399 52
13,149 73
1869-70
14 146
44/890 70
36 156 26
8 734 44
1870-71
15 024
44 975 50
35 873 20
11 102 30
1871-72
12 897
41 076 75
35 372 92
5 702 83
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1872-73
11 207
34 Of51 25
34 494 16
$442 91
1873-74
13,138
32 654 00
30 267 64
2 386 36
1874-75
17 486
44 407 50 1
38 616 11
5 791 39
1875-76
18 218
46 626 60
38 376 23
6 ?49 37
1876-77
21 396
51 386 75
40 930 41
10 456 34
1877-78
17 632
42 835 25
36557 80
6 177 451
1878-79 1
18 871
38*175 OO 1
34 893 62
3 281 38
1879-80
;L7 778
34 783 75
33 327 82
1 455 93
1880-81
14 002
31 420 50
29 817 40
1 603 10'
1881-82
12 835
31 284 85|
32*093 14
808 29
1882-83 . i
14 266
34 237 00
30 261 34
3 975 66
1883-84
15,340
38,142 25
31 894 21
6 248 04
1884-85
15 500
38 702 50
32 295 00
6 407 50!
1885-86 j
15 092
37 361 00|
31 182 27
5 178 731
1886-87 i
17 065
43 764 00|
33 754 78
10 009 22
1887-88
20 005
53 238 45
36 144 02
17 096 43
1888-89
2? 370
53 858 56
43 476 36
10 382 20
1889-90 j
24 907
64 534 80'
42497 14
22 037 66>
1890-91
26,111
68 284 53'
45 136 44
23 148 09i
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25 306
66 520 20
38 687 75
27 832 45
1892 93
25 262
60 234 00
43 190 51
17 043 49
1893-94
23 102
55 389 25'
40 490 84'
14 898 41
1894-95
23 434
58 768 75
41 109 80
17 658 95
1895-96
1896-97
23,637
22 270
61,947 50
34 559 45'
42,924 46
41 217 92j
19,023 04'
6 658 47
1897 98
23 713
34 398 85
42 699 02
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8 300 17
1898-99 .
22 272
31*803 10
41 679 191
9 876 09
1899-1900*
24 622
37 451 05'
39 725 22
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2 274 17
1900-01
25 766
39 584 45|
33 85 9 00
5 732 45^
1901-02
29 242
45 539 60)
39 040 56
6 499 041
1902-03
35 112
54 077 701
43 000 00
11 077 70
1903-04
37,337
57,537 45
43 900 00
13 637 45
NOTE: During the first six months of the fiscal year 1899-1900, under
the administration of my predecessor and with the Consolidation Act in
force, the deficit amounted to $5.599.58. During the last six months of the
year, being the -first of my term, the business produced a surplus of
$3,325.41, leaving a net deficit for the year as above stated.
no EECOEDER.
MONTHLY RECEIPTS PAID INTO THE TREASURY.
1903 July $4.195 85
August 3,880 95
September ,4,050 40
October 4,586 15
November 4,27385
December 4,94735
1904 January 4,924 40
February 4,872 45
March 5,51195
April 5,503 10
May 5,42805
June 5,362 95
Total $57,537 45
NOTE: In estimating the total amount of business done by this de-
partment you might add to the above the sum of $325.80, being the record-
ing value of 3,258 folios included in documents recorded for the City and
County (at lOc per folio), under the head of "Official Papers," for which
no fee is paid the Recorder. .
MONTHLY STATEMENT OF SALARIES AS CHARGED AGAINST THE
RECORDER'S APPROPRIATION:
1903 July $3,657 80
August 3,48780
September 3,402 60
October 3,524 20
November 3,604 20
December 3,907 00
1904 January 3,616 80
February 3,860 60
March 3,835 80
April -. 3,729 40
May 3,618 20
June 3,65580
Total $43,90000
NOTE: The above includes 3,258 folios transcribed by the Copyists, such
folios being included in Official Papers recorded by the City and County, and
for which no fee is paid the Recorder. At eight cents per folio thia
amounts to $260.64.
RECAPITULATION :
Total Receipts for fiscal year 1903-04 $57,53745
Total Salaries for the same period 43,900 00
Surplus to credit of department $13,637 45
COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.
Total Receipts for fiscal year 1902-03 $54.077 70
Total Receipts for fiscal year 1903-04 57,53745
Cash gain $3,459 45
REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY.
San Francisco, July 1, 1904.
To the Honorable E. E. Schmitz, Mayor of San Francisco Sir:
In compliance with Section 9 of Article XVI of the Charter, I herewith
submit a report of the business of this office for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1904.
It is of record that, during the year, two hundred and thirty-six actions
were commenced against the City and County or its officers. Eighty-one
cases in which the city was interested were decided in the Superior Court
five in the Supreme Court and nine in the United States Circuit Court. On
the five that passed through the Supreme Court four were decided in favor
of the city. Three of these were of the highest importance. One, that of the
San Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway Company against the Tax
Collector, settled for all time the right of the City and County to assess
and tax street railways within its limits, though these railways be part of
an inter-county system. Another, that of the Bank of California against
the City and County, upheld the municipality in its efforts to assess the
franchises of banking and other corporations. The third, that of the Odd
Fellows' Cemetery Association against the City and County, put an end to
burials within the city limits.
There are pending at this time two cases which involve questions of the
greatest moment. The first (Law against the City and County) will deter-
mine the legality of the recent bond issue of $17,771,000. In the lower Court
the validity of the bonds were upheld, and, in all probability, the Supreme
Court will affirm that judgment. The other is that of the Spring Valley
Water Company against the City and County, now at issue in the United
States Circuit Court. Its determination will place a fixed value upon the
properties of the Sprmg Valley Water Company, and, settling that vexed
question forever, will furnish a basis for fixing future water rates, or, if need
be, for purchasing the entire system.
One of the principal duties of the office during the year was to give
legal advice to the various offices and commissions. In all one hundred and
six opinions were furnished. The bulk of these were prepared for the Board
of Supervisors, but, at some time during the year,' every department of the
city government sought and was given assistance.
There are now five hundred and eighty-seven cases in the office. Of
these four hundred and ninety-five are pending in the Superior and Jus-
tices' Courts; sixty-eight in the Supreme Court, eighteen in the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals and five in the Supreme Court of the United
States.
A summary of the business of the office follows:
OPINIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
THE MAYOR.
July 1, 1903 Transmitting report for fiscal year ending June 30, 1903.
July 23, 1903 Recommending that certain information be obtained and
demands made before legal proceedings be taken in tire matter of the
"White defalcation."
September 23, 1903 Concerning lease from Andrew M. Wilson to the
City and County.
April 14, 1904 Concerning the illumination of Union Square Park.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
August 6, 1903 Concerning the disposal of the fines collected from per-
sons convicted of cruelty to animals.
August 24, 1903 Concerning an alleged highway through 50-vara lot
No. 1409.
August 24, 1903 As to the scope of an injunction granted in the Spring
Valley Water Works vs. the City and County, No. 13,395, United States Circuit
Court.
112 CITY ATTORNEY.
August 26, 1903 As to the payment of the claim of Charles R. Murry.
August 31, 1903 As to the character of a certain judgment held by the
N. Y. Plate Glass Insurance Company against the City and County.
August 31, 1903 As to the means to be taken to protect the city against
claims arising out of work performed by Richard McCann.
September 21, 1903 As to the effect upon the rate of taxation of an in-
crease in the assessment roll ordered by the State Board of Equalization.
October 19, 1903 Concerning claims upon judgments fixing the value of
lands owned by Joseph Musto and Martin Colmann.
November 23, 1903 Concerning a proposed ordinance restricting the op-
eration of machines and engines on sidewalks and other public places.
November 23. 1903 Asking for an abstract of title to the property in-
volved in Le Roy et al. vs. San Francisco.
November 30, 1903 Concerning the title to an extension of East Park
street and Richland avenue.
December 1, 1903 Concerning the Geary-street Railroad franchise.
December 1, 1903 Explaining the status of condemnation proceedings
for St. Mary's Square.
December 3, 1903 As to the status of litigation concerning land on
Channel street involved in an action entitled San Francisco vs. Center.
December 5, 1903 Advising against an attempt to correct a misdescrip-
tion in an Outside Lands Deed.
December 7, 1903 As to the right of the city to build a municipal
railroad on Market street from Geary to the ferry.
December 7. 1903 As to the status of the suit of San Francisco vs.
Albouze et al.
December 7, 1903 Concerning a proposal to test the bond issue.
December 9, 1903 As to the advisability of prosecuting appeals in cer-
tain actions growing out of claims of the State against the City and County
for the support of the criminal insane.
December 10, 1903 As to the advisability of prosecuting an appeal in
the case of John R. Whitney vs. City and County of San Francisco.
December 21, 1903 As to the purchase of material by the Park Com-
mission. .
December 23, 1903 As to the scope of the judgment of the Superior
Court in San Francisco vs. Main.
December 28, 1903 As to the operation <.'? engines and machines upon
public streets,
January 2, 1904 Concerning the validity ol certain demands for print-
ing transcripts in criminal appeals.
January 7, 1904 As to the liability of the City and County for the sup-
port of feeble-minded children committed from said City and County.
January 7, 1904 As to the publication of noti* <s to taxpayers.
January 7, 1904 As to the assessment of the property of the United
Railroads within the City and County.
January 7, 1904 Describing the various cases pending in the City At-
torney's office.
January 15, 1904 As to judgment against Annie E. Chapman.
February 26. 1904 Concerning the status of the Collateral Inheritance
Tax litigation. ,
February ^29. 1904 As to the time for fixing rates for the use of water,
heat, power a'nd light supplied the city.
February 29, 1904 Transmitting estimate of expenditures for fiscal year
1904-05.
March 15, 1904 Concerning the advisability of a dismissal in the case
of Preston vs. Block.
March 16, 1904 As to jurisdiction over the eastern one-half of Illinois
street.
March 18, 1904 Concerning the validity of certain demands of Spring
Valley Water Company.
March 19, 1904 As to the validity of the taxation of certain bonds of
the Estate of J. K. C. Hobbs.
March 23, 1904 As to the interest of the city in a certain street..
April 2, 1904 As to whether the Board of Supervisors or the Board of
Fire Commissioners should contract for supplies for the Fire Department.
April 7, 1904 As to the expunging of Lynch street from the map of the
City and County of San Francisco.
April 9, 1904 As to the allowance of a demand of the "Evening Post"
newspaper in excess of the contract price.
April 12, 1904 As to whether or not the Board of Supervisors has the
legal power to refund certain license taxes.
CITY ATTOENEY. 113
May 5, 1904 As to the remission of penalty charged on delinquent
taxes.
May 17, 1904 As to the validity of a charge for publication of the Report
of the Public Administrator.
May 26, 1904 Reporting on the petition of Louis A. Brownstone.
June 21. 1904 As to the advisability of paying certain claims.
June 27, 1904 As to the validity of Bill No. 1410.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
August 10, 1903 Concerning the granting of special privileges under the
fire ordinance.
August 12, 1903 As to the filing of an action against Harry and
Charles Bush.
August 28, 1903 As to the power of the Board of Public Works to
compel improvement of sidewalks along Point Lobos avenue.
September 1, 1903 Concerning improvements attempted to be made by
United Railroads at Geary and Taylor streets.
November 23, 1903 As to increase of wages for laborers employed by
Board of Public Works.
December 8, 1903 Returning a certain building permit.
December 24,1903 As to the status of Corbett avenue west of Douglas
street.
January 7, 1904 Concerning the encroachment of a certain concrete
Wall at Dorland and Dolores streets.
January 21, 1904 As to whether Burnett place is an open public street.
March 9, 1904 As to the validity of an attempted dismissal of an em-
ployee.
April 23, 1904 As to the assessment of damages caused by certain blast-
ing operations.
May 4, 1904 Concerning the submission of maps to the Board before
tiling with the Recorder.
May 25, 1904 As to the validity of a -portion of Ordinance No. 813.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
July 24, 1903 Recommending that a judgment claim of Walter Morgan
be rejected.
February 27, 1904 Concerning the sale and disposal of personal prop-
erty belonging to the Department.
March 5, 1904 Concerning the question of increasing the Annuity and
Retirement Fund.
March 16, 1904 In reference to the status of the Board of Education vs.
Hunt. Ex. et al.
THE POLICE COMMISSION.
December 4, 1903 Explaining the decision of the Supreme Court in
Jones vs. Board of Police Commissioners.
December 5, 1903 As to the application of Violet J. Mogan for a
pension.
January 23, 1904 As to the right of Mrs. Hettie Burke to pension under
Section 6 of Chapter X of Article VII of the Charter.
February 4, 1904 As to the right of police officer to pay when ill.
THE FIRE COMMISSION.
September 14, 1903 As to the liability of the Fire Department Fund for
electric power furnished the Corporation Yard.
December 8, 1903 Explaining the status of former hoseman, George Van
Pool.
January 7, 1904 Concerning the yearly appropriation for salaries and
expenses.
January 7, 1904 As to the status of machinists employed in the Cor-
poration Yard.
January 19, 1904 As to the use monthly of one-twelfth part of the
aggregate appropriation to the Department.
February 13, 1904 As to the amount which may be expended for sup-
plies without letting formal contracts.
February 25, 1904 As to the validity of dismissal of Frank Lester from
employment in the Corporation Yard.
March 12, 1904 Concerning the acceptance of an automobile.
May 23, 1904 As to the right of Mrs. P. F. Hogan to a pension.
114 CITY ATTORNEY.
May 18, 1904 As to the power of the Commission to exchange old for
new material.
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
January 7, 1904 Concerning an examination for drivers of police patrol
vans.
May 31, 1904 As to necessary qualifications of applicants for positions
In Police Department.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
July 28, 1903 Advising that more than one name should be certified
from the Civil Service list in answer to any request for certifications there-
from.
November 13, 1903 As to the status of the injunction in the case of
the Laurel Hill Cemetery vs. City and County of San Francisco.
THE ELECTION COMMISSION.
July 10. 1903 Advising as to which of two petitions should be recognized
as coming from the Union Labor Party.
March 1, 1904 Concerning the election of Justices of the Peace.
THE PARK COMMISSION.
August 4, 1903 As to the approval of contracts by four Commis-
eloners.
December 28, 1903 As to the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors
over the lots bounded by Channel, Hooper and Irwin streets on the north
and south and by Fifth and Hudson streets on the east and west.
January 15, 1904 As to lots set apart as "Market Places" and not as
"Public Squares."
March 22, 1904 Advising that the Park Commissioners have not power
to insure buildings in Golden Gate Park.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
July 31, 1903 Advising that the salary of a deputy superintendent of
schools cannot be raised during a given fiscal year.
December 8, 1903 As to the loss of $300 from Public School Teachers'
Annuity and Retirement Fund.
February 16, 1904 As to the necessity of a resolution to constitute a pro-
bationary teacher a "regular teacher."
THE ASSESSOR.
August 4, 1903 Concerning a rehearing by the Supreme Court of San
Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway Company vs. Joseph H. Scott,
Tax Collector.
December 18, 1903 Concerning the taxation of a strip of land near the
junction of the southern boundary of the Presidio and Locust street.
March 30, 1904 As to the exemption of non-interest-bearing church
mortgages from assessment.
THE COUNTY CLERK.
August 3, 1903 As to the form of demand for back fees to be made
upon Public Administrator.
THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY.
September 14, 1903 As to the appointment of assistants under Section
3, Chapter IX, Article IX of the Charter.
January 22, 1904 As to the authority of the Department to supervise
and control the installation of apparatus.
March 21, 1904 Advising that additional alarm boxes may be charged
for.
May 27. 1904 As to the right of extra compensation of employees of the
Department.
THE RECORDER.
August 24, 1903 Advising the recordation of a certain affidavit.
THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS.
March 2, 1904 Concerning the letting of contracts for printing the
Index to the Great Register.
THE TREASURER.
March 31, 1904 Concerning the payment of a demand presented by th
Clerk of the Justices' Court.
CITY ATTORNEY. 115
Number of opinions rendered 108
Number of decisions by Superior Court 81
In favor of City or its officers 42
Against City or its officers 39
(*Of these 22 were in suits to quiet title to property which
the City had no interest in or claim to. and should not be
counted as judgments against the City.)
Number of decisions by Supreme Court 6
In favor of City or its officers 4
Against City or its officers 1
Number of decisions by U. S. Circuit Court 9
In favor of City or its officers 1
Against City or its officers 8
Number of cases pending in Superior and Justices' Courts 495
Number of cases pending in Supreme Court 68
Uumber of cases pending in U. S. Circuit Court 18
Number of cases pending in U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals 1
Number of cases pending in U. S. Supreme Court , 6
Total number of cases in office 687
Number of cases brought against the City and County or its officers
during fiscal year 236
Number of cases brought by the City and County or its officers dur-
ing fiscal year 6
Respectfully,
PERCY V. LONG.
COUNTY CLERK'S REPORT.
San Francisco, July 1, 1904.
To the Hon. E. E. Schmitz,
Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco:
Dear Sir In conformity with the requirements of Section 12, Article
XVI of the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco, and in com-
pliance with the Resolution of the Honorable Board of Supervisors, I here-
with respectfully submit my annual report for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1904.
As may be seen by reference to the annexed statement and also to the
reports filed by my predecessors in office, litigation in this City and County
is steadily on the increase, and the business of the County Clerk's office
has almost trebled during the past few years, yet, notwithstanding this
fact, in the year 1880, when the population of this City and County was
much less, this office had a clerical force of 83 men, while at the present
time and since the inception of the New Charter this office has had and now
has a force of but 49 clerks with a messenger allowed by the Honorable
Board of Supervisors; nevertheless I am pleased to report and know that
your Honor and the citizens and taxpayers will be happy to learn that I
have succeeded in keeping the work of the office up from day to day and
have also succeeded in catching up over three months of back probate work,
thereby enabling attorneys and litigants desirous of appealing to the Su-
preme Court to take and perfect their appeal and thereby settle up estates
and have probate matters closed and administrators and executors dis-
charged from their various trusts.
For this gratifying condition of affairs in the County Clerk's office I
am certainly indebted, and hereby express my thanks to the various clerks
in my employ who have worked so zealously and faithfully, and also to the
attorneys, who have lent me every assistance; the judges, who have adopted
the various forms and form books used for the purpose of catching up
on the back work, and the Honorable Board of Supervisors, and also your
Honor, who, by making the allowance in the "Budget" asked for, makes
it possible to have the County Clerk's office of this City and County one
of the best appointed in the country.
I am also pleased to report that the chaotic condition of filings and
papers of the old district and other courts which has existed for so many
years in this office has been remedied, and all papers and filings have
been placed in order and restored to their proper boxes and cases, and
thousands of papers which have been marked missing for years have been
located and are now easy of access and can be had without delay.
All the record books in the office have been renumbered and records
therein contained of particular years and courts may be had without having
to search the office from one end to the other.
The iron filing boxes have been silvered and now present a bright ap-
pearance and add much to the light of said office and the comfort of per-
sons having business therein.
During this fiscal year, thanks to the liberal appropriation made in the
"Budget," many important improvements are contemplated to be made,
and when the same are completed the County Clerk's office of this City and
County will be second to none in the United States.
In conclusion, I desire to say that the receipts of .the office for the fiscal
year exceeds the receipts of the last fiscal year by the sum of $4,501.56 and the
receipts of the office for the past six months have been greater than for
any six months in the history of the office, and if said business and receipts
continue to increase in the same ratio, it will not be long when the office,
aside from the fines imposed in the Police and Superior Courts, will be
self-sustaining and a source of revenue to the City and County, a condition
of affairs which has long been hoped for by our citizens and taxpayers.
Very respectfully,
JOHN J. GREIF,
County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Superior Court,
COUNTY CLERK.
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COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
NUMBER OF CAUSES ON FILE IN THE SUPERIOR COURT JUNE 30, 1904.
General Department 91,325
Probate Department . 30,796
Adoptions .- 434
Certificates of Incorporations 20,600
Certificates of Copartnerships * 5,662
Appeals from Justices' Court (including- abstracts) t 9,845
Coroner's Inquests < 10,478
Informations, Indictments and Appeals from Police Court t 15,275
Total number of proceedings on file , 184,415
DEPOSITS IN COURT IN CIVIL ACTIONS.
Amount on deposit June 30, 1903 $ 72,739.06
Amount deposited during the year ending June 30, 1904 532,781.74
$605,520.80
Withdrawn by order of court 439,219.29
Balance on deposit June 30, 1904 $166,301.41
RECEIPTS FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
General Department $39,681.55
Probate Department ; 16,097.15
Marriage License Department 9,879.75
Fines imposed by Superior Court 530 .00
Fines imposed by Police Court
Department No. 1 5,651.00
Department No. 2 4,043.00
Department No. 3 2.679.50
Department. No. 4 4,293.00
$88,854.95
Law Library Taxes 7,012 . 00
Total receipts . $95,866.95
DISBURSEMENTS FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
Stationery (refer to Stationery Clerk).
Transcripts on appeal (refer to Auditor).
Salary of County Clerk ,
Salary of Deputies, Copyists and Messenger
Total Disbursements
$4,000
72,600
$76,600
MARRIAGE LICENSE DEPARTMENT.
Number of Marriage Licenses Issued from July 1, 1903, to and including
June 30, 1904.
1903.
July 391
August 435
September 410
October 472
November 427
December 401
1904.
January 370
February 335
March 266
April 447
May 338
June 543
Total $4,835
118
COUNTY CLEEK.
Medical certificates recorded during fiscal year 139
Dental certificates recorded during fiscal year 48
Certificates in optometry 142
Veterinary certificates filed " 4
Auctioneer bonds 16
Notarial bonds 24
CTVIL ACTIONS COMMENCED IN THE SUPERIOR COURT DURING THE
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
Number of civil actions commenced
Number of civil suits adjudicated
Number of civil suits discontinued
Number of civil suits transferred to other courts
Number of civil .actions pending
Number of appeals from Justices' Court
Number of appeals from Justices' Court adjudicated
Number of appeals from Justices' Court pending
Number of adoptions filed during fiscal year. .
4,957
2,016
444
62
2,435
4,957
196
72
124
41
CERTIFICATES OF COPARTNERSHIP.
Number on file June 30, 1903 | 5,77<T
Number filed during fiscal year , 86
Total on file.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Number on file June 30, 1903 ...
Number filed during fiscal year.
Total.
Appeals from Justices' Court (including abstracts)
5,576
1,046
I 20,600
.| 394
NATIONALITIES OF NATURALIZATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1904.
Australia
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Bohemia
1
New South "Wales
1
9
New Brunswick
1
1
Nova Scotia
1
54
Poland ...
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54
China
1
Paraguay
1
66
Peru
1
Danish West Indies
1
. . .. 2
England
103
1 Russia
43
East Indies
1
2
Finland
41
France
66
146
Germany
317
44
Switzerland
.. . 45
5
Holland
5
Turkey
19
204
Tahiti
1
Italy
112
United States of Colombia
1
Isle of Man ...
1
3
India
1
Wales
2
1
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Mexico .
8
"""otal
. .1,588
COUNT? CLERK.
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DECLARATIONS OF INTENTIONS FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
Austria 133
Australia
Algeria
Argentine Republic
Belgium
British West Indies
Bohemia
Bavaria
.British India
Canada
Chili
Costa Rica
China
Denmark
Danish West Indies.
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61
14
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England 190
Egypt 1
France 82
Finland 216
Germany 492
Greece 35
Guatemala 3
Hungary 44
Holland 26
Hongkong 1
Ireland 378
Isle of Malta 1
Italy 405
Isle of Man 1
Jamaica 4
Luxemburg 3
Mexico 11
Montenegro 4
Norway 232
New South Wales 1
New Zealand 20
Newfoundland 3
Portugal 75
Poland 19
Peru
Philippine Islands 3
Roumania 24
Russia I 39
Scotland |0
Sweden 3B9
Switzerland
Spain 55
South Africa
Servia
Samoa Islands 1
Turkey 20
United States of Colombia 2
Uruguay 1
Venezuela 2
Wales 11
Total.. 3.4S4
320
COUNTY CLERK.
INSANE COMMITMENTS AND DISCHARGES.
Number of examinations of insane during year ending June 30, 1904.. 584
Number committed to hospitals 370
Number examined and discharged 214
584
Males Females Total
Agnews 27 33
Napa 93 56 149
Stockton 40 43 83
Mendoo.ino 50 28 78
Totals 210 160 370
Number committed to the California Home for the Care arid Training of
Feeble-Minded Children at Eldridge, Sonoma County:
Males Females Total
Committed 6 5 11
NATIONALITIES OF INSANE.
Austria 6 Luxemberg 1
Alsace 1 Mexico 1
Australia 2 New Brunswick 1
China 5 Norway 7
Canada 5 Nova Scotia 1
Chili 1 New Zealand 1
Denmark 3 Poland 2
England 9 Portugal 3
France 7 Russia 1
Finland 2 Scotland 3
Germany 32 Sweden 12
Greece 3 Spain 2
Hawaii 2 Switzerland 5
Italy 17 United States 169
Ireland 55 Unknown 10
Japan 1
Total 370
GENERAL, SUMMARY.
Number of civil actions commenced during year 4,957
Number of adoptions filed during year 41
Number of appeals from Justices' Court (including abstract) 394
Number of marriage licenses issued during year 4,835
Number of medical certificates recorded 139
Number of dental certificates recorded 48
Number of Coroner's inquests filed 440
Number of auctioneer's bonds filed 16
Number of notarial bonds filed 24
Number of veterinary certificates filed 4
Number of optometry certificates recorded 142
Number of articles of incorporation filed 1,046
Number of certificates of copartnership filed 86
Number of certificates of naturalization issued 1,588
Number of declarations of intention issued 3,484
Number of estates commenced in Probate Department 1,907
Number of letters issued in Probate Department 1,838
Number of claims filed in Probate Department 1,817
Number of examinations of insane 584
Number of informations, indictments and appeals from Police Courts
filed 415
Total 23,805
COMPARISON OF RECEIPTS.
Total receipts for year ending June 30, 1903 $91,365.39
Total receipts for year ending June 30, 1904 95,866 . 95
Excess of receipts in favor of fiscal year ending June 30, 1904. .$4,501.56
COUNTY CLERK.
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OF
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Defendants.
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Assault by means and force likely to produce great bodily harm..
Assault with a deadly weapon
Assault with intent to commit murder
Asault with intent to commit rape
Assault with intent to commit robbery
Attempt to commit burglary
Assault with intent to commit the infamous crime against nature.
Bigamy
Burglary
Crime against nature
Embezzlement
Extortion
Felony under Section 288, Penal Code
Forgery
Grand larceny
Manslaughter
Murder
Obtaining money or property by false pretences
Perjury
Petit larceny, second offense
Passing fictitious check
Presenting false and fraudulent claim for allowance
Rape
Receiving stolen goods
Receiving a bribe
Robbery
Seduction under promise of marriage
Taking away a female for the purpose of prostitution
Totals.
CASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
Convicted as charged |178
Convicted of lesser offenses 30
Convicted of misdemeanor 7
Acquitted 24
Dismissed No evidence to convict 15
Dismissed in furtherance of justice 1
Dismissed on habeas corpus 17
Pending Defendants discharged on their own recognizance 1
Pending Defendants sentenced on other charges 4
Pending Defendants insane 1
Pending Minors in Industrial School 1
Pending Against fugitives from justice 3
Pending For trial June 30, 1904 82
Total . ...... ..364
COUNTY CLEEK.
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DISPOSITION MADE OF CASES PENDING JULY 1, 1903, FOR TRIAL,,
AND CASES RECEIVED DURING THE YYEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
Cases pending July 1,1903, against defendants for trial '135
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1904 , 364
Writs of habeas corpus pending July 1, 1903 , 16
Writs of habeas corpus issued during the year ending June 30,1904. ..' 156
Appeals from the police courts pending prior to July 1. 1903 (old '
cases) * 11
Appeals from the police courts pending July 1, 1903 6
Appeals from the police courts filed during the year ending June 30,
1904 51
Convicted as charged 209
Convicted of lesser offense ' 37
Convicted of misdemeanor 11
Acquitted 40
Dismissed No evidence to convict 39
Dismissed Defendants dead 3
Dismissed in furtherance of justice 5
Dismissed on habeas corpus 18
Pending against defendants discharged on their own recognizance
Pending against defendants sentenced on other charges 8
Pending against defendants insane 3
Pending against defendants minors in Industrial School 4
Pending against defendants fugitives from justice 16
Pending against defendants for trial 101
Writs of habeas corpus dismissed and prisoners remanded 51
Writs of habeas corpus granted and prisoners discharged 53
Writs of habeas corpus dismissed and prisoners admitted to bail 25
Writs of habeas corpus dismissed 11
Writs of habeas corpus prisoners remanded conditionally 3
Writs of habeas corpus pending June 30, 1904 29
Appeals from Police courts judgment affirmed 24
Appeals from police courts judgments reversed 12
Appeals from police courts judgments modified and appeals dismissed. 19
Appeals from police courts pending prior June 30, 1903 (old cases).... 11
Totals . 739739
COUNTY CLEEK. 125
APPEALS FROM POLICE COURTS.
Appeals pending prior to June 30, 1903 11
Appeals pending- June 30, 1903 , 6
Appeals filed during the year ending June 30, 1904 51
Judgments affirmed 24
Judgments modified and appeals dismissed 2
Judgments reversed and cause dismissed 12
Appeals pending June 30, 1904 19
Appeals pending prior to June 30, 1903 11
Totals 68 68
WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS.
Writs pending June 30, 1903 18
Writs received during the year ending June 30, 1904 156
Writs dismissed and prisoners remanded 51
Writs granted and prisoners discharged 53
Writs dismissed. Petitioner admitted to bail 25
Writs dismissed 11
Writs dismissed. Prisoner remanded conditionally 3
Writs pending June 30, 1904 29
Totals 172| 1.72
INCORRIGIBLE JUVENILES.
Petitions for commitment pending since June 30, 1903 2
Petitions for commitment filed ending June 30, 1904 3
Committed to Whittier State School at Whittier, Cal 2
Committed to Preston School of Industry at lone, Cal 1
Petitions denied 1
Pending June 30, 1904 1
Totals 5 5
REMITTITURS RECEIVED FROM SUPREME COURT.
Remittiturs received during the fiscal year 17'
Judgment and order affirmed 14
Judgment and order reversed 3
Totals 17. 17
PETITIONS FOR COMMITMENT OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
Petitions filed during the year ending June 30, 1904 25
Restored to custody of mother 6
Committed to Boys and Girls' Aid Society 4
Committed to St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum i 4
Committed to Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum 2
Committed to Ladies' Protective and Relief Society 2
Committed to St. Catherine's Training School 1
Released on probation 1
Pending June 30, 1904 5
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Totals . 25 25
REPORT OF JUSTICE'S CLERK.
San Francisco, July 28th. 1904.
Hon. E. E. Schmitz, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, Cal:
Dear Sir: Pursuant to law I herewith submit a report of the busi-
ness transacted by the Justice's Court of the City and County of San
Francisco, for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1904:
Number of actions filed for which fees were received 7,332
Number of actions filed in "forma pauperis" 20
Number of official actions filed 1
Total number m actions filed 7,363
Number of actions tried, and judgments rendered 4,880
Actions dismissed without trial 205
Actions still pending 2,268
Total 7,353
Judgments appealed from, and cases transmitted to the Superior Court. . 196
RECEIPTS.
Fees collected and paid into the Treasury:
For filing complaints $14,664.00
For entering judgments 6,766.00
Sundries 1,256.00
Total fees collected -. $22,686.00
DISBURSEMENTS.
Salary of Presiding Justice of the Peace $2,700 . 00
Salary of four Associate Justices 9,600 . 00
Salary of Clerk and four assistants 8,400 . 00
Total disbursements 20,700.00
Excess of receipts over disbursements $ 1,986 . 00
Respectfully submitted,
GEO, S. McCOMB, Justices' Clerk.
REPORT OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
San Francisco, Cal., July 30, 1904.
To the Honorable Eugene E. Schmitz,
Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco.
Sir I have the honor to herewith submit my report as District Attorney
of this City and County for the year ending June 30, 1904.
The tabulated statement attached hereto shows in detail the business
transacted by the department for the period mentioned.
Of the causes which have been brought to a hearing upon informations
filed since July 1, 1903, there have been 215 convictions and 24 acquittals,
or practically a percentage of convictions amounting to .90. This percentage
is the highest attained in the history of the office.
The year has been remarkable in the number of murder cases which
have been brought before the courts. During the last six months of the term
eleven such cases have been tried and convictions secured in all of them.
The list is as follows: Henry Milton, Martha E. Bowers, Cordelia Botkin,
Edmond de la Brousse, Nicola Crudo, Joseph Feld, Leon Soeder, Quan Quock
Wah, Vincent Le Corvez, W. H. Adkins, Edward Richards.
A number of these trials attracted the attention of the country at large
and will hold a prominent place in the criminal jurisprudence of our State.
Notable among said cases is that of Cordelia Botkin, who by means of
poisoned candy transmitted through the TJ. S. mails to Dover, in the State of
Delaware, consummated the murder of Mrs. John P. Dunning and Mrs. Joshua
D. Deane. Notwithstanding the fact that nearly six years had passed since
the commission of the crime and the witnesses were widely scattered, and
some, who had testified at the former trial, dead, we secured a verdict of
murder in the first degree with the punishment fixed at life imprisonment. A
similar verdict was also secured in the case of Martha E. Bowers, charged
with the murder of her husband by means of arsenic administered through
a period covering several months. The case of The People vs. Leon Soeder,
charged with murder, was remarkable in many respects. The defendant trav-
eled from this city to Germany, induced his brother-in-law to return with him
to this country, and, after insuring the said brother-in-law's life, enticed him
to a lonely spot on the side of Russian Hill and there cut his throat, and then
arranged the clothing of the deceased so that the impression might be con-
veyed that he had been waylaid and robbed. Soeder was convicted and sen-
tenced to be hung.
While the impression rests in the minds of many of our citizens that
murderers generally escape punishment, this is negatived in this city by
the fact that there are at present confined in the County Jail six persons
who were convicted of murder and are awaiting execution. This is doubt-
less the largest number that have been under sentence of death at one time
in the history of the city.
128 DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
The following statement shows the result of prosecutions of persons
charged with the highest classes of felonies upon informations filed since July
1, 1903:
Con- Ac-
Crime, victed. quitted.
Murder 12 1
Assault to murder 16 3
Assault wifh deadly weapon 7 3
Robbery 37 6
Grand larceny 24 1
Burglary 81 3
Attempt to commit robbery 8
Attempt to commit burglary 7
Forgery 5
Passing fictitious check 4
Crime against nature 5
Embezzlement 2 2
Arson 1 1
Perjury 1
Bigamy '. 1
In addition to the prosecution of persons charged with criminal offenses,
the District Attorney has been called upon to uphold in several appeals the
constitutionality of the Collateral Inheritance Tax law. These appeals have
lately been passed upon by the Supreme Court and the law upheld, thus secur-
ing to the State through this tax hundreds of thousands of dollars. By the
payment of the amount involved in the Fair estate alone $127,000 was realized
to the State.
Respectfully,
LEWIS F. BYINGTON,
District Attorney.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
329
Total,
For Trial June 30, 1904
Against Fugitives
from Justice
Against Minors in
Industrial School. ,
Against Defts. Insane.
Against Defts. Sentenced
on Other Charges
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On Habeas Corpus
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As Charged.
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Receiving a bribe
Robbery
Seduction under promise of mar
Taking away a female for the p
DISTRICT ATTORNEY. 131
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1904 364
Convicted as charged 178
Convicted of lesser offense 30
Convicted of misdemeanor 7
Acquitted 24
Dismissed No evidence to convict 15
Dismissed in furtherance of justice 1
Dismissed on habeas corpus 17
Pending Defendants discharged on their own recognizance 1
Pending Defendants sentenced on other charges 4
Pending Defendants insane 1
Pending Minors in Industrial School 1
Pending Defendants fugitive from justice 3
Pending Defendants held for trial 82
Total 364 364
Cases reported pending July 1, 1903, against defendants for trial... 135
Cases received during the year ending June 30, 1904 364
Writs of habeas corpus pending July 1, 1903 16
Writs of habeas corpus issued during year ending June 30, 1904 156
Appeals from Police Courts pending July 1, 1903 6
Appeals from Police Courts pending prior to July 1, 1903 11
Appeals from Police Courts filed during year ending June 30, 1904. 51
Convicted as charged 209
Convicted of lesser offense 37
Convicted of misdemeanor 11
Acquitted 40
Dismissed No evidence to convict 39
Dismissed Defendants dead 3
Dismissed in furtherance of justice 5
Dismissed on habeas corpus 18
Pending against defendants discharged on their own recognizance.. 5
Pending against defendants sentenced on other charges 8
Pending against defendants insane 3
Pending against defendants minors in Industrial School 4
Pending against defendants fugitives from justice 1(5
Pending against defendants for trial 101
Writs of habeas corpus prisoners remanded 51
Writs of habeas corpus granted Prisoners discharged 53
Writs of habeas corpus dismissed Prisoners admitted to bail 25
Writs of habeas corpus Dismissed 11
Writs of habeas corpus prisoners remanded conditionally 3
Writs of habeas corpus pending June 30, 1904 29
Appeals from Police Court Judgment affirmed 24
Appeals from Police Court Judgment reversed 12
Appeals from Police Court Judgment modified, appeals dismissed. 2
Appeals from Police Court pending June 30, 1904 19
Appeals from Police Court pending prior to June 30, 1903 11
719 739
132 DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
DISPOSITION MADE OF CASES PENDING JULY 1st, 1903, FOR TRIAL,
AND CASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30th, 1904.
Cases pending July 1st, 1903, against Defendants for Trial 135
Cases received during year ending June 30th, 1904 364
Writs of Habeas Corpus pending July 1st, 1903 16
Writs of Habeas Corpus issued during year ending June 30th, 1904. 156
Total 671
Convicted as charged 209
Convicted, lesser offense
Convicted, misdemeanor
Acquitted 40
Dismissed, no evidence to convict
Dismissed, defendants dead
Dismissed, in furtherance of justice
Dismissed, habeas corpus 18
Pending, defendants discharged on their own recognizance 5
Pending, defendants sentenced on other charges .
Pending, defendants insane 3
Pending, minors in Industrial School
Pending, fugitives from justice 16
Pending, for trial 101
Writs of Habeas Corpus dismissed, prisoners remanded 51
Writs of Habeas Corpus granted, prisoners discharged 53
Writs of Habeas Corpus dismissed, prisoners admitted to bail 25
Writs of Habeas Corpus dismissed 11
Writs of Habeas Corpus, prisoners remanded conditionally 3
Writs of Habeas Corpus pending July 30th, 1904 29
671 671
DISTRICT ATTORNEY. 133
DISPOSITION MADE OF CASES PENDING JULY 1st, 1903, FOR TRIAL,
AND CASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30th, 1904.
Appeals pending June 30, 1903 6
Appeals pending prior to June 30, 1903 , 11
Appeals filed during year ending June 30, 1904 51
Judgment affirmed 24
Judgment modified, appeal dismissed 2
Judgment reversed and cause dismissed 12
Appeals pending June 30, 1904 19
Appeals pending prior to June 30, 1903 11
68 ~~6S
WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS
Writs pending .June 30, 1903 161
Writs received during year ending June 30, 1904 156|
Writs dismissed Prisoners remanded 61
Writs granted Prisoners discharged 63
Writs dismissed Prisoners admitted to bail 25
Writs dismissed 11
Writs dismissed Prisoner remanded conditionally 3
Writs pending June 30, 1904 29
172 172
SHERIFF'S REPORT.
San Francisco, July 30th, 1904.
To the Hon. Eugene E. Schmitz, Mayor of the City and County of San
Francisco:
Dear Sir: I herewith submit to you my annual report for the fiscal
year ending June 30th, 1904, as per Section 9, Article XVI of the Charter.
OFFICE.
The following are the amounts received and paid Into the City and
County Treasury as per statement filed with the Auditor:
MONTHS.
1903 July $1,292.66
" August 1,061.81
" September 1,219.10
" October 1,474.79
" November 1,063.56
1004 January $1,574.72
February 1,606.77
March 1,509.44
April 1,567.40
May 1,496.75
December 1,680. 29> June 1,707.
Total paid in for year ending June 30th, 1904 $17,254.68
Received for U. S. Prisoners and paid into Treasury 6,860.40
Grand total paid into Treasury for fiscal year $24,115 . 08
JAIL, NO. 1.
One of the pressing needs of our city is a new jail to take the place
of this old barn-like building, which is entirely inadequate to properly accom-
modate the number of inmates who are constantly confined here.
Until the bonds are approved by the courts and money is available to
build a new jail, we have endeavored to make certain alterations and im-
provements looking to the health and safety of the prisoners.
The jail has been thoroughly cleaned, painted and placed in as good
sanitary condition as possible.
A system of ventilation has been introduced so that the odor arising
from 150 human beings in close confinement, has practically disappeared.
The direct result of this improvement being its immediate good effect
upon the physical condition and temper of the inmat-
The old wooden bars on the roof of the "yard" are being replaced with
iron grating which will make the jail much stronger and secure.
SHERIFF. 135
JAIL, NO. 2.
This jail is a more modern institution but in drawing the plans the
cells were made too small.
However, the ventilation and plumbing is good, and the whole interior
has been thoroughly painted and whitewashed.
The bathing facilities have been improved, and special attention given
to see that the personal cleanliness of the inmates is regularly and thor-
oughly carried out.
About 150 prisoners are regularly employed here in the kitchen, butch-
er shop, shoe shop, tailor shop, stables and barns and In repairing and
macadamizing the roads in the vicinity of the jails.
To be thus employed makes them more contented and improves their
physical condition very materially.
JAIL, NO. 3.
This jail is for women prisoners and the average number of inmates
is about eighty.
Here we have but few cells, the prisoners occupying two dormitories with
rooms adjoining.
This building has been made exceptionally clean and sanitary through-
out, and we have endeavored to make it as comfortable as possible for
these unfortunate women, most of whom do not seem able to take care of
themselves
COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT.
The expenses of this department have necessarily increased during the
past year on account of the increase in the number of inmates.
During th fiscal year 1902-1!'03, there was an average of 400 persons
per day in all the jails while for the year 1903-1904, we have an average
of 490 persons per day.
Thus our expenses have been increased over 20 per cent but by economy
and care we hope to be able to keep within the appropriation set aside for the
next fiscal year.
I cannot close this report without complimenting the deputies under
my charge, who have so earnestly and devotedly assisted me in the conduct
of this office.
Each one has proven his fitness for the duties imposed on him, and all
work together to give the public a business-like administration of this office.
Respectfully submitted,
PETER J. CURTIS, Sheriff.
Annexed to this report will be' found, financial statement of this office
and statistics of jails for fiscal year 1903-1904.
136 SHEBIFF.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE FISCAL, YEAR 1903 AND 1904.
July 1. 1903.
Appropriation for Subsistence of Prisoners $ 41,500.00
Expenditures for Subsistence of Prisoners $ 40,742.46
Cr. Balance 757.54
41,500.00 41,500.00
Appropriation for Maintenance of Jails 5,000.00
Expenditures for Maintenance of Jails 4,995.83
Cr. Balance 4.17
6,000.00 5,000.00
Appropriation for Horse Keep and Prison Van 600.00
Expenditures for Horse Keep and Prison Van 600.00
600.06 600.00
Appropriation for Shoeing and Repairs 240.00
Expenditures for Shoeing and Repairs 159.45
Cr. Balance 80.55
240.00 240.00
Appropriation for Horse and Buggy Hire 420.00
Expenditures for Horse and Buggy Hire 427.00
Dr. Balance 7.00
427.00 427.00
Net Cr. Ba'ance for the fiscal year 1903 and 1904. .. 835.26
The 386 prisoners in custody June 30th, 1904, are distributed as follows:
JAIL, NO. 1.
Convicted and on Appeal to Supreme Court
Murder 8
Grand larceny 2
Robbery 5
Forgery 1
Perjury 1
Manslaughter 1
Rape 1
Burglary 3
Crime against nature 1
Embezzlement 1
Awaiting Trial
Burglary 14
Embezzlement 1
Felony 7
Forgery 3
Murder, attempt assault 20
Grand larceny 5
Petit larceny, second offense 1
Perjury 1
Robbery 16
Crime against nature 4
U. S. prisoners awaiting trial 19
Prisoners serving sentences for misdemeanor 15
Total 130
JAIL, NO. 2.
Prisoners serving sentences for misdemeanor 195
U. S. prisoners serving sentences 2
Total 197
JAIL, NO. 3.
Women serving sentence, misdemeanors 52
Women awaiting: trial
Grand larceny 1
Murder 1
Women convicted and on appeal to Supreme Court 4
Women detained as witness 1 59
Total prisoners on hand June 30th, 1904 386
SHEEIFF. 137
AVERAGE DAILY NUMBER OF PRISONERS IN ALL JAILS.
1903 July ,.390
August 376
September 342
October 310
November 371
December 447
1904 January 463
February , . 471
March 513
April 548
May 506
June 405
Average daily number of prisoners in all the jails for the fiscal year
ending June 30th. 1904 431.
COUNTY JAIL NO. 2.
NUMBER OF PRISONERS COMMITTED DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE SO, 1904.
Number of prisoners on hand June 30th, 1903 168
Committed during the year 1,476
Received from city prison 4
Received from County Jail No. 1 14
Recaptured I
Returned from Hospital and Pest House 21
Total number 1,686
NUMBER OF PRISONERS RELEASED DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1904.
Discharged by expiration of sentence 1,365
Discharged by order of Court 75
Died
Sent to Pest House
Fent to Insane Asylum 5
Sent to City and County Hospital 19
Sent to County Jail No. 1
Escaped
Total number 1.489
Total number received and on hand 1,686
Total number discharged 1,489
Prisoners on hand June 30th, 1904 197
NUMBER OF PRISONERS, LITERATE AND ILLITERATE RECEIVED
DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. 1904.
Number of prisoners who can read and write 1,350
Number of prisoners who cannot read and write
Total number 1,497
338 SHEEIFF.
CHARGES AGAINST PRISONERS FOR FISCAL, TEAR ENDING JUNE
30. 1904.
Petit larceny 240
Vagrancy 590
Indecent exposure 12
Malicious mischief 25
Violation of Sec. 1 and 20 of Order 1587 32
Assault 8
Battery 68
Begging- 130
Carrying concealed weapons 31
Disturbing the peace 100
Drunkenness 108
Discharging fire arms in city limits 1
Misdemanor embezzlement 6
Obtaining money by false pretenses 11
Obtaining goods by false pretenses 4
Failure to provide for minor children 6
Exhibiting a deadly weapon
Cruelty to animals
Driving off horse and wagon
Indecent assault
Burglar tools in possession
Keeping an opium place IS
Assault with a deadly weapon
Violating United States revenue law
Violation of Cubic Air Order 15
Keeping a lottery place 4
Cruelty to children
Defrauding an inn-keeper
Offering a bribe
Smuggling . . .
Attempt to petit larceny
Violation of fish order
Violation of park order 1
Lottery tickets in possession
Indecent pictures in possession
Conspiracy
Practicing medicine without valid certificate
Selling liquor without license
Receiving stolen goods
Peddling without license
Interfering with police officer
Aiding and abetting lottery
Attempt burglary, 2d degree
Maliciously procuring warrant to be executed
Violating order of Board of Supervisors
Violating license order
Starting false fire alarm
Assaulting police officer
Violating Order 1057
Awaiting Trial
Total . 1,497
SHEHIFF.
139
OCCUPATIONS OF PRISONERS COMMITTED DURING
ENDING JUNE 30. 1904.
FISCAL, YEAIl
Occupation.
Number
Occupation.
lumber
Agents
1
Laborers
co-j
Artists
1
Bakers
19
Longshoremen
Basket-makers
1
Machinists
14
'Barbers
25
Miners
39
Bartenders '
13
Moulders
[Blacksmiths
19
Painters
jg
Boiler-makers
5
Paper-hangers
Book-binders
4
Peddlers
23
Bookkeepers ....
10
Plasterers
1 ft
Brickmasons
5
'Plumbers "
13
Butchers
6
/Porters
13
Confectioners
2
'Printers ..
Carpenters
36
Railroadmen
2
Carriage makers
3
Rag-pickers
2
Cigarmakers
3
Seamen ... \
78
Clerks
32
13
7
Soldiers .
12
Cooks . .
74
1
Dishwashers
5
Stewards . . .
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3
Tailors
20
Druggists
4
Tinsmiths
g
Electricians
3
Teamsters . . ....
69
Engineers
7
Tel Operators
1
25
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Waiters "
61
10
1
Glaziers
2
1
5
44
Hostlers
25
4
Total
1 497
PRISONERS COMMITTED FOR ONE AND MORE THAN ONE TERM DUR-
ING FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
Times Committed,
Number
Times Committed.
lumber
First time
741
Fifteenth
17
Second
292
(Twentieth i
57
'Third ... . .
157
20
Fourth
48
Thirtieth ;,
4
'Fifth
40
Fortieth
5
Sixth
23
(Fiftieth ....
22
Seventh . ...
15
2
Eighth
7
Hundredth
12
Ninth
2
Tenth
33
Total
1,497
140
SHERIFF.
TERMS OF SENTENCES OF PRISONERS COMMITTED DURING FISCAL
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. 1904.
Sentence.
Number
Sentence.
dumber
$200 00 or 100 days
1
1
1
4
150.00 or 150 days
2
9 months
7
100 00 or 100 days
j_j
3
100.00 or 50 days
s
6 months
192
90 00 or 90 days
4
33
70.00 or 70 davs
1
22
60 00 or 60 days
g
185
60 00 or 30 days .
3
4
50.00 or 50 days >
50 . 00 or 25 days
15
1
3 months and $100.00
3 months
6
40.00 or 40 days j
1
12
40.00 or 20 days
2
109
30.00 or 30 da^j'S
37
40 days
1
30.00 or 15 days
4
370
25.00 or 25 days
3
? r ^ vs
35
20.00 or 20 days
34
15 days
42
20 00 o 1 * 10 days
5
195
10.00 or 10 days
51
5 days
21
u.cty
9
1,470
2 years
2
27
22
1
Total
1,497
NATIVITY OF PRISONERS COMMITTED DURING FISCAL, YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1904.
UNITED STATES.
Nativity.
dumber
Nativity.
dumber
Arkansas
2
Nebraska
4
California
288
'Nevada
8
Colorado
g
iNew Hampshire
1
Connecticut
9
13
District of Columbia
4
New York
153
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1
North Carolina
1
Georgia
4
Ohio
37
Hawaaian Islands
2
O'-"p-on
9
Illinois 1
47
Pennsylvania . .
47
Iowa '
11
g
Indiana. .
12
South Carolina
2
Kansas
2
Tennessee . . . . . .
5
12
5
'Louisiana, . . .
5
Utah
2
'Maine
10
3
9
Virginia
10
76
'Washington
2
'Michigan
14
West Virginia
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'Minnesota
18
"Mississippi
7
Total
880
Missouri
22
SHERIFF.
141
FOREIGN.
Nativity.
Number
Nativity.
Number
5
5
'Australia
3
Norwav
12
'Canada ..... . .
11
3
China
100
Russia
7
Denmark
4
23
42
4
(France
18
2
71
23
5
4
/Greece
1
g
192
2
Italy
20
42
Total
617
'Mexico
10
United States .
880
Foreign . . .
617
Total .
1,497
NUMBER OF DAYS' LABOR PERFORMED ON ROADS, QUARRIES, AND
FARM, IN TAILOR, SHOE, PLUMBING, PAINT, CARPENTER AND
BLACKSMITH SHOPS, IN AND ABOUT THE HOUSE, GARDEN,
STABLES, AND JAIL 3, FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
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248
62
155
1,731
217
902
3,501
" August
124
62
248
62
155
1,725
217
909
3,502
September ....
October ....
120
124
60
62
240
248
60
62
150
155
1,864
1,845 ,
210
217
759
791
3,463
3,504
November ....
120
60
240
60
150
1,665
210
645
3,150
December ....
124
62
248
62
155
1,761
217
707
3,336
1904 January
124
62
24cS
62
155
1,665
217
613
3,146
February
116
58
232
58
145
1,643 \
203
657
3,112
M.arch
124
62
248
62
155
1,771 )
217
717
3,356
April
120
60
240
60
150
1,799
210
789
3,428
May
124
62
248
62
155
1,796
217
740
3,404
June
120
60
240
60
150
1,605
210
621
3,066
Total
1,464
732
2,928
732
1,830
20,870
2,562
8,850
39,968
142
SHERIFF.
VALUE OF WORK DONE ON ROADS, QUARRIES AND FARM, IN TAILOR,
SHOE, PLUMBING, PAINT, CARPENTER AND BLACKSMITH
SHOPS, AND IN AND ABOUT THE HOUSE GARDEN,
STABLES AND JAIL No. 3 FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. 1904.
Blacksmith shop
Tailor shop
Shoe shop
Jail No. 3
Laundry
In and about buildings, stables and gardens.
Carpenter, painting and plumbing shops. . . .
Roads, quarries and farm
Double teams hauling rock
Number of
days labor
1,464
732
732
2,928
1,830
20,870
2.562
8,850
166
Value
per day.
$0.50
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.50
.50
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.50
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Total
value.
F 732.00
366.00
366.00
1,464.00
915.00
10,235.00
1,281.00
4,425.00
664.00
Total ,
20,448.00
SHERIFF.
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FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904
Police Department.
REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE.
San Francisco, July , 1904.
To the Hon. E. E. Schmitz, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco:
Dear Sir: In compliance with Section 9, Article 16 of the Charter,
I submit herewith the Annual Report of the Police Department for the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1904.
Respectfully yours,
GEO. W. WITTMAN,
Chief of Police.
WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS.
Writs pending- June 30th, 1903 16
Writs received during year ending June 30th, 1904 156
172
Writs dismissed, prisoner remanded
Writs granted, prisoner discharged 53
Writs dismissed 11
Writs dismissed, petitioner admitted to bail 25
Writs dismissed, prisoner remanded conditionally 3
Writs pending- June 30th, 1904 29
172 172
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Convicted of lesser offense 30
Convicted of misdemeanor 7
Acquitted 24
Dismissed No evidence to convict 15
Dismissed In furtherance of justice 1
Dismissed on habeas corpus 17
Pending Defendants discharged on their own recognizance 1
Pending Defendants sentenced on other charges 4
Pending Defendants insane 1
Pending Minors in industrial school 1
Pending Fugitives from justice 3
Pending For trial 82
Total 364
154
CHIEF OF POL1CPJ.
FELONY CASES HELD TO ANSWER IN THE POLICE COURT AND SENT TO
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Convicted.
Acquitted
As Charged
Of Lesser Offense
Of Misdemeanor
Arson
1
3
3
7
1
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5
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Assault by means and force likely to produce great
bodily harm
Assault with a deadly weapon
Assault with intent to commit murder
Assault with intent to commit rape
Assault with intent to commit robbery ....
Attempt to commit burglary
Assault with intent to commit infamous crime against
nature
Bigamy . . .
Burglary
Crime against nature
Embezzlement ...
"Felony, Sec. 288 Penal Code
Forgery .... .
Manslaughter
Murder
Presenting false and fraudulent claim for allowance. .
Receiving a bribe
Taking a female away for the purposes of prostitution
Total
178
30
7
CHIEF OF POLICE.
155
THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR FINAL TRIAL, AND DISPOSITION OF SAME.
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1.56 CHIEF OF POLICE.
SUPPLEMENT No. 2 TO EXHIBIT "A."
REPORT OF POLICE COURT APPEALS TO THE SUPERIOR COURT,
AND DISPOSITIONS OF SAME FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1904.
Old Appeals pending June 30, 1903 11
New Appeals pending June 30, 1903 6
Appeals filed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904 51
Judgments affirmed .' 24
Judgments reversed 12
Judgments modified 2
Old Appeals pending June 30, 1904 11
New Appeals pending June 30, 1904 19
Totals i 68 68
DISPOSITION MADE OF CASES PENDING JULY 1, 1903, FOR TRIAL
AND CASES RECEIVED DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
Cases reported pending July 1, 1903, against defendants for trial 135
Cases received during year ending June 30, 1904 364
Writs of habeas corpus pending July 1, 1903 16
Writs of habeas corpus issued during year ending June 30, 1904 156
Total 671
Convicted as charged 209
Convicted lesser offense 37
Convicted misdemeanor 11
Acquitted 40
Dismissed. No evidence to convict 39
Dismissed. Defendants dead 3
Dismissed in furtherance of justice 5
Dismissed. Habeas corpus 18
Pending. Defendants discharged on their own recognizance 5
Pending. Defendants sentenced on other charges 8
Pending. Defendants insane 3
Pending. Minors in Industrial School 4
Pending. Fugitives from justice ". 16
Pending. For trial 101
Writs of habeas corpus dismissed. Prisoners remanded 51
Writs of habeas corpus granted. Prisoners discharged 53
Writs of habeas corpus dismissed. Prisoners admitted to bail 25
Writs of habeas corpus dismissed ... n
Writs of habeas corpus. Prisoners remanded conditionally '. 3
Writs of habeas corpus. Pending June 30, 1904 29
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CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "B."
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS AND
STRENGTH OF THE POLICE FORCE FOR THE THIRTY
YEARS ENDING JUNE 30. 1904.
Years.
Number of
Officers.
Number of
Arrests.
Years.
Number of
Officers.
Number of
Arrests.
1874-75
152
16,820
1889-90
406
23,549
1875-76
150
20,108
1890-91
406
24,528
1876-77
154
21,789
1891-92
456
28,417
1877-78
172
18,627
1892-93
456
25,987
1878-79
329
22,120
1893-94
456
25,824
1879-80
340
21,063
1894-95
482
25,960
1880-81
400
23,011
1895-96
557
30,462
1881-82
400
25,969
1896-97
559
29,168
1882-83
400
24,149
1897-98
559
28,013
1883-84
400
25,591
1898-99
559
27,769
1884-85
400
24,432
1899-00
588
26,448
1885-86
406
26,587
1900-01
588
27,362
1886-87
406
20,385
1901-02
607
28,480
1887-88
406
19,466
1902-03
643
29,336
1888-89
406
23,462
1903-04
671
30,628
EXHIBIT "C."
NUMBER OF WITNESSES SUBPOENAED BY THE POLICE DEPART-
MENT FOR THE POLICE AND SUPERIOR COURTS AND THE GRAND
JURY, AND LOST CHILDREN RESTORED TO THEIR PARENTS
OR GUARDIANS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30TH, 1904.
1903 July
August . .
September
October . .
November
December
1904 January .
February
March . . .
April
May
June
MONTH.
Subpoenas. Children.
939 15
879 12
923 16
979 10
1,249 7
1,094 9
1,081 7
975 9
1,031 16
1,233 17
904 16
, 1,001 11
Totals 12,288 145
CHIEF OF POLICE. 159
EXHIBIT "D."
AMOUNT OF PROPERTY REPORTED STOLEN AND LOST AND AMOUNT***
RECOVERED BY THE POLICE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 1904.
Lost
or Stolen. Recovered.
1903 July $6,050.00 $4,611.30
August 8,476.00 4,375.40
September 9,145.00 5,463.30
October 8,693.00 4.771.30
November 9,116.00 2,796.80
December 12,133.00 6,316.25
1904 January 10,644.00 6,094.00
February 16,434.00 7,772.20
March 11,070.00 6,753.60
April 6,305.00 8,156.80
May 8,562.00 6,230.55
June 8,102.00 5,347.40
Totals $114,733.00 $68,688.1
SUPPLEMENT TO EXHIBIT "D."
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF AMOUNT OF PROPERTY STOLEN AND
LOST AND AMOUNT RECOVERED BY THE POLICE FOR THE SIX-
TEEN YEARS ENDING JUNE 30. 1904.
DATE. Stolen and Lost. Recovered.
1888-1889 $106,103.93 $58,155.35
1889-1890 75,570.10 44,420.25
1890-1891 98,868.63 62,310.10
1891-1892 90,953.99 52,320.55
1892-1893 .' 97,645.10 46,443.60
1893-1894 119,159.48 67,371.63
1894-1895 98,666.78 59,901.36
1895-1896 114,405.70 60,936.40
1896-1897 110,442.31 54,375.24
1897-1898 96,210.64 61,606.33
1898-1899 87,995.80 81,239.04
1899-1900 87,375.00 77,238.05
1900-1901 65,573.00 70,402.90
1901-1902 388,470.00 349,251.57
1902-1903 112,783.65 68,072.08
1903-1904 114,733.00 68,688.90
Grand totals $1,864,957.11 $1,280,243.35
EXHIBIT "E."
AMOUNT OF MONEY RECEIVED FROM UNITED STATES MARSHAL FOR
DETENTION AND KEEPING OF PRISONERS IN THE CITY PRISON
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
First quarter ending September 30, 1903 $433.60
Second quarter ending December 31, 1903 206.00
Third quarter ending March 31, 1904 96 . 00
Fourth quarter ending June 30, 1904 54.40
Total $790.00
160
CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "P."
TOTAL AMOUNT OP FINES PAID INTO THE CITY TREASURY FOR CON-
VICTIONS IN THE POLICE COURTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR END-
ING JUNE 30, 1904.
DATE.
Dept. 1
Dept. 2
Dept. 3
Dept. 4
1903 July
$364 00
$482 50
$230 00
$230 Of
700 00
410 00
538.00
10.00
790 00
340 00
October
379 00
185 00
990 00
245 00
265 00
295 00
1 222 50
350 00
541 00
515 00
1 10 50
321 00
1904 January
360.00
540 00
641 00
235 00
February
330 00
283 00
545 50
410 00
March
545 00
493 00
900 00
330 00
Apr 1
1 064 00
513 00
443 00
515 00
May
465 OC
20 00
840 00
607 00
934 00
125 00
694 50
300 00
$5,651.00
$4,043.00'
$8,679.50
$4,293.00
EXHIBIT "G."
POLICE STATIONS AND THEIR LOCATIONS.
Name of Station. Location.
Central Station Hall of Justice, Kearny and Wash. sts.
7ity Hall Station City Hall, Larkin and McAllister Sta
O'Farrell Street Station 2117 O'Farrell Street.
North End Station 1712 Washington Street.
Golden Gate Park Station 506 Stanyan Street.
Southern Station Fourth and Clara Streets.
Potrero Station 609 Twentieth Street.
South San Francisco Station S. E. cor. Railroad and 14th Aves.
Mission Station Seventeenth and Channel Streets.
Ocean V~ew Station Plymouth St. bet. Sagamore & Ottawa
Harbor Station N. E. cor. Drumm & Commercial Sta
CHIEF OF POLICE. 161
EXHIBIT "H."
Strength of the Police Department and summary of action taken by the
Board of Police Commissioners in the trial of complaints against members
thereof during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904.
BOARD OP POLICE COMMISSIONERS JUNE 30, 1904.
JOSIAH R. HOWELL Commissioner
HARRY W. HUTTON Commissioner
JOHN A. DRINKHOUSE Commissioner
*THOMAS REAGAN Commissioner
B. L. CADWALADER Secretary
* Appointed to succeed himself. Term expired January 7, 1904. Thomas
Reagan was appointed to succeed to the unexpired term of George A. New-
hall, removed by Mayor E. E. Schmitz September 30, 1903.
NUMERICAL STRENGTH OF POLICE DEPARTMENT JUNE 30, 1904.
Police Commissioners 4
Secretary Board of Police Commissioners 1
Secretary Board of Police and Pension Fund Commissioners 1
Police Surgeon 1
Police Stenographer 1
Telephone Operators 3
Matrons, City Prison 2
Cook 1
Hostler 1
Patrol "Wagon Drivers 24
Chief of Police 1
Captain of Detectives 1
Captains of Police 5
Clerk, Chief of Police 1
Property Clerk 1
Detective Sergeants 15
Lieutenants of Police 7
Sergeants of Police 44
Corporals of Police 20
Police Officers 576
Total 710
APPOINTMENTS AND REMOVALS DURING l^^R ENDING JUNE 30,
1904.
Police Officers, appointed 70
Police Officers, resigned 13
Police officers, died 5
Police Officers, dismissed 10
Police Officers, retired 13
Patrol Wagon Drivers, appointed 4
Patrol Wagon Drivers, resigned 3
Patrol Wagon Drivers, died 1
Matrons City Prison, appointed 1
Matrons City Prison, resigned 1
Telephone Operators, appointed 1
Telephone Operators, resigned 1
Action taken by Board in trial of members of the Police Force on
charges during year ending June 30, 1904.
Number of complaints filed 88
Number of complaints sustained by dismissal from the Department 9
Number of complaints sustained by fines 40
Number of complaints sustained by reprimand 2
Number of complaints dismissed 34
Number of complaints withdrawn 3
Aggregate amount of fines $1,524.00
162 CHIEF OF POLICE.
Summary of action taken by the Board of Police Commissioners on ap-
plications for permits, as provided by Charter provisions, during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1904.
Retail Liquor Dealers Paying License Tax of $21 per Quarter.
Total number licensed places July 1, 1903 3,095
Application permits received 13,607
Withdrawn 223
Refused 110
Pending 201
Granted 13,073
Total number of licensed places July 1, 1904 3,073
Loss for the year 22
July 1, 1904
Saloons 2,079
Groceries 1,001
Total number of Places Closed from July 1, 1903, to July 1. 1904.
July, 1903 ?
August, 1903 9
September, 1903 7
October, 1903
November, 1903 8
December, 1903 7
40
January, 1904 6
February, 1904 6
March, 1904 5
April, 1904 3
May, 1904 4
June, 1904 2
26
Total number closed 66
Total number reopened . 44
Total loss for year 22
EXHIBIT "I."
Arrests made during year for violations of liquor license laws and dis-
position of same by courts.
Number of arrests 103
Dismissed 57
Convicted 42
Pending 4
Amount of fines paid after conviction $1,130.00
Restaurant Retail Liquor Dealers serving liquor only with meals and
paying a license tax of $5 and $3 per quarter.
Total number of licensed places June 30, 1903 360
Applications received during year 1,723
Applications refused during year 14
Applications withdrawn during year
Applications granted during year 1,664
Applications pending 12
Total number of licensed places June 30, 1904 416
Net gain 56
CHIEF OF POLICE. J63
AUCTIONEERS.
Total number licensed places June 30, 1903 45
New permits granted 15
Total 60
Retired from business 13
Died 1
14
Number of places in business June 30, 1904 46
Net gain 1
Refused 3
INTELLIGENCE OFFICE KEEPERS.
Total number of licensed places June 30, 1903 30
New places opened during year 25 55
Retired from business 16
Revoked 2 18
Total number of places June 30, 1904 37
Net gain 7
PAWNBROKERS.
Total number of places in business June 30, 1903 62
New places opened 1 63
Retired from business 9
Total number of places in business June 30, 1904 54
Refused 1
Pending 1
JUNK AND SECOND-HAND DEALERS.
Applications received 170
Refused 5
Withdrawn 2
Pending 3 10
Number of places in business June 30, 1904 160
PEDDLERS.
Applications received for the year ending June 30, 1903 2,817
Applications received for the year ending June 30, 1904 .... 3,212
Applications withdrawn for the year ending June 30, 1904.. 3
3,209
Net increase 392
Arrested for peddling without a license 143
Dismissed by courts 116
Convicted and fined 24
Bail forfeited 3
Amount of fines and forfeitures in police courts $147.50
Amount of license taxes caused to be paid by prosecution.. 840.00
Total , 1987.50
164
CHIEF OF POLICE.
EXHIBIT "J."
Synopsis of Correspondence and Business transacted in the Office of tn
Chief of Police during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904.
Telegrams sent 569
Telegrams received and acted upon 752
Letters received and acted upon 2,790
Letters sent out 2,815
Total
6,926
EXHIBIT "K,"
Number of lottery tickets exclusive of Chinese seized by the Police
Department during the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1904.
German Lottery Company 5,000
The Beneficencia Lottery Company 2,097
The Little Beneficencia Public Lottery Company 2,443
Original Little Beneficencia Public Lottery Company 0,950
Original Little Honduras Lottery Company 212
Original Little Louisiana Lottery Company 2,822
Little Honduras Syndicate Lottery Company 1,851
Original Little Honduras National Lottery Company 38
Louisiana Lottery Company 713
Little Beneficencia Syndicate Lottery Company 1,433
Total 23,559
EXHIBIT "L."
POLICE CONTINGENT FUND ACCOUNT.
1903 To cash on hand July 1 $ 29.91
To cash received July 16 666 . 66
To cash received August 10 666.68
To cash received September 16 666.66
To cash received Oct 16 666.66
To cash received November 17 666.66
To cash received Dec. 15 666.66
1904 To cash received January 12 666.66
To cash received February 16 666.66
To cash received March 16 666.66
To cash received April 20 666.66
To cash received May 20 666.66
To cash received June 22 666 . 66 $8,029 . 83
1903 By bills paid during month of July 433.34
By bills paid during month of August 687.19
By bills paid during month of September 721.12
By bills paid during month of October 733.40
By bills paid during month of November 583.34
By bills paid during month of December 296.49
1904 By bills paid during month of January 658.83
By J-'lls paid during month of February 839.60
B' jills paid during month of March 629.53
!/ bills paid during month of April 613.67
By bills paid during month of May 767.51
By bills paid during month of June 399.73
By cash on hand June 30, 1904 666.08 8,029.83
To cash on hand June 30, 1903 29.91
To cash received from City and County Treasurer dur-
ing year 7,999.92 8,029.83
By amount expended for Police Department incidental
expenses, as per receipted vouchers on file during
fiscal year ending June 30, 1904 7,363.75
By cash on hand June 30, 1904 $ 666.08 $8,029.83
CHIEF OF POLICE. 165
EXHIBIT "M."
Statement of the amount of money received and paid into the City and
County Treasury, as per Treasurer's receipts on file, for the service of Police
Officers detailed at various places of amusement, etc., per Sec. No. 12,
Chapter 10 of the New Charter, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904.
1903 July $212.50
August 150.50
September 170 . 00
October 337.50
November 362.50
December 267.50
1904 January 372.50
February ISO . 00
March 205.00
April 215.00
May 257.00
June 105.00 $2,785.50
CHIEF OF POLICE,
EXHIBIT "O."
SUMMARY OF POLICE PATROL, WAGON SERVICE DURING THE FISCAL,
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
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6,223
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REPORT
OF
BOARD OF POLICE RELIEF AND PENSION
FUND COMMISSIONERS
FOR
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
San Francisco, July 1, 1904.
To the Hon. Eugene Schmitz, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco:
Dear Sir The following Board, of Police Pension Fund Commissioners
was in office during the fiscal year 1903-04, and acting under the provisions
of Chapter X of Article VIII of the Charter of the City and County of San
Francisco, approved by the Legislature January 19, 1899:
*GEORGE A. NEWHALL, President
JOSIAH R. HOWELL, Commissioner
HARRY W. HUTTON Commissioner
JOHN A. DRINKHOUSE Commissioner
**THOMAS REAGAN . . . . Commissioner
K. F. CONWAY Secretary
*Term expired January 7, 1904.
** Appointed January 8, 1904, vice George A. Newhall, term expired.
The following members of the Police Department of the City and County
of San Francisco were retired from active duty and pensioned by the Board
of Police Relief and Pension Fund Commissioners during the fiscal year
1903--04, under the provisions of Chapter X of Article VIII of the Charter:
Name.
Section of Chapter X
of Article VIII of
the Charter under
Amount
Rank.
Date of
Retirement.
Andrew J. Dunlevy
1 and 2
$297.00
Captain of Police..
May 1, 1904
Thomas Dillon . .
1 and 3
222 00
Detective Sergt. ...
July 6, 1903
Griffith Griffiths
1 and 3
184 50
Sergeant
July 6 1903
1 and 3
184 50
April 4 1904
Thomas H. Bowlen ,
1 and 3
172.50
Corporal
July 7, 1903
Hazen P. Dearborn
1 and 3
150.00
Police officer
July 7, 1903
Peter Richter
1 and 3
150 .00
Police officer
Oct 6 1903
James F Sheehan . . . . .
1 and 3
150 00
Police officer. .
Oct 6 1903
1 and 3
150 00
Police officer
Jan 11 1904
Geo E de Blois
150 00
Jan 11 1904
August M Cayot
1 and 3
150 00
Feb 23 1904
1 and 3
150.00
Police officer. .
Apr 4 1904
Wm Samuels
1 and 3
150 00
Police officer
Apr 19 1904
Richard J Falls
1 and 3
150 00
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Apr 4 1904
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POLICE RELIEF AND PENSION FUND. 169
The following-named persons not members of the Department were
granted relief from the Police Relief and Pension Fund during the fiscal year
1903-04:
Elizabeth Meehan, widow of Police Officer Thomas Meehan, under Section
C of Chapter X of Article VIII of the Charter, $555.46.
Harriet Janes, widow of Police Officer Charles M. Janes, under Section 6
of Chapter X of Article VIII of the Charter, $514.00.
Violet Mogan, widow of Police Officer Joseph A. Mogan, under Section 4
of Chapter X of Article VIII of the Charter, $1050.00.
Maria Conway, widow of Police Officer Thomas Conway, under Section 4
of Chapter X of Article VIII of the Charter, $141.00.
Hannah Royston, widow of Police Officer Samuel W. Royston, under Sec-
tion 4 of Chapter X of Article VIII of the Charter, $354.00.
Bridget Wallace, widow of Police Officer John Wallace, under Section 4
of Chapter X of Article VIII of the Charter, $590.00.
Ella M. Cockrill, widow of Police Officer Robert L. Cockrill, under Section
4 of Chapter X of Article VIII of the Charter, $514.00.
RECAPITULATION.
Number of retired officers drawing pensions on July 1, 1903 83
Other persons drawing pensions on July 1, 1903 5
Total drawing pensions on July 2, 1903 88
Number of officers retired during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904. .14
Other persons granted pensions during fiscal year ending June 30, 1904.. 3
Total pensions during fiscal year ending June 30, 1904 17
Deceased during fiscal year ending June 30, 1904 8
Restored to active duty during fiscal year ending June 30, 1904 2
Total removed from pension roll during fiscal year ending June
30, 1904 10 7
Total drawing pensions on July 1, 1904 95
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
By amount paid in pensions during fiscal year 1903-04 $59,297.11
By amounts paid for other purposes:
K. F. Conway $600.00
Dr. G. M. Terrill (examining applicants for pensions) 100.00
Dr. J. A. Hughes (examining applicants for pensions) 100.00
Elizabeth Meehan, death benefit 555.46
Harriet Janes, death benefit 514.00
Violet Mogan, back pension 1050.00
Maria Conway, back pension 141.66
Hannah Royston, death benefit 354.00
Bridget Wallace, death benefit 590.00
Ella M. Cockrill, death benefit 514.00 4,519.12
Total paid from Pension Fund $63,816 . 23
170
POLICE BELIEF AND PENSION FUND.
PENSION ROLL, JUNE 30, 1904.
Name.
Section
Act of
1899
Pension
Per
Month.
Rank.
Date
When
Retired.
3
1 and 3
*1 and 3
*1 and 2
1 and 3
4 and 5
4 and 5
4 and 5
3
4 and 5
4 and 5
3
3
3
4 and 5
3
3
*1 and 2
*1 and 3
3
*1 and 3
*1 and 3
*1 and 3
3
1 and i
and 5
and 5
and 5
and 5
and 5
and 5
and 5
3
4 and 5
3
3
3
4 and 5
4 and 5
3
4 and 5
4 and 5
3 '
3
3
3
3
3
4 and 5
4 and 5
3
3
4 and 5
4 and 5
6
6
6
*4
*4
*4
*4
4
4 and 5
4 and 5
4 and 5
4 and 5
4 and 5
3
65.66 2-S
99.00
74.00
99.00
74.00
74.00
69.00
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
61.50
57.50
57.50
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
33.33
46.00
33.33
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
Chief of Police
Captain of Police
Captain of Police. . .
Captain of Police. . .
Detective Sergeant..
Property Clerk,
April 7, 1897
Oct. 7, 1901
July 31, 1895
May 1, 1904
July 6, 1903
Dec. 31, 1899
April 4, 1898
April 8, 1890
Aug. 31, 1893
Dec. 31, 1899
Dec. 31, 1899
Jan. 3, 1895
Jan. 3, 1895
Dec. 31, 1895
Dec. 31, 1895
Jan. 3, 1898
Nov. 2, 1898
April 16, 1900
April 16, 1900
Jan. 3, 1898
Jan. 5, 1903
July 6, 1903
April 4, 1904
Sept. 1, 1899
July 7, 1903
Sept. 30, 1899
Sept. 30, 1899
Sept. 30, 1899
Sept. 30, 1899
Sept. 30, 1899
April 8, 1890
April 13, 1890
April 6, 1891
July 6, 1893
Feb. 26, 1894
Sept. 1, 1894
Sept. 30, 1894
July 4, 1897
July 1, 1897
.Jan. 3, 1898
[Jan. 3, 1898
April 4, 1898
July 5, 1898
April 3, 1899
April 3, 1899
Aug. 1, 1S99
Oct. 2, 1899
Oct. 5, 1899
Oct. 5, 1899
Oct. 5, 1899
Nov. 2, 1899
Dec. 6, 1899
Dec. 6, 1899
Dec. 6, 1899
Michaels
Burke
Heaphey
H. Schimph
orton
Conway
ogan
ley
Dec. 3, 1899
Dec. 31, 1899
Dec. 31, 1899
Dec. 31, 1899
Dec. 31, 1899
Dec. 31, 1899
Gillen, James W
Stone, Appleton W. . . .
Dunleavy, Andrew J. .
Bennett, Geo. W
Lieutenant
7* tvf S ll T"Vi ' " *
Sergeant
Harman, George W...
Houghtaling, A. J....
Sergeant
Sergeant
Martin, Cornelius
Avan, John
Shields John W ....
Sergeant
Sergeant]
Murphy, Michael
Sergeant
Griffiths Griffith
Sergeant
Corporal
Bowlen, Thos. H
Gardinier, Henry
McDonough, Patrick..
Cochran, James H....
Police officer
Police officer . .
Birch William
Police officer . .
Flannery, Michael. . . .
Duff Thomas
Police officer
Curtis, George W....
McMahon, Francis C. .
Bradrick, Isaac
Police officer
Police officer
Dickinson, Chas. H...
Police officer
Police officer . . .
Horrigan, Eugene
McGrath John A ...
Police officer
Police officer
Police officer
Loftus, Michael
McNulty, Thomas . . .
Wells Chas W
Police officer
Police officer .
Murphy, Hamlin H...
Gaynor, William P...
Birmingham, John
Courneen Dennis
Police officer
Police officer
Police officer
Wilson, Matthew
Police officer
Libby, Daniel
Police officer
Fleming Patrick
Manning, John
Police officer
Duggan Thos J ......
Williams, Amos M. . . .
Men'han Patrick
Police officer
Michaels Amelia ....
Widow of Michael 1
Widow of William
Widow of Michael
Widow of August
Widow of James N
Widow of Thomas
Widow of Joseph W
Widow of D. J. Da
Burke, Delia
Heaphey, Nellie
Norton, Sarah
Conway, Maria
Mogan, Violet
Daley, Catherine
Benjamin, Levi M . . . .
Police officer
Police officer
Police officer
Behan, Maurice
Connolly, John
Dillon, Thomas H....
POLICE RELIEF AND PENSION FUiND.
171
PENSION ROLL, Continued.
Name.
Section
Act of
1899
Pension
Per
Month.
Rank.
Date
When
Retired.
3
50 00
Dec 31 1899
4 and 5
50 00
Police officer
Jan 5, 1900
50 00
Jan 6 1900
*1 and 2
50 00
Police officer .
April 6, 1900
Whittle Robert
*1 and 2
50 00
Police officer
July 2, 1900
*1 and 3
50 00
April 16 1900
Bode Ernest F
* and 3
50 00
Police officer
July 1, 1901
* and 3
50 00
July 1 1901
* and **
50 00
July 1 1901
Hall Joseph C
* and 3
50 00
Police officer ?
July 1, 1901
50 00
Police officer . . .
July 1 1901
* and 3
50 00
July 7 1902
Barnes Chas M
*1 and 3
50 00
Police officer .'
July 21, 1902
Gillen Peter A
*1 and 3
50 00
Nov 18 1902
*1 and 3
50 00
Dec 3 1902
Watterman Chas H.
*1 and 3
50 00
Police officer
Oct 6, 1902
*1 and 3
50 00
April 6 1903
*1 tnd 3
50 00
April 6 1903
Farley Elliott
*1 and 3
50 00
April 6 1903
*1 and 3
50 00
July 7 1903
Richter Peter
*1 and 3
50 00
Oct 6 1903
*1 and 3
50 00
Jan 11 1904
!Oe Blois Geo C
*1 and 3
50 00
jan 11 1904
Cayot August M
*1 and "
50 00
Police officer
Feb. 23, 1904
O'Connell Geo P
*1 and T
50 00
April 4 1904
Samuels, "William. ....
*1 and 3
50 00
Police officer
April 19, 1904
Falls Richard J
*1 and 3
50 00
Police officer
April 4, 1901
*0f Charter.
REPORT
OF THE
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Headquarters Fire Department,
Office Board of Fire Commissioners, City Hall,
San Francisco, July 1, 1904.
To the Hon. E. E. Schmitz, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco:
Dear Sir: In compliance with Section 9 of Article XVI of the
Charter of the City and County of San Francisco, the Board of Fire Com-
missioners herewith presents and submits its annual report for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1903, containing a statement of the expenditures of the
Department, and also the report of the Chief Engineer, showing the con-
dition of the Department.
ORGANIZATION.
The Department, as now constituted, consists of a Board of Fire
Commissioners of four members, a secretary, a chief engineer, one first
assistant chief engineer, one second assistant chief engineer, seven battal-
ion chiefs, thirty-eight engine companies, ten hook and ladder truck compa-
nies, seven chemical engine companies, one water tower company, two
monitor batteries, five relief engine companies, and employees of the cor-
poration yards and department stables, numbering in all 651 men, of
which 590 constitute the uniform force of the Department.
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
J. GEORGE BOYNE, President Term expires January 8, 1908
JOHN J. BARRETT Term expires January 8, 1907
JOHN S. PARRY Term expires January 8, 1906
HENRY M. WREDEN Term expires January 8, 1905
JOHN W. MCCARTHY, Secretary of Board.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
173
DETAILS OF ORGANIZATION.
(Salaries fixed by Charter)
No
Position.
Salary
Per Annum
4 Commissioners, each $1,200 . 00
1 Secretary Board of Fire Commissioners 2,400.00
UNIFORMED FORCE.
1 Chief Engineer 4,000.00
1 First Assistant Chief Engineer 3,000 . 00
1 Second Assistant Chief Engineer 2,400 . 00
7 Battalion Chiefs, each 2,100 . 00
38 Captains of Engine Companies, each 1,440.00
38 Lieutenants of Engine Companies, each 1,200.00
38 Engineers of Engine Companies, each 1,350.00
38 Drivers of Engine Companies, each 1,200 . 00
38 Stokers of Engine Companies, each 1,200 . 00
190 Hosemen of Engine Companies, each 1,200.00
10 Captains of Hook and Ladder Truck Companies, eacn 1,440.00
10 Lieutenants of Hook and Ladder Truck Companies, each.. 1,200.00
10 Drivers of Hook and Ladder Truck Companies, each 1,200.00
10 Tillermen of Hook and Ladder Truck Companies, each.... 1,200.00
80 Truckmen of Hook and Ladder Truck Companies, eacn.... 1,200.00
7 Captains of Chemical Engine Companies, each 1,440.00
7 Lieutenants of Chemical Engine Companies, each 1,200.00
7 Drivers of Chemical Engine Companies, each 1,200.00
7 Hosemen of Chemical Engine Companies, each 1,200.00
1 Captain of Water Tower Company 1,440.00
1 Driver of Water Tower Company 1,200.00
1 Hoseman of Water Tower Company 1,200 . 00
2 Drivers of Monitor Batteries, each 1,200 . 00
5 Captains of Relief Engine Companies, each 1,440.00
32 Hosemen of Relief Engine Companies, each 1,200.00
10 Truckmen of Relief Truck Company, each 1,200.00
CORPORATION YARD.
1 Superintendent of Engines 1,800.00
1 Clerk and Commissary 1,500 . 00
3 Hydrantmen, each ' 1,080 . 00
1 Drayman 900.00
1 Watchman 900.00
DEPARTMENT STABLES.
1 Superintendent of Horses 1,200 . 00
3 Hostlers, each 720.00
Under the provisions of the Charter, drivers, stoKers, tillermen, hose-
men and truckmen receive $960 per annum for the first year's service, $1,080
for the second year, and $1,200 for the third year and thereafter.
174
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURES
1
* 846,150.00
Salaries
$ 666 428.86
Office
7 200.00
31 168 65
4,293.00
4 338.93
8,880.15
3,588.71
3,870.80
1,825.80
Substitutes for injured members. , , .
5,673.60
$ 737 268 60
Material and Supplies
$ 10,533.59
9.394.4S
49. 7C
1,089.41
C. R. Murray (equalizer claim) ....
700.00
931.09
1,944.7?
32,485.92
F oragre
985.59
10,775.75
4,540.05
10,117.24
10,882.24
1,200.00
1,154.11
12,043.21
6,805.73
1,013.50
Office
1,000.00
Total expenditures
$ 107,112.02
5 844,380.62
Surplus remaining
FIEE COMMISSIONEES.
175
PERSONS, FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS DOING BUSINESS WITH THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT DURING THE FISCAL, YEAR 1903 AND 1904.
Character of Business and Amounts.
American Engine Works 6,025 . 00
Ames & Harris 75 . 78
Bauer Lamp Company 451 . 70
Bowers Rubber Company 3,289 . 61
Boston Woven Hose Company 169.50
American Engine Works 6,025 .00
Ames & Harris 75 . 78
Bets Spring Company 666.07
Brizzollari, S 23.50
Baker, John Jr 2,794.10
Brown, Chas. A. Sons 35.87
Bennett Bros 40.62
Braun, F. W. Co 416.22
Cal. Mills Company 28.80
Cal. Boiler Works 84.00
Cahill & Hall Elev. Co 260.00
Chase, W. A 200.00
Chapman, R. S 1,028.00
Clot & Christ Mfg. Co 255.00
Collins, Geo. W 200.00
Collins, S. H 2.50
Cordes Furniture Company 318.85
Cowell, H. Lime Co 18.85
Coffin, Alonzo 7.69
Crane Company 180 . 71
Covey, W. S 80.00
Dallam, F 380.41
Doble, Abner Company 33.99
Dunham, Carrigan, Hayden Company 1,100 .62
Devencenzi, L. & Co 715.00
Doyle, J. J ... 6,925.00
Dietzen, Eug 1.95
Dundon, P. F. S. F. I. W 382.00
Dyer Bros 9.00
Day, Thos. Co 18.00
Edwards, William 618.08
Eureka Oil Heater Co 60.00
Farmer, R. H 200 . 00
Flint, E. B 151.11
Fowler & Minnehan 129.38
Fuller, W. P 472 . 95
Fautz, Henry 20.00
Felch, C. E 30.00
Fredericks, Jos. & Co 8.60
Farren, Price & Co 3.60
Fredson, A. H 1,426. 00
Garrett, Wj T. & Co 188 . 56
Greenberg, M. Sons S45.36
Geddes, Jas 208.80
Goodyear Rubber Co 1,698 . 19
Globe Brass & Bell Works 93.67
Gorham Rubber Co 35.73
Hayes, D. D 190.00
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetsen 319.22
Howard, E. H., Estate 1,472.00
Howard, E. A. & Co 378.10
Hartford Rubber Works 200.66
Herbert & Vogel 6.25
Johnson, J. C 69.80
Joy, E. W 44.40
Kingwell, V 847.92
Keuffel, Esser 4.68
Kortick, J. C 15.00
Lieboldt Harness Co 91.65
Levensen & Co 473 . 11
Lloyd, Scovel Co 579.58
Lastufky Bros 24.75
Lengfeld Pharmacy 5.00
Mack & Co 264.27
Murphy, J. W 540.00
Morton, Thos. B 1,171.58
176 FIEE COMMISSIONERS.
C. R
700.00
.
Mitchell, Thos ................................... 600 00
Merrill, F., Estate of ...... 800 ' 00
Montague, W, W. <fe Co ...................... 1 1 1 1 1 II I
Morgan, Jarvls .................................. 21000
Meese & Godfried Co ...........
Moise-Klinkner Co ................................. '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. '.50
National Pharmacy Co ................................ 61 06
Nason, R. N. & Co ................................. ...'..'..... 942.20
Nathan, Dohrman Co .........
Nagrle, H. M ................................... 1 1 II II II 1 ' 90
Nathan, N ................................................... 250.00
Nathan, S ..................................................... 250.00
Nathan, J ..................................................... 250 . 00
Ostrander, O . . ............................. . .................. 27 00
Pacific Tool Company ......... .......................... ...... 4^67
Pacific Hardware & Steel Co ........................... ...... , 187.28
Porter, Jas. W ........................................ !! ..... 155 ! 09
Pacific Saw Mfg. Co ............................................ 4 go
Porter Metal Works .................................... '.'. ..... 1 '. 04
Progressive Mill Co .......................................... 15.00
Redington & Co ............................................... 1, 70S. 66
Revere Rubber Co ............................................ ' 24! 80
Robinson Chemical Co ........................................ 48.00
Ridley, A. IS. B ............................................... 3,000.00
Roebling, J. A. Sons Co ........................................ 5.76
Stone, L. D. & Co ............................................. 39 58
Sellers, F. H .................................................. 2(52.65
Steiger & Kerr ............................................... 531 . 27
Spring- Valley Water Works Co ................................ 5,292.50
Snook, Jas. & Co .............................................. 1,0>35.39
Scott & Magner ............................................... 19.225.09
Somers & Co ..................................... , ............ 12,034.83
Smith, Jas. B .................................................. 7,142 .75
Studebaker Bros. & Co ........................................ 669.73
Sloane, W. J. & Co ............................................ 782 49
Son Francisco Gas & Electric Co .............................. 1,000 76
Schmidt, J ............... . ................................... 265.00
Smith, C. W .................................................. . 11.50
Schrock, W. A ............................... ................ 24.00
Simonds Saw Co ............................................... .50
Seymour & Elliott ........................................... 21.09
Sullivan, D. T ................................................. 1,000.00
Standard Milk Co .............................................. 225.00
Stein Casper ................................................. f>09 00
Taylor & Spotswood . . ........................................ 821.90
United Iron Works ........................................... 8,600 . 00
Union Iron Works ............................................. 283 . 10
United Railroads of S. F ....................................... 103.65
Vanderslice, W. K. & Co ....................................... 56.25
Valvoline Oil Co ............................................... 58.80
Whittier, Coburn Co ........................................... 67.76
Waterhouse & tester .......................................... 325 . 56
Winchester, J. P .............................................. 1,134.18
Windt, Morris ................................................. 38 . 5
Wirth & Jackens ............................................. 126.25
Will & Finck Co ............................................... 36.50
Yates & Co .................................................... 68.40
Zett, Geo. J ................................................... 9.00
107,112.02
Saving .................................................... 87.98
107,200.00
REPORT
OF THE
CHIEF ENGINEER
OF THU
SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRBJ
DEPARTMENT.
Headquarters Fire Department, City Hall,
San Francisco, July 1, 1904.
To the Honorable, The Board of Fire Commissioners of the City and County
of San Francisco:
Gentlemen: I respectfully beg leave to present to you my annual
report, together with such recommendations, as in my judgment, I deem
necessary and proper to promote the efficiency of the Department.
178
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
KEPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
FIRES.
During: the year the Department responded to 864 alarms of flre
received from street and automatic boxes, of which 829 were first alarms, 28
second alrms, 6 third alarms, and 1 fourth alarm. The Department also re-
sponded to 500 silent alarms during the year, received verbally and by
telephone, making a total of 1,364 alarms of fire responded to during the
year.
LOSSES BY FIRE, INSURANCE AND AMOUNT PAID.
Month
Loss
Insurance
Insurance
Paid
1903 July
$ 225 736 83
$ 570 290 00
$ 212 028 68
August '
268 017 30
555 119 33
139 9 91 75
September
197 075 84 '
459 600 13
60 661 72
October
31 321 93
197 920 00
26,399 43
November
31 228 35
251 775 00
8 346 35
December .
175 682 13
418 690 00
88 257 02
1904 January
21 579 43
383 360 00
19 064 43
February
25 496 38
307 679 00
22 189 98
March
17 498 5
403 350 00
14 437 95
April . .
60 894 09
544 989 97
45 366 59
May
99 27S 82
383 703 81
77 989 26
June
58 805 S6
1 806 699 44
47 492 10
Total
$1 211 815 91 '
$6 283 176 63
$ 761 525 28
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
179
NUMBER OP FEET OF WATER MAINS LAID IN CITY FROM
July 1, 1903, to June 30, 1904.
Blze of Mains.
of Feet
Laid.
4-lnch 18.800
6-lnch 500
8-lnch ' 23,200
12-Inch , 11,260
16-Inch 400
24-Inch 13,800
Total 7,150
HYDRANTS.
New hydrants set during the year 93
Hydrants reset 63
Hydrants removed 11
NUMBER OF HYDRANTS IN SERVICE.
Spring Valley Water Company 4,071
Olympic Salt Water Company 28
Fulton Iron Works Pumping System 4
Total 4.104
180
FIEE COMMISSION EES.
STATEMENT OF THE KINP OF APPARATUS, CLASS, NUMBER OF MEN,
EACH COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL,
Company and kind of apparatus
o c
33
Engine Co. No. 1 American double ;
Engine Co. No. 2 Clapp & Jones, double
Engine Co. No. 3 Clapp & Jones, double
Engine Co. No. 4 Metropolitan, double
Engine Co. No. 5 Clapp & Jones, double
Engine Co. No. 6 La France, double
Engine Co. No. 7 La France, double
Engine Co. No. 8 Metropolitan, double
Engine Co. No. 9 Clapp & Jones, double ,
Engine Co. No. 10 La France, double ,
Engine Co. No. 11 Amoskeag, double ,
Engine Co. No. 12 Metropolitan, double
Engine Co. No. 13 La France, double
Engine Co. No. 14 Metropolitan, double
Engine Co. No. 15 La France, double
Engine Co. No. 16 Amoskeag, double
Engine Co. No. 17 American, double
Engine Co. No. 18 La France, double
Engine Co. .No. 19 Clapp & Jones, double
Engine Co. No. 20 Clapp & Jones, double
Engine Co. No. 21 Clapp & Jones, double
Engine Co. No. 22 La France, double
Engine Co. No. 23 La France, double
Engine Co. No. 24 La France, double
Engine Co. No. 25 Amoskeag, double
Engine Co. No. 26 La France, double
Engine Co. No. 27 La France, double
Engine Co. No. 28 Amoskeag, double
Engine Co. No. 29 Metropolitan, double
Engine Co. No. 30 La France, double
Engine Co. No. 31 Clapp & Jones, double
Engine Co. No. 32 La France, double
Engine Co. No. 33 Amoskeag, single
Engine Co. No. 34 American, double
Engine Co. No. 35 La France, double
Engine Co. No. 36 La France, single
Engine Co. No. 37 Amoskeag, double
Engine Co. No. 38 Clapp & Jones, double
Truck Co. No. 1 Kenney, trussed truck
Truck Co. No. 2 Rumsey, straight frame
Truck Co. No. 3 J. F. Hopper, trussed
Truck Co. No. 4 Rumsey, trussed
Truck Co. No. 5 Straight frame
Truck Co. No. 6 Straight frame
Truck Co. No. 7 Straight frame
Truck Co. No. 8 Trussed frame
Truck Co. No. 9 Strailght frame ;
Truck Co. No. 10 Kenney, trussed truck
Chemical Co. No. 1 Champion, double, 80-gallon
Chemical Co. No. 2 Champion, double,
Chemical Co. No. 3 Champion, double,
Chemical Co. No. 4 Champion, double,
Chemical Co. No. 5 Champion, double,
Chemical Co. No. 6 Champion, double,
Chemical Co. No. 7 Champion, double, 100-gallon
Water Tower No. 1 Gorter tower
Monitor battery No. 1 Gorter Battery
Monitor Battery No. 2 Gorter Battery
First. .
Second
Second
First . .
First . . ,
'irst . .
Third .
Second
First . .
First . . .
Second .
First . .
Second ,
Third .
Third . ,
Second .
"Mrst . . ,
Fourth.
Second ,
Third . .
Third . ,
Fourth,
Third . .
Fourth.
Second.
Fourth.
Third . .
Second .
Second .
Fourth.
Second .
Third . .
Third . .
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181
HORSES, ALARMS RESPONDED TO AND DUTY PERFORMED BY
YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
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35
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15
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57
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10
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30
30
35
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20
30
45
5
13
5
15
45
40
15
40
58
25
15
31
20
35
50
14
27
15
20
28
20
30
25
5
55
36
40
Kind.
Number of Feet and Sizes.
Cotton. .
Cotton
500 ft 3 in., 9oo ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
1 400 ft 2 3 4 in 250 ft 1% in
99
1.87
87
178
88
132
99
65
91
133
33
103
58
86
65
41
167
29
160
11
55
16
46
24
87
35
72
73
122
40
43
27
8
129
96
3
51
66
185
123
186
89
79
82
59
116
78
55
115
48
57
136
71
68
70
96
83
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22
31
18
37
23
47
28
16
21!
40
14
22
15
24
24
24
41
8
37
20
7
23
9
27
14
17
20
36
14
12
16
7
23
33
1
20
13
IOS
77
90
45
45
68
22
61
39
26
116
33
49
133
45
43
40
1
10
1
10
14
13
14
2
49
17
1
12
5
22
4
15
14
3
25
2
17
9
12
4
12
2
3
11
10
11
7
8
6
3
5
9
|
8
11
1
12
25
16
24
20
16
7
8
1
13
50
24
30
47
44
30
12
40
41
27
62
46
98
3f
24
38
99
30
37
17
43
24
57
73
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61
13
35
13
30
12
43
18
27
38
86
25
23
38
13
48
96
19
36
11
81
105
111
68
57
59
34
130
49
22
76
42
47
196
42
62
38
1
20
22
Cotton. . .
Cotton. .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
500 ft. 3 in. 900 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
500 ft. 3 in. 900 ft. 23,4 in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
400 ft. 3 in. 1,000 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
500 ft. 3 in. 900 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
400 ft 3 in. 1,000 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
400 ft. 3 in. 1,100 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
500 ft. 3 in. 900ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1 % in. . .
570 ft. 3 in. 900 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% In. . .
600 ft. 3 in. 1,000 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. ly, in. . .
500 ft. 3 in. 900ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1 % in. . .
1,500 ft. 2% in. 150 ft 1% in
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
500 ft. 3 in. 900ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1 % in. . .
1,500 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in .
1,600 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in...
500 ft. 3 in. 900 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1^ in. . .
400 ft. 3 in. 1,000 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
500 ft. 3 in. 900ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
1,600 ft. 2^4 in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
1,400 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
Cotton
1 400 ft 2% in 250 ft 1% in
Cotton. . .
1,700 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton
.... . . 1,600 ft 2% in 250 ft 1% in .
1 400 ft 2% in 250 ft 1% in
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton
1,500 ft. ?% in. 250 ft. \Vz in. . .
500 ft. 3 in., 900ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% In. . .
500 ft. 3 in., 900ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% In. . .
500 ft. 3 in., 900 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1 % in. . .
400 ft. 3 in., 1,000 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. IV 2 in. . .
500 ft. 3 in., 900 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in. . .
600 ft. 3 in., 1, COO ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% In. . .
3 000 ft 2% in 300 ft 1% in
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton. . .
Cotton
500 ft. 3 in., 900ft. 2% in. 250ft. 1% in
500 ft. 3 in., 900ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1 % in. . . .
3,000 ft. 2% in. 200 ft. 1% in. . . .
500 ft. 3 in., 900 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in. ...
500 ft. 3 In., 1,300 ft. 2% in. 250 ft. 1% in
Cotton. . .
Cotton
Cotton. . .
Cotton
Cotton. . .
Cotton
250 ft 1 in
Rubber....
Rubber....
Rubber....
Rubber....
250 ft 1 In . .
950 ft 1 in
250 ft. 1 in
950 ft 1 in
250 ft 1 in
Rubber....
9 50 ft 1 ir
182 FIEE COMMISSIONERS.
APPARATUS.
The following apparatus Is In good condition and in regular service In the
Department: Thirty-eight steam fire engines, 38 hose wagons, 10 hook and
ladder trucks, 7 chemical engines, 1 water tower, 2 monitor batteries, 10
officers' buggies, 50 hand chemical fire extinguishers and 87,000 feet of cotton
hose .
In addition to the above there is also the following apparatus and
vehicles for relief, emergency and other purposes: Fifteen steam fire engines,
16 hose wagons, 2 water towers, 2 monitor batteries, 5 hook-and-ladder
trucks, 1 hose carriage, 14 officers' buggies, 6 hydrant carts, 10 delivery
wagors, 2 supply wagons, 1 crane-neck truck, 1 horse ambulance, 1 hay
wagon and 1 automobile (electric).
NEW APPARATUS.
During the year the following new apparatus was acquired by the
Department:
One steam fire engine, one electric automobile and one oil tank wagon,
which was constructed at the Corporation Yard.
HOSE.
The following new hose was also purchased during the past year:
6,000 feet of 2% -inch cotton hose.
1,000 feet of 1%-inch cotton hose.
500 feet of 1-inch rubber chemical hose.
500 feet of 1-inch rubber hose.
HORSES.
There are at present in the Department 313 horses and 5 colts, Including
those kept for relief purposes, and with the exception of 8, that are at pres-
ent under treatment at the Department Hospital, they are all in fairly good
condition.
During the year 46 horses were purchased, and 16 were condemned as
unfit for further service in the Department; of which number 10 were sold at
public auction, 4 transferred to the Park Commission and 2 to the Sheriff.
Nine horses died during the year, of which 2 were killed from electric
shock by contact with live wire, 4 were shot on account of broken legs or
other severe injuries, and 3 died from diseases while under treatment at the
Department Hospital, and horses were treated 523 times by the Veterinary
Surgeon for different ailments either at the hospital or engine-houses of the
Department.
HORSESHOEING.
At the horseshoeing shop connected with the Department Stables, and
which is under the supervision of the Superintendent of Horses, Department
horses were shod and shoes reset 2,688 times during the year.
NEW COMPANIES.
Two new companies were established and put in service during the year,
namely, Engine Company 38 and Hook-and-Ladder Company No. 10. These
companies are located in the new double house on Bush street near Taylor,
a location in which the services of these companies will prove of much
value, and which was greatly in need of the same.
HOUSES.
The houses of the Department, with the exception of those occupied by
Engine Companies 5, 9 and 24, are in good condition. ,
MEMBERS RETIRED ON PENSION.
The following members of the Department were retired from active
service on pension on account of old age or physical disability:
Hugh Quinn, hoseman of Relief Engine Company 3, retired December 18,
1903.
Henry S. Morrison, truckman Truck Company 9, retired February 27,
1904.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS, 183
Thomas E. Casserly, hoseman Engine Company 29, retired May 20, 1904.
R. H. Sawyer, captain Engine Company 27, retired May 27, 1904.
DIED.
The following members of the Department died during the year:
William H. Holmes, captain Engine Company 37, December 18, 1903,
from the result of injuries received.
Wallace Jamison, hoseman Engine Company 29, December 27, 1903, of
consumption.
James Reilly, hoseman Engine Company 27, January 15, 1904, of natural
causes.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
In view of the many petitions that have been received from Broperty-
owners and residents of different portions of the city during the past year
for better fire protection, I desire to state in this connection that I consider
the needs of the Sunnyside District to be the most urgent for the following
reasons: The distance between Engine Companies Nos. 32 and 33 is fully
three miles, and midway between them is this district, which is already con-
siderably built up and rapidly growing, and principally with the homes of
the working classes, and is now almost entirely without protection. An engine
company located on the Department lot on San Jose avenue would afford the
required protection.
Next in importance is the establishment of an engine company in the
Richmond District between Nineteenth and Twenty-seventh avenues and
Point Lobos avenue and Lake street. This district is also rapidly building
up, and I would therefore recommend the erection of an engine-house on the
Department lot on the west line of Twenty-sixth avenue, south of Point
Lobos avenue, this being the only available engine lot in that locality and
the establishing of a company there whenever practicable.
New houses are most urgently needed for Engine Companies 5, 9 and
24. These houses are in very bad condition, and entirely unfitted for the
purposes for which they are intended, and should be replaced by more
modern and substantial structures.
Since the establishment of the Department on a fully paid basis, under
the Charter, and the consequent increase in the number of men continually
on duty in the companies, many of the houses of the Department are lacking
in proper accommodations for the men. More modern and commodious build-
ings, similar to those now occupied by Engine Companies 4, 35 and 38 should
be provided.
I again call attention to the most urgent need of better fire protection
for the valuable water-front property and the shipping interests, and in
order that this might be accomplished a light-draught, high-power fire. boat,
of good speed and large pumping capacity, should be provided. With such
a boat, fully equipped and ever ready for duty, more efficient protection would
be afforded this very important section of our city.
I would also recommend that the water supply throughout the city should
be increased by the removal of all small and inadequate mains and replacing
them with 8, 12, 16 and 24 inch mains in all those portions of the city that
are not already supplied with mains of large and sufficient capacity, and that
as many new hydrants be set in those districts that are not at present suf-
ficiently provided therewith as the available funds of the Department will
allow.
During the fiscal year just past many important and essential measures
have been enacted by the municipality tending to lessen the fire risks, notably
the extension of the fire limits and reducing the height of frame buildings,
and also the ordinance providing for the construction of the ground-floor pipe
casing holes, devised by this Department, for the use of circulators in cellar
fires. But a matter of far greater import to this Department is the action
taken whereby an appropriation was allowed for the preliminary work on
my oft-repeated recommendation for a salt-water pipe system for our city.
Owing to the zealous efforts of your Honorable Board, considerable interest
has of late been manifested in this proposed valuable and essential acquisition
to our city, and the primary work will soon be commenced, and, and I trust.
will be continued without abatement to a speedy completion.
In conclusion I desire to tender my sincere thanks to your Honorable
Board for the active and untiring interest manifested by you in all matters
pertaining to the efficiency and advancement of the Department, and I also
desire to express my thanks to the officers and members of the Department
184 FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
for the most commendable manner in which they have performed their re-
quired duties therein. To His Honor, Mayor Schmitz. and the Honorable
Board of Supervisors and Honorable Board of Public Works. I also wish to
express my thanks for the interest shown in and kind assistance rendered the
Department. To the Chief of Police and the members of the force, to Fire
Marshal Towe. to Captain Comstock of the Underwriters' Fire Patrol, and to
Chief Hewitt I also desire to extend my thanks, in deep appreciation of the
valuable assistance given this Department whenever required.
Respectfully submitted,
D. T. SULLIVAN,
Chief Engineer
San Francisco
Fire Department.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS. 185
MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE S. F. F. D.
OFFICERS.
D. T. SULLIVAN Chief Engineer
JOHN DOUGHERTY First Assistant Chief Engineer
P. H. SHAUGHNESSY Second Assistant Chief Engineer
JOHN McCLUSKY Battalion Chief
JOHN WILLS Battalion Chief
T. M. FERNANDEZ Battalion Chief
E. F. McKITTRICK Battalion Chief
JOHN J. CONLON Battalion Chief
M. J. DOLAN Battalion Chief
WILLIAM WATERS Battalion Chief
COMPANIES.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 1 Location. 419 Pacific Street.
Thomas Murphy Captain E. D. Valente Hoseman
W. M. Mullen .Engineer J. J. Murray Hoseman
Silvio Rocco Lieutenant F. B. Stahl Hoseman
Daniel Farren Driver Octave Valente Hoseman
J. H. O'Brien Stoker Charles Reinf eld Hosemat
ENGINE COMPANY No. 2 Location, 410 Bush Street.
Michael O'Brien Captain John Mitchel Hoseman
W. E. Gallatin Lieutenant C. J. Brennan Hoseman
Charles Murray Engineer Edward Lennon Hoseman
J. S. Brant Driver G. F. Bury Hoseman
Charles Schemel Stoker M. A. Collins Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 3 Location, 1317 California Street.
Thomas Magner Captain Joseph McNamara Hoseman
Wm. J. Farrell Lieutenant S. S. Powell Hoseman
Thos. J. Canavan Engineer Thos. Collins Hoseman
David Levy Driver Edward McGonigle Hoseman
William Byrne Stoker Jos. J. Heffernan Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 4 Location. 676 Howard Street.
Michael Boden Captain Julius Gimmel .Hoseman
F. H. Kenny Lieutenant O. H. Pyritz Hoseman
Engineer W. E. Everson Hoseman
Edward O'Neil Driver T. J. Cashin Hoseman
Joseph Conlon Stoker James Bridgewood Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 5 Location, 1219 Stockton Street.
N. N. Matheson Captain D. F. Buckley Hoseman
D. J. Harrison Lieutenant A. Isaacs Hoseman
Thomas Coogan Engineer Wm. Jeffers Hoseman
Robert Malberg Driver Charles Gallatin Hoseman
Paul De Martini Stoker William Spinetti Hoseman
186 FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 6 Location. 311 Sixth Street.
C. J. Cullen Captain John Titus Hoseman
Edward Daunet Lieutenant A. Clever Hoseman
P. H. Brandon Engineer G. H. Wielan Hoseman
Joseph McDonald Driver J. C. Crowley Hoseman
Charles Neal Stoker Michael Dwyer Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 7 Location. 3160 Sixteenth Street.
Arthur W. Welch Captain Charles Molloy Hoseman
Samuel E. Kennard Lieutenant J. M. Rojas Hoseman
M. J. Rodrigues Engineer George Spellman Hoseman
Martin Spellman Driver E. I. Church Hoseman
John Allen Stoker A. Jensen Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 8 Location, 1648 Pacific Avenue.
Jos. Cappelli Captain Howard Holmes Hoseman
Wm. Muenter Lieutenant Stephen Balk Hoseman
Edward Colligan Engineer Daniel Coughlin Hoseman
M. J. Glennan Driver Martin Burns Hoseman
Timothy Flynn Stoker Henry Schmidt Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 9 Location. 320 Main Street.
Charles Dakin Captain Edward Long Hoseman
Thomas Muldowney Lieutenant James Tuite Hoseman
Engineer Edward McGrorey Hoseman
David Burke Driver A. Lafferty Hoseman
Walter Cline Stoker J. Connolly Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 10 Location. 516 Bryant Street.
George Bailey Captain John Laveroni Hoseman
William Gill Lieutenant J. J. Kenny Hoseman
Engineer Timothy Collins Hoseman
James Cronin Driver Joseph Ryan Hoseman
S. J. Spear Stoker G. H. Peters Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 11 Location. 1632 Fifteenth Avenue South.
Charles Smith Captain Philip Moholy Hoseman
Joseph H. Hoare Lieutenant Peter Brady Hoseman
C. J. Strouse Engineer C. F. McTiernan Hoseman
James Hogan .Driver James Flater Hoseman
Christopher Windrow Stoker John Ford Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 12 Location, 101 Commercial Street.
Jeremiah Sullivan Captain Hoseman
Emil Gouvi Lieutenant H. W. Carter Hoseman
Engineer G. E. Giblin Hoseman
John Farrell Driver Thomas Devine Hoseman
George Linehan Stoker John Gilbert Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 13 Location, 1458 Valencia Street.
Daniel Newell Captain Louis Walters Hoseman
John Pendergast Lieutenant James Reynolds Hoseman
William Heaney Engineer S. H. Simons Hoseman
George McLaren Driver Joseph Woods Hoseman
Thomas Barry Stoker William Crawhall ,, Hoseman
FIRE COMMISSIONERS. 187
ENGINE COMPANY No. 14 Location, 1007 McAllister Street.
W. J. Kennealey Captain Hugh Powers Hoseman
John Bowlan Lieutenant Harry Tricou Hoseman
Louis H. Barricks Engineer E. Linderburg Hoseman
Daniel Lyons ..Driver Williams Hopkins Hoseman
Bert Sorrenson Stoker Charles Byrne Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 15 Location. 2114 California Street.
F. E. Whitaker Captain H. K. Mackay Hoseman
George F. Brown Lieutenant E. J. Moran Hosr-man
Augustus Imbrie Engineer T. R. Walsh . Hodman
James Walsh Driver Frank Lurmen .Hosernan
Martin Wormuth Stoker James Koopinan Hoseman
EN"GINE COMPANY No. 16 Location, 1009 Tennessee Street.
William Byrne Captain William Moore Hoseman
Martin Duddy Lieutenant Joseph Morse Hoseman
Samuel Rainey Engineer Michael Cusick Hoseman
Michael Gray Driver George A. Sullivan Hoseman
B. F. Jones Stoker Charles 3-ill Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 17 Location, 34 Mint Avenue.
John Doherty Captain Thomas Titus Hoseman
William Nicholson Lieutenant Joseph Hayden Hoseman
Thomas Kelly Engineer E. L. Raffestin Hos^man
Claude Brownell Driver Joseph F. Meader Hoseman
William Sawyer Stoker John Ryan Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 18 Location, 317 Duncan Street.
H. F. Horn Captain J. P. Reimers Hosnman
Daniel Murphy Lieutenant Thomas P. Jones Hosertxan
Daniel McLaughlin Engineer William Murphy ..-. Hodeman
John Scannell Driver John McLaughlin Hoseman
Charles McDonald Stoker Jeremiah Collins Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 19 Location, 1419 Market Street.
John Matheson Captain Cornelius Kelleher Hoseman
H. Speckman Lieutenant James Bohan Hosemau
Engineer W. I. Crosby lloseman
Joseph L. Nannery Driver Daniel O'Rourke Hoseman
Charles Bryan Stoker Joseph Wales Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 20 Location, 2117 Filbert Street.
Richard Allen Captain John Gavin HoHeman
J. J. Kelly Lieutenant William Matheson Hoseman
Frank Crockett Engineer John Finnigan Hos-rnan
David Cappelll Driver George Davis Hosomon
James Tyrell Stoker John Arata Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 21 Location, 1152 Oak Street.
Isador Gurmemdez Captain Charles Cochran Hoseman
James Feeney Lieutenant J. F. Meacham Hoseman
M. J. O'Connell Engineer F. W. Meyer Hoseman
J. P. Driver Driver Charles Leter Hoseman
W. H. Leonhardt Stoker Robert Jones ..Hoseman
188 FIEE COMMISSIONERS.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 22 Location, 1348 Tenth Avenue.
John Fay Captain L. Rudolph Hosemo-n
Thomas Collins Lieutenant Edward McDermott Hoseman
F. S. Hall Engineer Joseph Bailey Hos-jman
M. J. O'Connor Driver Jeremiah Mahony Hoseman
Eugene Crummey Stoker Thomas J. Menuessv Host-man
ENGINE COMPANY No. 23 Location, 3022 Washington Street.
James Layden Captain Thomas Gallagher Hoseman
W. F. Curran Lieutenant B. F. Currier Hoseman
Charles Hewitt Engineer Frank Becker Hoseman
J. J. McCarthy Driver George McDonald Hosemaa
W. J. Shields Stoker John McDonald Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 24 Location, 449 Douglas Street.
Edward Skelly Captain Edward Toland Hoseman
Eugene McCormack Lieutenant Fred J. Pope Hoseman
B. J. McSha ae Engineer Alfred Florence Hoseman
William O'Connor Driver Joseph Lee Hoseman
M. J. O'Counetl Stoker F. H. Shade Hose.nan
ENGINE COMPANY No. 25 Location, 2547 Folsom Street.
James Radford Captain Howard Alardsn Hoseman
John Cauley Lieutenant William rt wanton Hoseman
Joseph Finn Engi leer J. 7^. J'Brion Hoseman
Malachi Norton Driver ?!. Hallinan .Hoseman
John Hartford Stoker 3. VI. Dohorty Koseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 26 Location, 327 Second Avenue.
James SI. Dever Captain Michatl Dougherty Hoseman
Michael Drury Lieutenant J. E. Owens Hoseman
P. D. Hu^iies Engineer Louis Andrews Hoseman
Walter Lintott Driver Eugene Opderbec* Hoseman
Henry Welch Stoker E. J. Sheddy Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 27 Location, 621 Herman Street.
S. D. Russell Captain G. F. Bunner Hoseman
Larry O'Neil Lieutenant Joseph Burnett Hosman
E. P. Brennan Engineer William Siewert Hoseman
H. G. Root Driver Joan Conroy Hos-mian
Joseph Stevens Stoker August Butt Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 28 Location, 301 Francisco Street.
John Maxwell Captain Augustus Banker Hoseman
William Everson Lieutenant William King Hose-man
Joseoh IVndergast Engineer W. F. Gernandt Hoseman
J. F. Sweo.nev Driver Michael Ryan Hoseman
John McGowen Stoker August Stoffer Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 29 Location, 1305 Bryant Street.
Thomis J. Murphy Captain C. G. Harkins Hoseman
J. A. O'Brien Lieutenant M. J. Stanton Hoseman
John Barry Engineer Frank Murray Hoseman
Thomas Hart Driver James M. Flood Hoseman
Gorjf Foubcl Stoker Thomas Do vd . . . Hoseman
FTEE COMMISSIONERS. 189
ENGINE COMPANY No. 30 Location, 1737 Waller Street.
D. R. Sewell Captain Edward Kelleher .. Koseman
T. J. Kelly Lieutenant J. H. Enright Hoseman
M. A. Morgan Engineer William Ro^bling Hoseman
J. H. Brophy Driver C. F. Smith Hoseman
W. W. Harvey Stoker G. H. McGinn Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 31 Location, 1214 Pacific Street.
Thomas Canty Captain T. J. Bean Hoseman
James Walsh Lieutenant Edward King Hoseman
W. T. Welch Engineer W. W. Willis Hoseman
Joseph Shaughnessy Driver James Mathews Hoseman
John T. Pitzsimmons Stoker J. W. Parry Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 32 Location, Holly Park and West Avenues.
Eugene O'Connor Captain Thomas Connors Hoseman
George Styles Lieutenant John Thompson Hoseman
William S. Casebolt Engineer Frank Johnson Hoseman
John Blyth Driver M. H. Dolan Hoseman
Albert McDonald- .-...- .-Stoker G. L. Cuneo Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 33 Location, 117 Broad Street (Ocean View).
J. W. Kentzell Captain William Fitzsimmons Hoseman
J. J. Casserley Lieutenant Thomas Johnson Hoseman
Engineer John Cannon Hoseman
Jeremiah McNamara Driver Fred Reckenbiel Hoseman
Peter Burke Stoker W. R. Montgomery Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 34 Location, 1119 Ellis Street.
^Henry Mitchell Captain George Hall Hoseman
Anthony Phelan Lieutenant J. D. Sullivan ....Hoseman
Louis Kiehl Engineer William Hanton Hoseman
G. L. Dykes Driver C. Sullivan Hoseman
James Buckley Stoker John Leckie Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 35 Location, 36 Bluiome Street.
William Danahy Captain L. H. Richards Hoseman
William Miskel Lieutenant Gabriel Woods Hoseman
Fred Orr Engineer E. G. Riorden Hoseman
William Tobin Driver W. W. Nieper Hoseman
James Handley Stoker J. T. Leahy Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 36 Location, 720 Cliff Avenue.
W. E. Kelly Captain James Walsh Hoseman
J. W. Belden Lieutenant Bernard Donnelly Hoseman
Engineer Dennis McAuliffe Hoieman
James H. Stroud Driver James Fay Hoseman
Fitzgerald Stoker John Hannan Hoieman
190 FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
ENGINE COMPANY No. 37 Location, 2923 Twenty-third Street.
Phillip F. Dugan Captain George W. Lahusen Hoseman
John Devine Lieutenant M. O'Neil Hoseman
Edward Dougherty Engineer Thomas Parker Hoseman
Maurice Barrett Driver W. F. Tracey Hoseman
Robert Harris Stoker Edward O'Malley . . Hoseman
ENGINE COMPANY No. 38 Location, 868-870 Bush Street.
John Fitzpatrlck Captain William P. Conlon Hoseman
Chris. F. Ward Lieutenant H. H. Geister Hoseman
Andrew Reid Engineer Julius Phillips Hosuman
William Hensley Driver P. J. Creedo Hoseman
John Johnson Stoker George Weils Hoseman
RELIEF ENGINE COMPANY No. 1.
H. H. Gorter Captain W. J. Olsen Hoseman
Lieutenant George E. Dunn Hoseman
Engineer William 1). Carsy . Hoseman
Harry Newman Driver John McClus'iey Hoseman
J. E. Harlow Stokor T. F. Walsh Hoseman
RELIEF ENGINE COMPANY No. 2.
John Kenney Captain P. J. Murphy Hoseman
Lieutenant N. A. Roebilng Hoseman
Engineer Henry A.. Reid Hoseman
Alexander Georga Driver J. F. Skinner Hoseman
H. J. Hopkins Stoker Allen Matlock Hoseman
RELIEF ENGINE COMPANY No. 3.
John Doyle Captain C. F. ^euterdt Hoseman
, , Lieutenant A. T0nj.rellco Kosen.an
Engineer Thomas Cadlgan Koseman
W. F. Haggerty Driver Reginald Charleton Hoseman
N. N. Mathesen Stoker Andrew Cunningham Host-man
RELIEF ENGINE COMPANY No. 4.
Henry Rice Captain Daniel Casey Hoseman
Lieutenant J. J. Deeney Hoseman
Engineer Thomas G. Howe Hoseman
Albert Bernston Driver J. P. Grace Hoseman
Walter Malloy Stoker John Windsor Hoseman
RELIEF ENGINE COMPANY No. 5.
D. R. Conniff ....... .*. Captain D. W. Moriarity Hoseman
Lieutenant J. A. Loretto Hoseman
Engineer Charles H. Rochette Hoseman
Driver M. J. Dolan Hosernan
, . . Stoker
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TRUCK COMPANY No. 1 Location, 22 O'Farrell Street.
Robert Woods Captain J. Coleman Truckman
George Hartman Lieutenant Thomas M. Conran Truckman
Joseph Ticknor Driver John T. Quinn Truckman
George Carew Tiilerman D. J. Collins Truckman
John Kelly Truckman W. O'Keefe ... Truckman
D. O'Connell Truckman Jules Vincent Truckman
TRUCK COMPANY No. 2 Location, 827 Broadway.
John Leahy . Captain William Conniff Truckman
Frank Cummings Lieutenant Rinaldo Cuneo Truckman
Joseph Corwell Driver George Clancy Truckman
Frank Kruse Tiilerman John Crosby Truckman
Harry Wilson Truckman Frank Ca^assa Truckman
G. W. Dinan Truckman
TRUCK COMPANY No. 3 Location, 1419 Market Street.
William Schultz Captain Daniel Twoomey Truckman
Edward Kehoe Lieutenant Frank Carew Truckman
James F. Driscoll Driver Thomas McGlynn ....Truckman
Charles Heggum Tiller-man Thomas G. Ward Truckman
G. J. McLaughlin Truckman Joseph Dolan Truckman
John Bodkin Truckman Frank Jordan Track maa
TRUCK COMPANY No.4 Location, 1648 Pacific Avenue.
Frank Nichols Captain Michael Wright Truckman
Alfred Davis Lieutenant Robert Powsrs Truckman
William Shackleton Drl\er John J. Ecklomau Truckman
George Donald . . . .Tillerrt.an F. J. Bowlan Truckman
Patrick Sullivan Truckman Maurice Higgins Truckman
Robert McShaue .. TrucK.rn.an M. O'Brien Truckman
TRUCK COMPANY No. 5 Location, 1819 Post Street.
Matthew Farley Captain John Pyne TrncVvian
William Otto Lieutenant Thomas Timmons Truckman
Charles Mulloy Driver Fred Woods Truckman
William Serens Tiilerman R. Oppenheim Truckman
H. L. Sullivan Truckman William Kerrigan Truckman
Henry McMahon Truckman George Lawson Truckman
TRUCK COMPANY No. 6 Location, 1152 Oak Street.
John F. Dryer . Captain Fred Grote Truckman
Frank Murphy Lieutenant George M. Boyson Truckman
Fred Franchi Driver Henry Casey Truckman
Michael Flanigan Tiilerman John Riley Truckman
G. H. Thomas Truckman Leo Costello Truckman
Gustave Hain Truckman John Figuero Truckman
TRUCK COMPANY No. 7 Location, 3050 Seventeenth Street.
William Carew Captain William J. O'Connor Truckman
Julius De Meyer Lieutenant J. F. Buker Tn:ckman
Charles Thoney Driver Thomas D. O'Brien Truckman
W. R.Nichols Tiilerman Frank Flageollet Truckman
F. W. Kerrigan Truckman J. R. Dower Truckman
James Doherty Truckman
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TRUCK COMPANY No. 8 Location, 38 Bluxome Street.
T. B. Kentzell Captain Joseph H. O'Brien Truckman
Walter Boynton Liiautenant Patrick Hogan Truckm.ui
Samuel Nelson Driver James Dooley Truckman
John Rudden Tillerman George F. Ewing Truckman
George Logan Truckman Fred Kirchner Truclcmun
Thomas Reilly Truckman
TRUCK COMPANY No. 9 Location, 2979 Twenty-fourth Street.
W. J. Bannan Captain Joseph Collins Truckman
F. A. Ellenberger Lieutenant J. J. O'Connor Truckman
R. T. Jones - . Driver John O'Donnell Truckman
Charles Maguire Tillorman Thomas Fitzpatrick Truckman
W. J. Conroy Truckman William Mullaney Truckman
J. S. Farley Truckman Thomas Duffy Truckman
TRUCK COMPANY No. 10 Location, 868-870 Bush Street.
Eugene Crow Captain Frank Miskel Truckman
P. B. Dougherty Lieutenant A. J. Harry Truckman
C. Connell Driver Peter Gallagher Truckman
H. Donnadeau Tillerman J. P. Cassiday Truckman
W. T. Moran Truckman Charles Uhte Truckman
T. J. Harrington Truckman T. J. Kelly Truckman
CHEMICAL COMPANY No. 1 Location, 144 Second Street.
F. W. Sayers Captain James Minigan Driver
Walter Creber Lieutenant Theodore Trivett Hoseman
CHEMICAL COMPANY No. 2 Location, 1819 Post Street.
John R. Mitchell Captain John J. Mitchell Driver
Matthew McLaughlin ....Lieutenant William Vanderlich Hoseman
CHEMICAL COMPANY No. 3 Location, 112 Jackson Street.
E. J. Gillig Captain M. Cunningham Driver
Walter A. Cook Lieutenant M. J. O'Connell Hoaeman
CHEMICAL COMPANY No. 4 Location, 415 McAllister Street.
James P. Britt Captain Thomas McGovern Driver
Timothy O'Brien Lieutenant M. Hannan Hoseman
CHEMICAL COMPANY No. 5 Location, 627 Broadway.
W. F. Gallatin Captain William Newman Driver
John F. Riley Lieutenant Matthew Brown Hoseman
CHEMICAL COMPANY No. 6 Location, 311 Sixth Street.
James Conniff Captain John Cahill Driver
James Landtbum Driver William Hart Hoseman
CHEMICAL COMPANY No. 7 Location, 3050 Seventeenth Street.
George Ewing Captain Frank Josephs Driver
Wm. O'Farrell Lieutenant A. G. Goddard Hoseman
WATER TOWER COMPANY No. 1 Location, 144 Second Street.
Peter Wralty Captain J. B. Cane Driver
Frank McClusky Hoseman
MONITOR BATTERY No. 1 Location, 516 Bryant Street.
Nicholas Barbetta Driver
MONITOR BATTERY No. 2 Location, 576 Howard Street.
J. H. Collins . Driver
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CORPORATION YARD EMPLOYEES.
John W. Reilly Superintendent of Engines
P. H. Fleming Clerk and Commissary
Philip Brady Hydrantman
Charles Claveau Hydrantman
Edward Murray Hydrantman
John Sheehan Drayman
Joseph Sawyer Watchman
Luke Curry Machinist
Thomas D. Bulger Machinist
George H. Knorp Machinist
Alfred Girot Machinist
Joseph Harrington Machinist
William Gleeson Machinist
John Moholy Machinist Helper
William Brown Machinist Helper
Timothy Healey Blacksmith
J. W. Raff erty Blacksmith
Daniel O'Neil Blacksmith
E. B. Williams Blacksmith
G. P. Cullen . . . Blacksmith Helper
George Furey Blacksmith Helper
William Flannigan Blacksmith Helper
Charles Gavigan Blacksmith Helper
William McClarey Blacksmith Helper
George Harris Boilermaker
Thomas McLaughlin Brass Finisher
L. A. Donovan Woodworker
John Holland Woodworker
William Hudson Steamfitter's Helper
Thomas Burke Watchman and Helper
T. J. White Watchman and Helper
M. N. Richards Teamster
J. Meagher Harnessmaker
Thomas Buckley Harnessmaker
E. C. Laws Harnessmaker
, John Karney Harnessmaker
Charles Healey Carriage Painter
David McKibben Carriage Painter
William Donovan j Carriage Painter
J . V Doherty Carriage Painter
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DEPARTMENT STABLES EMPLOYEES.
W. J. Tobin Acting Superintendent of Horses
William O'Neill Teamster
G. P. Gardella Teamster
P. McKenna Stableman
Chas. A. Fell Stableman
T. O'Meara Hostler
Elmer Hoyt HostU-r
John Murphy Hostler
Peter Larsen Watchman and Janitor
Philip Meehan Watchman and Harnessman
W. F. Egan Veterinary Surgeon
J. McCluskey Horseshoer
J. Daley Horseshoer
P. Joiner Horseshoer
John McDermott Garbageman
E. R. Pickett Assistant Garbageman
FIRE COMMISSIONERS. 195
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SAN FRANCISCO FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
RULE 1.
Section 1. The office of the Board of Fire Commissioners shall be the
headquarters of the San Francisco Fire Department. Office hours for the
transaction of business shall be from 8:30 o'clock a. m. to 5 o'clock p. m.
C Sundays and legal holidays excepted. )
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Cecretary of the Board of Fire
Commissioners to be in attendance at all times daily during office hours
unless otherwise specially directed by the Board at the office of said Board.
He shall keep a true record of all official actions of the Board, and shall
also keep and be held responsible for the accuracy of the book accounts of
the Department. He shall devise, with the approval of the Board, such
methods for checking the receipt of material, supplies, etc., as will Insure
absolute accuracy in the compliance with contracts or agreements of pur-
chase. He shall have the custody of and preserve all records, books, docu-
ments and papers belonging to the Department, and shall do and perform
such other duties as may be required of him by the Board of Fire Commis-
sioners.
Sec 3. The headquarters of the Chief Engineer shall be, during office
hours, at the office of the Board of Fire Commissioners, where he shall be
in attendance, when not otherwise engaged in the business of the Depart-
ment. After office hours his headquarters shall be at the house of Engine
Co. No. 2, 410 Bush street.
Sec. 4. The headquarters of the First Assistant Chief Engineer shall
be, during office hours, at the office of the Board of Fire Commissioners,
where he shall be in attendance, when not otherwise engaged in the busi-
ness of the Department. After office hours his headquarters shall be in the
house of Engine Co. No. 17, at No. 34 Mint Avenue, except when otherwise
ordered.
Sec. 5. The headquarters of the Second Assistant Chief Engineer shall
be in the house of Engine Co. No. 19 : at No. 1419 Market street (except when
otherwise ordered), and he shall be in attendance there when not otherwise
engaged In business of the Department.
RULE 2.
Section 1. The Department shall be divided into eight Battalion Dis-
tricts, each of which shall be under the immediate supervision of an
Assistant or a Battalion Chief, with headquarters in their respective dis-
tricts. Said Distrcts and Headquarters shall be as follows:
(a) District No 1 shall comprise Engine Companies 1, 5, and 28; Truck
Co. 2; and' Chemical Companies 3 and 5; with headquarters at 1812 Stock-
ton street.
|b) District No 2 shall comprise Engine Companies 2, 4, 9, 12, 17;
Truck Co. 1; Chemical Co. 1; Water Tower Co. l;and Monitor Battery 2;
with headquarters at Engine House No. 2, 410 Bush street.
(c) District No. 3 shall comprise Engine Companies 6, 10, 16, 35; Truck
Co. 8; and Monitor Battery 1; with headquarters at Engine House No. 10,
516 Bryant street.
(d) District No. 4 shall comprise Engine Companies 11, 13, 18, 25, 32,
33, 37, and Truck Co. 9; with headquarters at Engine House No. 25, 2547
Folsom street.
(e) District No. 5 shall comprise Engine Companies 3, 8, 31, 38, and
Truck Cos. 4 and 10; Chemical Co. 6; with headquarters at Engine House No.
3, 1317 California street.
(f) District No. 6 shall comprise Engine Companies 15, 20, 23, 26,
34, 36; Truck Co. 5; and Chemical Co. 2; with headquarters at Engine House
No. 15. 2114 California street.
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(g) District No 7 shall comprise Engine Companies 14, 21, 22, 24, 27,
30; and Truck Co. 6; vith headquarters at Engine House No. 27, 621 Her-
mann street.
(h) District No. 8- shall comprise Engine Companies 7, 19, 29; Truck
Cos. 3, 7; and Chemical Cos. 4 and 7; with headquarters at Engine House No.
19, 1419 Market street.
Sec. 2. There shall be two general divisions of the Department, viz:
(a) Division No. 1, comprising Battalion Districts Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5.
(b) Division No 2, comprising Battalion Districts Nos. 4, 6, 7 and 8.
Sec. 3. One of said Divisions shall be under the immediate supervision
of the First Assistant Chief Engineer, and the other under the Second As-
sistant Chief Engineer.
Sec. 4. Assignments of the First Assistant Chief and Second Assistant
Chief Engineer to General Divisions, and of Battalion Chiefs to Battalion
Districts, shall be made by the Board of Fire Commissioners, upon the
recommendation of the Chief Engineer, and such assignments may be
changed from time to time.
RULE 3 THE CHIEF ENGINEER.
Section 1. The Chief Engineer shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the
Flr Department, and shall have general supervision over all officers, mem-
bers and employees thereof He shall also have and exercise supreme com-
mand at all fires over the officers, members and employees, and over all
the apparatus and appurtenances belonging to the Department.
Sec. 2. He shall take all measures which he may deem expedient for
the extinguishment of fires and the protection of property and saving of
life, and shall see that all laws and ordinances of the City and County,
and all orders and rules and regulations concerning the Fire Department
are enforced.
Sec. 3. The Chief Engineer shall cause to be kept in the office of the
Board a complete record or file of all complaints against members lodged
with him by the Battalion Chiefs, and may suspend any subordiate officer,
member or employee of the Department for incompetency, or for any vio-
lation of the Rules and Regulations of the Department, and shall forthwith
report In writing such suspension, with his reasons therefor to the Com-
missioners for their action.
Sec. 4. He shall diligently observe the condition of the men and appara-
tus, and general condition of the Department, and report in writing thereon
at least once a month, and whenever required to do so, to the Commission,
and make such recommendations and suggestions respecting the same as he
may deem proper.
Sec. 5. He shall see that proper dicipllne Is maintained by the officer!
and men, and shall report to the Commissioners any officer, member or
employee of the Department who, by reason of age, disease, accident, incom-
petency, insubordination or other cause, cannot or does not fully, energeti-
cally, promptly and properly perform his duties in the Department.
Sec. 6. He shall make, subject to approval by the Board of Fire Com-
missioners, such assignments or details of the officers, members and em-
ployees of the Department as the duties thereof may require.
Sec. 7. He shall also perform such other duties as the Commissioners may
direct.
RULE 4 FIRST ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEER.
Section 1. The First Assistant Chief Engineer shall rank next to the
Chief Engineer, and shall attend all fires to which he Is assigned, and
such other fires as he may be assigned or summoned to by the Chief, and, in
the absence or inability to act of the Chief Engineer, shall have and exer-
cise the duties and powers of that officer.
Sec. 2. He shall pee that good order and proper discipline Is main-
tained among the members of the Department, and that all laws and
ordinances of the City and County, pertaining to and all orders, rules and
regulations of the Department, are enforced.
Sec. 3. He shall inspect the uniforms of all officers, and require strict
compliance with the specifications therefor hereinafter given.
Sec. 4. He shall also perform such other duties as the Commissioners
or Chief Engineer may direct.
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RULE 5 SECOND ASSISTANT CHIFF ENGINEER.
Section 1. The Second Assistant Chief Engineer shall rank next to the
First Assistant Chief Engineer, and shall attend all fires to which he i
assigned, and such other fires as he may be assigned or summoned to by
the Chief or First Assistant Chief Engineer, and in the absense or inability
to act of the Chief or First Assistant Chief Engineer, shall have and exer-
cise the duties and powers of the First Assistant Chief Engineer.
Sec. 2. He shall see that good order and discipline is maintained by
the members of the Department in his Division; that all laws and
ordinances of the City and County, pertaining to and all orders, rules and
regulations of the Department, are enforced.
Sec. 3. He shall examine all buildings in the District to which he is
assigned and report to the Chief Engineer concerning the same.
Sec. 4. He shall forthwith report in writing to the Board of Fira
Wardens all buildings or structures that are found to be in a dangerous,
defective or uns-afe condition, and said Board shall, through its Secretary,
report the same to the Board of Public Works and keep a record thereof
In a book used for that purpose.
Sec. 5. He nhall also perform such other duties as the Commissioner! or
Chief Engineer may direct
RULE 6 CHIEFS OF BATTALIONS.
Section 1. The Chiefs of Battalions shall respond to all alarms of
fire to which they are assigned, and on arriving thereat shall immediately
report to the commanding officer in charge of the fire.
Sec. 2. In the absence of the Chief Engineer or Assistant Chief En-
gineers at fires, the command of the force will devolve upon the Chief of
Battalion who first arrives, and he shall remain in charge until the arrival
of a superior officer.
Sec. 3. They shall visit each alternate day each company house under
their charge, inspect its condition, and see that the horses, apparatus, hose
and equipments are in proper condition for efficient service. They shall
obtain a written report concerning the same from the captain of each com-
pany, and upon returning to headquarters prepare and forward to the Chief
Engineer a written report of the result of such visit and inspection.
Sec. 4. They shall justly apportion, among all the members of the
different companies under their respective commands, the work required
about their company quarters.
Sec. 5. They shall examine all buildings in the districts to which they
are assigned, and report to the Chief Engineer comcerning the same.
Sec. 6. They shall forthwith report in writing to the Board of Fire
Wardens all buildings or structures that are found to be in a dangerous, de-
fective or unsafe condition, and said Board shall, through its Secretary, re-
port the same to the Board of Public Works and keep a record thereof in a
book used for that purpose.
Sec. 7. They shall be held responsible for the discipline of all com-
panies under their respective commands, and shall enforce all laws and
ordinances of the City and County pertaining to the Fire Department, and
a strict compliance with all orders, rules and regulations of the Depart-
ment, and report promptly to the Chief Engineer every infraction thereof.
Sec. 8. They shall report promptly to the Chief Engineer a*y accident
or other circumstance calling for prompt attention.
Sec. 9. They shall inspect the uniforms of the officers and men under
their supervision before they are worn, and reject all not in conformity
with the specifications hereinafter given.
Sec. 10. They shall be constantly -on duty at their respective headquar-
ters, except when necessarily ergaged elsewhere on Department business,
and shall not leave their districts except in case of fire or by permission of
the Chief Engineer.
Sec. 11. They must, by way of practice, communicate once each day
with the Fire Alarm Office, by means of the telegraph key or appliance in
the nearest fire alarm box to their respective headquarters.
Sec. 12. They shall also perform such other duties as the Commissioners
or Chief Engineer may direct.
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RULE 7 THE BOARD OF CHIEFS.
Section 1. The Cheif Engineer, the Assistant Chief Engineers and the
Battalion Chiefs of the Department shall compose the Board of Chiefs.
Sec. 2. The Board of Chiefs shall hold regular meetings each month,
OS as often as is necessary.
Sec. 3. The regular monthly meetings shall be held at the Fire Wardens'
rooms on the third Monday of each month at 10 o'clock a. m.
Sec. 4. The Chief of Department shall be ex-officio chairman of the
Board and one of its members shall be elected secretary, whose duty it shall
be to make and keep a proper record of the proceedings.
Sec. 5. The Board of Chiefs shall consider the interests of the Fire
Department as to its personnel, discipline, occupation of the men while in
their company houses, location of houses and the apparatus to be kept or
placed therein, the character of the apparatus, hose, nozzles, etc., noting
those giving best use and satisfaction, and all other matters relating to the
development and perfecting- of the San Francisco Fire Department, to the end
that it may reach the highest efficiency. '
Sec. 6. The Board of Chiefs will transmit to the Board of Fire Com-
missioners such recommendations as they may agree upon from time to
time.
RULE 8 CAPTAINS.
Section 1. Captains shall have and exercise command over their re-
spective companies, and shall be responsible for the discipline and condition
thereof, and shall see that the houses under their control, and everything
pertaining thereto, horses, harness, apparatus and equipment, are at all
times kept in proper order.
Sec. 2. They shall enforce a strict compliance with the rules and regu-
lations of the Department and the orders of the Chief Engineer, and report
to their Battalion Chiefs any infraction thereof.
Sec. 3. The Captain of each company shall keep three books, to be
designated as follows: :
(a) The Property Book, (b) The Supply Book, (these two may be com-
bined in one), (c) The Journal.
Sec. 4. In the Property Book shall be entered a complete list of all the
property in the company house urder his control, furniture, horses, apparatus,
hose, tools, etc., as it is received by him from time to time, and such as may
become useless, or is destroyed, or that may be returned to the corporation
yards, stables, shops, or the persons or firms from whom purchased. At the
end of each fiscal year each Captain shall report in full in writing to the
Commission all the property in his possession belonging to the Depart-
ment.
Sec. 5. In the Supply Book shall be kept an accurate memorandum of
all perishable supplies received; such as forage, fuel, etc., the date of receipt,
the name of the party from whom received, and the quality of such sup-
plies. A receipt shall be given in eveiy case for supplies received and a
written statement thereof forwarded to the Commissioners monthly.
Section 6. In the Journal shall be entered a brief history of each day's
happenings.
(a) Particulars of all alarms responded to.
(b) Accidents to men, horses or apparatus.
(c) Special duty performed by officers or men or company.
(d) Delinquencies and insubordination.
(e) Orders received, how and from whom received.
(f) Unusual occurrences.
Sec. 7. They shall also keep a scrap book, in which shall be pasted copies
of all amendments to the Rules and Regulations of the Department, and all
general and special orders and instructions issued by the Board of Fire Com-
missioners and the Chief Engineer.
Sec. 8. Captains shall, with their companies, respond promptly to
alarms of fire according to directions issued from time to time by the Chief
Engineer, and upon their arrival at a fire immediately report to the officer
in command; or if first to arrive, assume and exercise command until the
arrival of a superior officer, and if deemed necessary, shall order a second
alarm before the arrival of a superior officer. The apparatus shall, im-
mediately upon arrival at a fire, be placed in position for service.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS. jgg
Sec. 9 They shall politely receive visitors and answer all proper ques-
tions civilly, explaining when requested to do so, the apparatus, alarms, etc.,
but shall not allow habitual lounging: or visiting in or about quarters, nor
shall they permit children therein unless accompanied by parents or at-
tendants.
Sec. 10. They shall devote one-half hour each Friday to reading and
explaining to the members of their respective companies the Rules and
Regulations pertaining to the duties of the men. etc.
Sec. 11. They shall see that all the required work about their quarters
is completed by ten o'clock a. m. sharp, and that everything is in readiness
for the daily inspection at that hour, at which all members of the company
will appear in uniform, except in case of a working fire after twelve o'clock
during the previous night.
Sec. 12. After inspection they shall make out, and deliver to the Battalion
Chief on each alternate day, a report of the condition of the house, horses,
apparatus, hose, and other equipments of their respective companies.
Sec. 13. They shall make such disposition of the men under their com-
mand as will enable them to attend their respective places of worship every
Sunday, if possible, but at least once on every alternate Sunday, or other
day of the week: which the man or men are accustomed to recognize as the
day of public worship. Such "offs" will be s-o arranged as not to impair
the service, and members availing themselves at this privilege will be re-
quired to attend said places of worship in unifo'rm.
Section 14. They shall report to their Battalion Chiefs without delay
all accidents resulting in injury, loss of life or damage to property, to-
gether with the names and addresses of all available witnesses thereto,
whether happ' nine to members of tlie Department or its apparatus or horses
or to the persons of citizens or their property, in connection with the opera-
tion of this Department.
Sec. 15. They shall promptly report in writing to their Battalion Chiefs
every breach of discipline or violation of the rules and regulations of the
Department.
Sec. 16. They shall see that the wheels are taken oft* the different pieces
of apparatus and vehicles that may be under their charge and control at
least once in every week, and that the axles and wheel boxes are carefully
inspected and the condition thereof noted in the house journal of that day.
Sec. 17. They shall als?c carefully instruct the members of their com-
panies as to the rulen and ogulations relating to responding to alarms of
fire and the cbancriner of locations, as are set forth in the Assignment Book,
and see that the same are strictly observed, and it shall also be their duty
to see that the men are thoroughly familiar vvith the "pegging-up" of com-
panies on the record board.
Sec. 18. On returning 1 to quarters from an alarm of fire, before allowing
the fivo to b^ T-v^d f^-oiii their rpssr-eotivp engines, and before entering the
house with the apparatus, they shall ascertain from the register if any alarm
has been sent in during their absence. Cap+.ains of Trucks, Chemicals and
Water Tower Companies shall do Mkewise.
Sec. 19. They shall perform such other duties as may be required of them
by their superior officers and the rules and regulations of the Department.
RULE 9 LIEUTENANTS.
Section 1. Lieutenant* shall respond to all alarms of fire prescribed for
their company and promptly and cheerfully obey the orders of the Captain
and assist him in the performance of his duties, and shall also perform the
duties rec- uircd of hosemen or truckmen, as the case may be, and such other
duties as may be required of them by their superior officers and by the rules
and regulations of the Department.
Sec. 2. Lieutenants shall, in the absence of the Captain, perform his
duties and exercise the authority of said officer.
RULE 10 ENGINEERS.
Section 1. Engineers shall, under their commanding officer, have the care
and management of their engine, and shall be held responsible for its condi-
tion. They shall see that It is kept clean, in good order, and ready for imme-
diate service at all times.
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Sec. 2. Engineers who respond to bores along the water front will each
day ascertain from the dally papers the condition of the tide, and note the
Urne of high and low water on the blackboard for Immediate reference In
event of fire.
Sec. 3. When additional fuel Is required at a fire the stoker or driver
of the company shall be sent to the nearest engine house for a fresh supply.
The Engineer's orders in such cases shall be obeyed by the stoker or driver.
Sec. 4. Where engines have been disconnected from the heaters long
enough to allow the water in the boilers to become cool, engineers will light
the fire under the boiler and keep the water at least at scalding heat.
Sec. 5. All Engineers must have their apparatus in good order before a
relief Engineer may take charge. A thorough examination by both Engineers
must be made immediately before the relief Engineer receipts to the Engineer
reporting off. Such receipt must be given at. once to the Captain of the
company, and by him turned over to the Battalion Chief.
Sec. 6. The fires of engines -shall not be dumped upon pavements of
bituminous rock or asphaltum.
Sec. 7. On receiving a relief or other engine In place of their own
Engineers will immediately prepare such engine for fire service, such as relay-
Ing fire, changing tools, filling boiler, and heating same, and to otherwise
ee that the said apparatus Is in perfect order for fiie duty. They will also
retain possession of their own engine, if the same Is fit for service, until the
relief tngine is prepared to roll.
Sec. S. Engineers will open and close by hand the snap valves connect-
ing the engine with the heater at least once every twenty-four hours; see
that the stems are well lubricated and springs properly adjusted, so as to
Insure their closing when the engine leaves its position. Slip-joints shall be
removed from floor stuffing-boxes and cleansed and oiled daily. He shall
also see that the snap-valves are closed every time the engine pulls away
from the heater connections.
Sec. 9. They will test the working qualities of their respective engines
monthly, under the same pressure allowed at fires. When draughting with
pumps Is not convenient, Engineers will take the nearest hydrant to quar-
ters, generate the regulation amount of steam; run water pressure up to 120
pounds by partially closing the discharge gate (if by leaving it open and
playing a full stream the street and surrounding property would be dam-
aged) ; leading off sufficient hose to reach tho nearest cesspool. Engineers
will reuort the result of such monthly tests, in writing, to the Superintend-
ent of Engines upon his visit after each said test.
Sec. 10. They will thoroughly cleanse their boilers once every fourteen
days by removing all plugs from around the bottom of the boiler, using bent
pipe, which will be furnished upon requisition. Such cleansing must be done
Immediately after return from exercising horses. After washing out boiler
connect the same to hoater pipes and fill from that source, making use of
the hot water in the heater and boiler where there is one in use. Heaters
shall also be emptied and cleansed every fourteen days, but not upon the
same day that boilers are cleansed. When an engine has been working an
hour oi- more, the samf- precautions shall be observed as on regular boiler
cleaning days, and the same noted in daily report, together with such other
remarks on the condition of the boiler as may be deemed proper.
Sec. 11. They will carefully examine their shut-off nozzles after every
fire and drill at which said nozzle ha^ been used; see that all parts are
lubricated, and monthly, ecrew nozzle into nearest hydrant, open and close
the same and see that all parts are in perfect working order.
Sec. 12. They wili inform their Captain whenever their engine may
need any material or repairs.
Sec 13. They shall not allow their engines to carry steam higher than
Hghty pounds pressure while in service at fires, nor more than one hundred
pounds pressure per square inch on the hose, without an order from the
officer in command at a fire.
Sec-. 14. They shall have their apparatus clean and ready for Inspection
daily at 10 o'clock a. m., except in case of a working fire after 12 o'clock
during the previous night.
Sec. 15. Whatever work is done on apparatus other than cleaning must
toe fully noUd la the company Journal.
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Sec. 16. They shall carefully Instruct the other members of their re-
spective companies, who may be in charge of the engine, heater, etc., during
their watches, as to the proper care of the same, and shall report to the
Captain any neglect or violation of the rules in regard to the care of engine,
heater, etc., which they may find to have occurred during said watches.
Sec. 17. They shall remove and relay the fire in the fire-box immediately
upon the return of the engine to quarters after exercising, and also upon the
return to quarters aftrr the apparatus has traveled one-half mile or mor
without having- ignited f.re.
Sec. IS. There shall be in each engine company at least one member
thereof who must be competent to take charge of the engine, and whos
duty it shall be to act as Engineer and perform the required duties thereof
In the absence of the regular engineer.
Sec. 19. They shall perform such other duties as may be required of
them by their superior officers and the rules and regulations of the De-
partment.
RULE 11 DRIVERS.
Sction 1. Drivers shall take proper care of their horses; exercise the
greatest caution in their care and management; keep the stalls clean, and see
that everything pertaining to their department is in perfect order and In
readiness for immediate service.
Sec. 2. They shall not run their horses while responding to or returning 1
from alarms of fire, nor shall they pass other apparatus of the Department,
unless such apparatus or horses be disabled (except that drivers of Chemi-
cals may pass other apparatus except Chemicals, if the same can be done
with safety), but all proper dispatch consistent with safety must be used
In responding to alarms of fire.
Sec. 3. They must, on all occasions, securely strap themselves to th
peat of their apparatus immediately upon mounting the same.
Sec. 4. Drivers of ?Ion5tor Batteries, upon returning to quarters from an
alarm of fire, shall ascertain from the register if any alarm has been sent
In during their absence, before entering the house with the apparatus.
Sec 5. Drivers of Chemical Engines are expected to get their apparatus
to a fire at the earliest possible moment, and in so doing will drive at as
rapid a gait as is consistent with the safety of the public and the apparatus.
Chemical Companies may pass other companies, except other Chemical
Companies, when it can be done with safety.
Sec. 6. In returning from a fire all driving shall be at a moderate rate
of speed.
Sec. 7. They shall exercise their horses one hour each day when the
horses have not performed any work after 1 o'clock a. m.
Sec. 8. Drivers of hill companies when responding to alarms that take
their apparatus off the hills, will be careful to slow up as much as possible
at crossings and look up and down each street, so as to avoid passing the
fire.
Sec. 9. They will see that bells ov gongs are rung at short intervals when
proceeding to a fire.
Sec 10. Drivers of engines shall not pass a fire to take a hydrant,
unless by so doing they can obtain a closer position to the fire without
shutting out another company that may be seen coming from another direc-
tion.
Sec. 11. Drivers of trucks, chemicals, towers and batteries, must not stop
their apparatus in front of a hydrant.
Sec. 12. They shall not drive their apparatus over hose except when
absolutely necessary.
Sec. 13. They shall perform such other duties as are required by their
superior officers and the rules and regulations of the Department.
RULE 12 STOKERS.
Section 1. The duties herein imposed upon Drivers shall, as far as
practicable, apply to Stokers, and upon the completion of such duties, they
shall assist, when necessary, the Engineer in caring for the engine and
apparatus.
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Sec. 2. They shall always, in response to alarms of fire, precede the
engine with the hose wagon, unless otherwise ordered.
Sec. 3. They shall perform such other duties as are required by their
superior officers and the rules and regulations of the Department.
RULE 13 HOSEMEN AND TRUCKMEN.
Section 1. Hosemen and Truckmen shall respond to all alarms of fire
prescribed for their respective companies, and in every case they shall con-
form to and promptly and cheerfully obey all rules and regulations of the
Department, and perform such other duties in connection with the Depart-
ment as their superior officers may require of them.
RULE 14 TILLERMEN.
Section 1. Tillermen shall be at the tiller in going to and returning
from fires, and upon all other occasions when their services in that capacity
are required.
Sec. 2. They shall also perform such other duties as are required by
their superior officers and by the rules and regulations of the Department.
RULE 15 CHEMICAL ENGINE, WATER TOWER AND MONITOR BATTERY
COMPANIES.
Section 1. Officers and members of Chemical Engine, Water Tower and
Monitor Battery Companies will be subject to the same rules governing
other officers and members of the Department, as far as applicable, and shall
perform such other duties as may be required of them by their superior offi-
cers, and the rules and regulations of the Department.
Sec. 2. Drivers of Monitor Batteries shall be under the supervision and
subject to the orders of the Captain of the company in whose quarters they
may be located.
RULE 1C HOUSES AND HOUSE WATCH.
Section 1. The house should bo kept at an even temperature of about
sixty degrees; thorough ventilation must be maintained, in order that a
good supply of pure air may be secured with as little draught as possible.
Sec. 2. Houses must be washed twice a month, weather permitting.
The use of chloride of Mmo or any like substance on the floors of houses Is
prohibited, except on stall floors.
. Sec. 3. Members receiving forage, fuel, etc.. will only receipt for the
actual amounts received by them. Coal, 2,240 pounds to the ton; wood, per
cord, 4x4x8 128 cubic feet; feed, per 100 pounds or fraction thereof.
Sec. 4. Engineers will carefully instruct their assistants in the engine
house in the care and management of the apparatus, heater, syphon, etc.,
while in quarters; the house watchman, or assistant house watchman, each
being held personally and solely responsible for said apparatus after having
assumed cha.rgre of the floor.
Sec. 5. A continuous watch shall be maintain in the apparatus rooms of
all company houses of the Department during the whole twenty-four hours
of the day. The day and night will be divided up into watches by the
Battalion Chiefs of the respective districts and the men to stand the same
shall be designated by the Captain, unless otherwise provided. No watch
between the hours of 6 o'clock p. m. and 6 o"clock a. m. shall be for a
longer time than four hours, and no member shall be called upon to keep
more than one night watch in twenty-four hours.
Sec. 6. There shall be in all engine and truck houses at least two men
constantly on watch, with the exception of the first evening watch, when
but one man shall be on watch. They shall be designated house watchman
and assistant house watchman. Where an engine and truck company occupy
the same house, two men from each company shall constitute the houso
watch, and the men from the engine company shall have charge and care
of engine and heaters on their watch.
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Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the house watchmen to take charge of
the telegraphic instruments, answer all telephone calls, correctly receive all
alarms of fire, sound the gong- for all alarms to which the company responds,
and immediately report the location thereof to the Captain of the company.
They shall keep the company journal while on duty, make all proper entries
therein, and shall not cause, permit or allow it to be tampered with.
Sec. 8. In no case shall the men on watch, or either of them, leave their
post until relieved., except in case of fire In the event of failure on the part
of their successors to relieve them, after being called, the Captain of the
company shall be promptly summoned and advised of the fact.
Sec. 9. They shall not permit visitors after 10 o'clock at night, except
by consent of the Captain, or a superior officer.
Sec. 10. No changing or trading of "offs" or any watch duty in com-
panies will be allowed without the consent of the Captain.
Sec. 11. If any member of the company, not on leave of absence, goes
out of quarters after 10 o'clock at right, the house watchman shall report
the fact to the Captain of the company as soon thereafter as practicable.
Sec. 12. Watchmen shall not doze or sleep while on watch, nor permit
any violation of these rules or regulations by any one in or in front of
quarters, and shall at once call the Captain if any disturbance occurs in or
about quarters which he cannot control.
Sec. 13. Captains or Acting Captains of Companies will at the end
of each day sever the tape connected with the register in their respective
houses on which alarms of fire are registered, thoroughly familiarize them-
selves with each box registered thereon, and then safely keep and store
the same away in some convenient place for at least one week. Whenever
there is anything wrong with the tapper, gong or register, or anything in
connection therewith, they will immediately report the same to the Fire
Alarm Office.
Sec. 14. Whenever, after one alarm has been received from any station,
another alarm is received from .the same, or from any other station before
the first alarm has been tapped out, the house watchman shall immediately
call the Captain or Acting-Captain, in order that he may supervise the peg-
ging on the record board.
Sec. 15. At six o'clock a. m. the house watchman shall call the com-
pany, and all members thereof must immediately arise and proceed with
their regular duties of the day.
RULE 17 ACTS OF VALOR TO BE REPORTED.
The officer in charge at a fire will report to the Chief Engineer the
names of such officers and members of the Department as may distinguish
themselves in the discharge of their duties by the saving of human life
at the risk of their own, and Assistant Chiefs and Battalion Chiefs will
report any other meritorious acts that are worthy of special attention that
may have been performed by members of the companies under their command,
while on duty, either at a fire or elsewhere, giving a full and correct state-
ment of the facts. The Chief Engineer shall submit all such reports to the
Board of Fire Commissioners for consideration.
RULE 18 LEAVES-OF-ABSENCE.
Section 1. Except as herein provided, all leaves of absence must be
obtained from the Board of Fire Commissioners, upon proper written appli-
cation made therefor.
Sec. 2. The Assistant Chiefs and Battalion Chiefs are authorized to and
may grant leaves-of-absence to the officers and members of companies under
their control for a period not to exceed four days, and in all such cases
they must put on substitutes at the expense of the men granted leave. All
such substitutes to be taken from the regular authorized list thereof.
Sec. 3. The Chief Engineer is authorized to and may grant leaves-of-
absence to officers and members of the Department not to exceed ten days,
and he may also extend leaves-of-absence, granted in accordance with the
foregoing section, not to exceed six days.
Sec. 4. The President of the Board of Fire Commissioners may grant
leaves-of-absence to the Chief Engineer.
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Sec. 5. When any member of the Department is sick, he shall report or
cause the fact to be promptly reported to his Captain and Battalion Chief.
The Battalion Chief shall verify the statement and grant a leave-of-absence
"on account of sickness" and shall put on a substitute in his place.
Sec. 6. Not more than three members of any engine or truck company
having the full complement of men, and not more than two members of any
engine or truck company of less than the full complement, and not more
than two members of any chemical company will be allowed off on leave-
of-absence at the same time. Exceptions may be made by the Battalion
Chiefs in cases of sickness or urgency, after an investigation of the same.
Sec. 7. All leaves-of-absence granted, with the time and cause for
granting the same, must be reported to the Board of Fire Commissioners at
the first regular meeting held after such leave is granted.
Sec. 8. Applications for leaves-of-absence from members of companies
will not bo considered by the Board of Fire Commissioners unless the same
have been approved and countersigned by the Captain of the company of
which the applicant is a number or to which he may be detailed for
duty.
RULE 19 SUPERINTENDENT OF ENGINES.
Section 1. The Superintendent of Engines shall be responsible to the
Board of Fire Commissioners and the Chief Engineer for the conduct and
management of the repair shop. He is charged with the control and direc-
tion of the men assigned to duty under him, and shall see that their time
Is employed to the greatest advantage to the Department, and report to the
Board of Fire Commissioners in writing all accidents or injuries received
by said men, and all absentees from duty, together with the reasons for
their absence.
Sec. 2. He shall keep a detailed record of all the work done, and shall
make and keep a record in a book provided for that purpose, of any and all
apparatus which becomes injured, broken or in any way disabled, together
with the date of such occurrence, the company or place to which it belongs,
the nature of the injury or disability, the cause, if known, and such other
and further information regarding the same as may be necessary.
Sec. 3. He shall visit the Quarters of each company once a week, if
possible, or as often as occasion may require, and inspect the apparatus in
service in the Department, and report at least once each month the condition
of the same to the Chief Engineer, and make such recommendations as he
may deem advisable.
Sec. 4. He shall see that the apparatus is at all times kept in good
repair and ready for immediate service.
Sec. 5. He shall attend all fires for which third alarms are sent in.
Sec. 6. He shall also perform such other duties as may be required or
prescribed by the Commissioners or Chief Engineer.
RULE 20 CLERK AND COMMISSARY CORPORATION YARD.
Section 1. He shall be responsible to the Board of Fire Commissioners
and the Chief Engineer, and shall be on duty at his office at Corporation
Yard No. 1 of this Department from 8 o"clock a. m. to 5 o"clock p. m. daily
(Sundays and legal holidays excepted) and at such other times as the Chief
Engineer may direct.
Sec. 2. He shall have the care and management of the supply depart-
ment, and have charge of all hose, and apparatus and supplies purchased by
order of the Commissioners.
Sec. 3. He shall, upon tho receipt of requisitions therefor, deliver to the
various companies the monthly supplies and stores for each company.
Sec. 4. He shall keep the books and accounts of the supply department
in a systematic manner, showing the supplies received by him, the amount
delievered to each company and the amount remaining on hand, and report
monthly to the Board of Fire Commissioners.
Sec. 5. It shall be his duty to keep in a book provided for that purpose
an account of the quantity, kind and condition of the hose in the Department,
and in each company thereof, with such other record as may be required to
insure at all times full knowledge of the condition of the same.
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Sec. 6. He shall not deliver ay supplies or stores of the Fire Depart-
ment except upon an order signed by the Chief "Engineer and the Secretary
of the Commissioners (except during a conflagration supplies or apparatus
may be delivered on the order of the Chief Engineer, Assistant Chief Engi-
neer, Battalion Chiefs or Captains) and shall procure a written receipt for
all such supplies or stores delivered.
Sec. 7. He shall answer all third alarms of fire, and perform such other
duties as the Commissioners or Chief Engineer may direct.
RULE 21 VETERINARY SURGEON.
Section 1. The Veterinary Surgeon shall be responsible to the Chief
Engineer, and shall visit the hospital or stables daily. He shall also tend
to all sick or injured horses belonging to the Department at any time of
the day or night that such services may be needed. He shall give instructions
to the attendants in charge of such horses, and shall report to the Chief
Engineer and Board of Fire Commissioners any neglect of duty of same.
Sec. 2. Each person attending to horses under treatment of Veterinary
Surgeon shall report to him the condition of horses in his care, and obey all
orders given by the Veterinary Surgeon as to their treatment.
RULE 22 SUPERINTENDENT OF HORSES.
Section 1. He shall bo responsible to the Board of Fire Commissioners
and the Chief Engineer for the performance of his duties in the general
care and treatment of the horses of the Department.
Sec. 2. He shall instruct his men to give such medical, surgical, and
other attention to the horses of the Department as may be ordered by the
Veterinary Surgeon, regulate their feed, and give such directions to those in
charge of horses as in his judgment is necessary.
Sec. 3. He shall report to the Chief Engineer once a month, or as often
as circumstances may require, the condition of the horses, etc., under his
charge, and shall also report all deaths of horses, and recommend the con-
demnation and disposal of horses which become unfitted for service in the
Department.
Sec. 4. It shall be his duty, at least twice each month, to visit each
company quarters and inspect the horses and the forage furnished, give ad-
vice and direction as to feeding, and to report to the Chief Engineer any
willful neglect or any undergrade forage found.
Sec. 5. He 'shall keep an accurate, numerical and descriptive record of
all horses in the Department, containing date of purchase, age, color,
record of accidents, sickness and date of final sale, death or transfer, to-
gether with such other information concerning the same as may be useful.
Sec. 6. He shall have the charge and direction of the hostlers assigned
for duty at the stables, and shall prescribe their duties.
Sec. 7. When not otherwise engaged on Department business he shall
always be in attendance at the Department stables.
Sec. 8. He shall have and assume charge of the stables and see that
everything appertaining thereto is kept in proper order and condition.
Sec. 9. He shall perform such other duties as may be required or pre-
scribed by the Commissioners or the Chief Engineer.
RULE 23 HOSTLERS.
They shall devote their entire time and attention to the stable work
assigned them, and -shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the
Chief Engineer or Superintendent of Horses.
RULE 24 HYDRANTMEN.
Section 1. Hydrantmen shall attend to all hydrants and cisterns In their
respective districts, see that the same are in ffood condition and ready at
all times for Immediate use.
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Sec. 2. They shall see that the hydrants are at all times kept free
from obstructions of every character;, so that access thereto may be readily
had by the engines of the Department.
Sec. 3. They will visit and inspect the cisterns in their respective dis-
tricts once in each week, keep the same filled with water and see that they
are in proper condition and ready for immediate use at all times. They
will report the condition of the several cisterns once in each week to the
Battalion Chief of the district wherein said cisterns are located, but if for
any reason a cistern becomes useless the fact shall be immediately reported
to the proper Battalion Chief.
Sec. 4. They shall register in books provided for that purpose the exact
location of all hydrant gates in their respective districts and shall see that
said gates are conspicuously exposed and not covered over or hidden in any
way by pavement, bitumen or other material or substance used for street
purposes.
Sec. 5. They shall perform such other duties as may be required of them
by the Commissioners or Chief Engineer.
RULE 25 WATCHMEN.
Section 1. Night watchmen shall be in attendance daily at the Corpo-
ration Yard of the Department to which they may be assigned for duty
from 6 o'clock p. m. until 7 'o'clock a. m. the following morning, and shall
carefully guard and protect the property intrusted to their care.
Sec. 2. Thev shall perform such other duties as maj r be required of them
by the Superintendent of Engines.
RULE 26 CARE AND USE OF HOSE, APPARATUS, HORSES, HARNESS,
IMPLEMENTS, ETC.
HORSES.
Section 1. All horses of the Department must be watered at 5 o'clock
a. m. and fed a,t 6 o"clock a,, m. with the regular allowance of cooked
grain; the allowance of grain will be set aside by the driver, and the assistant
house watchman will, about 1 o'clock each morning, pour boiling water over
the same in a biicket i-rovided for that purpose, and then fix the cover on
tight so as to prevent the escape of the heat or steam therein. On feeding
said allowance, another allowance will be immediately prepared. At 11
o'clock a. m. the horses will be watered and given a small quantity of hay,
and at about 12 o'clock m. fed the regular allowance of prepared grain.
At 6 o'clock p. m. water and bed the horses, give them their allowance of
hay, then give a frw carrots, or other feed which may be ordered by the
Superintendent of Horses.
Sec. 2. All horses must be exercised daily for one hour, unless a run
was had after 1 o'clock a. m. In wet weather exercising will be done, if
possible, between showers.
Sec. 3. In good weather, during the spring and summer months, the
horses will be permitted to stand outside the houses from 9:45 to 11 a. m.
Sec 4. In case of sickness or injury to any horse, it shall be the duty
of Captains to promptly report the same to the Superintendent of Horses and
he shall see that measures are taken for the relief of -such horse.
Sec. 5. Any horse which neglects to eat or shows any signs of being
sick or lame, and any horse loosing a shoe, will be" immediately reported to
the Superintendent of Horses, and a relief horse will be provided.
Sec. 6. Teasing or annoying horses or teaching them any tricks, or
unnecessarily or severely punishing them, is prohibited.
Sec. 7. No gas or electric light shall be placed ' or kept directly in
front of a horse's eyes.
Sec. 8. Muzzles are strictly prohibited on horses between the hours
of 6 p. m. and 6 a. m., except while standing on the street.
Sec. 9. On cold or stormy nights, when it is necessary to remain at a
fire for a long time, the drivers will blanket their horses well, and exercise
them every half haur for ten minutes. If possible putting them in some
sheltered place.
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Sec. 10. A horse must never bo given water or grain while he is hot
after a run, except that his mouth and nostrils must be sponged out with
cold Avater and he may be given two or three swallows only. Sweat must be
wiped from around the eyes and under the tail with a damp sponge.
Sec. 11. Horses must be blanketed when standing in the open air.
Sec. 12. If a horse be under medical treatment, the driver must be
careful to follow the instructions of the Veterinary Surgeon in administer-
ing the medicines and otherwise attending to the horse. If a driver lays
off while attending to a sick horse, he must instruct his substitute as to how
the horse is to be attended to.
Sec 13. After returning- from exercise or an alarm, horses' feet (not
legs) must be washed out and examined for nails, loose shoes, etc., then
rubbed down and if warm, blanketed (in houses that have no heater). The
back door must be kept shut and draughts avoided as much as possible.
Sec. 14. Tn cold weather the chill must be taken off drinking water, or
only a small quantity of cold water given at one time.
Sec. 15. A bucket must not be used to catch the horses' urine in. If
a horse is straining to urinate and afraid to do so, straw must be shaken
under him, which will encourage him to pass it. The stall must be rinsed
out or washed down immediately. Manure should also be removed imme-
diately.
Sec. 16. The mane and tail must be washed once a week with soap
and warm water, weather permitting, and the sheath once every two weeks.
Sec, 17. Horses predisposed to scour must get small quantities of water
often, instead of a large drink at one time.
Sec. 18. Grey or white horses stained on quarters, etc., may have spots
sponged off with warm water and soap, but must be thoroughly dried with a
"rubber" immediately. White legs may be treated likewise when necessary;
otherwise the legs must never be washed, except by order of the Superin-
tendent of Horses.
Sec. 19. Rain, sweat and mud must be removed immediately on getting
into the house; flrst with scraper and afterwards with a wad of straw or
sack, care being taken to dry out the hollow of the heels thoroughly; what is
left can be washed or brushed off when dry; use no water to remove it.
Washing horses is prohibited.
Sec. 20. The feet should be stuffed every other night in dry weather.
Sec. 21. Musty or overdried hay, or musty food of any kind must be
rejected, as it is injurious to the horse's wind.
Sec. 22. Clipping horses must be done under the directions of the
Superintendent of Horses, but the mane and legs must be clipped clean at all
times.
Sec. 23 Bedding should be removed for ventilation from the house in
dry weather where it is convenient to do so.
Sec. 24. Drivers are strictly prohibited from using a twitch or other
like appliance upon the horses while clipping the legs, cutting the manes,
washing tails, etc. If a horse cannot be handled without the use of said
appliances, the driver wjll notify the Superintendent of Horses.
HARNESS.
Sec. 25. No hot or warm water shall be used in cleaning harness.
Sec. 26. The use of emery cloth in polishing the points and bells of
Hale or Berry names arrd rein snaps is strictly prohibited. Nothing but oil
shall be used.
APPARATUS.
Sec. ?7. No alterations shall be made in trace or pole chains other than
necessary adjustments.
Sec. 28. The use of water in and around the furnace of fire engines for
removing sparks or other evidence of fire is prohibited. A dry broom shall
only be used for said purpose.
Sec. 29. On returning from a run, the apparatus will be left outside
of the house, the horses blanketed, and the running gear thoroughly washed
with small hose. Companies having a yard may wash their apparatus
therein.
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HOSE.
Sec 30. Cotton hose must not be allowed to remain on the wagon more
than twenty- four hours in a wet or damp condition unless unavoidable. The
hose must be Changed every fifteen days unless the same has been in actual
service during said time, and when said change is made, a note thereof
shall be entered in the company journal.
Sec. 31. Cotton hose, after being used at a fire, and when returned to
quarters, if only wet or damp, will be immediately hung up in the tower.
If any hose is in a dirty condition from mud, etc., it shall be thoroughly
cleaned, with a broom and water if necessary.
Sec. 32, When changing hose, before it Is taken from the wagon or
reel, there must be lowered down from the tower all the hose that Is to be put
on, and the lengths coupled together, care being taken to see that the
couplings and swivels are in perfect order and that all have proper washers.
A small quantity of tallow or oil should be used on the threads and swivels,
but not enough to run on the fabric or rubber, as grease will injure either.
What hose is necessary can then be removed from the wagon or reel and
the dry hose placed thereon; the wet hose then hoisted in the hose tower.
If any of the lengths of hose are injured, they must not be rolled up and set
aside, but must be marked and hung up until called for by the supply wagon.
Sec. 33. Hose covers must not be folded. The inner or go-between cover
must be rolled and stored under the seat: the outer cover of hose wagons
and carriages, when not in use, must be hung at full length or width in a dry
place, and not creased in any manner.
GENERAL RULES.
1. All officers and members of the Department must devote their entire
time and attention to the service* of the Department, and must not engage
In any other business or calling.
2. No political, social, or other organization shall be formed or main-
tained In the houses of the Department, and no meetings of any character,
other than regular Company meetings, will be permitted therein; and no
officer, member or employee of the Department shall take any part whatever
in any political convention, canvass or campaign, except to vote, and no
interference in the free exercise of this right by every member of the De-
partment will be tolerated. Any violation of this rule will be deemed suffi-
cient cause for dismissal from the Department.
3. The officers and members of the Department are prohibited from
forming and maintaining, exclusively amongst themselves, any society, com-
pany or organization supported by assessments upon or contributions from the
members or employees of the Department, without having first obtained per*
mission from the Board of Fire Commissioners to so do.
4. Officers shall be just, dign:fied and firm In their Intercourse with sub-
ordinates, and shall abstain from using violent, abusive or immoderate lan-
guage in giving orders and directions, as well as when In conversation with
them.
5. Officers and members must at all times conduct themselves In a gen-
tlemanly manner and refrain from using obscene, immoral, disrespectful, im-
pudent or improper language.
6. Members of the Department shall not enter saloons or places where
liquor is sold while wearing their uniforms or while on duty, except in the
legitimate discharge of their duties.
7. No intoxicating beverages shall be brought into, kept or drunk in
or about any of the houses or premises of the Department, and any member
or employee, who, while on duty, or while In uniform, or when about the
premises of the Department becomes intoxicated, or who absents himself
from duty because of drink shall be subject to dismissal, or such other
penalty as the Board of Fire Commissioners, after trial, may impose.
8. The smoking of cigarettes shall not be permitted in or about the
houses of the Department, and smoking while on the apparatus or vehicles
is at all times prohibited.
9. Gambling of all kinds is strictly prohibited in or about the houses
of the Department.
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10. Congregating on the sidewalk In front of or adjacent to Company
houses Is also prohibited.
11. Members and employees of the Department are prohibited from using
the telephones in service therein for any other purpose than on business
connected with the Department, and no person or persons, other than public
officials, shall be allowed to use the same, and then only on official business
connected with their respective offices.
12. No member or employee shall sell or assign or discount his salary
warrant or demand on the treasurer; nor shall any member or employee
endorse or guarantee, in writing, the note, assignment, or other instrument
of like nature of any other member of the Department.
13. All members and employees of the Department must promptly pay
their just and lawful debts, contracted or Incurred while in the service.
Failure to do so will b3 considered cause for suspension or dismissal.
14. No officer, member or employee shall at any time be guilty of any
act or omission which impedes, injures or hinders, or tends to impede, injure
or hinder, the progress, welfare, discipline, efficiency or good name of this
Department.
15. Members of the Department, as a mark of respect, must rise and
salute Commissioners and ranking officers of the Department, or any other
public officers visiting their quarters. When a ranking officer visits the
quarters of a company, all members thereof that may be outside of the
house or on the street in the vicinity thereof roust immediately return to
quarters.
16. The members of the Department must at all times address their
superior officers by their proper titles, and in all cases use the word without
any abbreviation whatever. The Chief Engineer, Assistant Chief Engineers
and Battalion Chiefs, when addressed verbally by any member of the De-
partment must be addressed as "Chief", but when addressed in writing the
full title of the officer must be used.
17. Every member of the uniformed force will provide himself with
the regulation uniform within thirty days after his appointment, but such
uniform must not be worn on duty until it has been inspected and approved
by the Battalion Chief. It shall be the duty of said members of the Depart-
ment to wear the prescribed uniform at all times, except from the time of
retiring until 10 o'clock a. m. All members of the Department, while at a
fire, shall wear their official badge in a conspicuous place on the left breast
of their coat or outer garment, and shall wear their regulation fire hat.
18. Members of the Department shall conduct themselves quietly at
fires; shouting or boisterous conduct will not be permitted. Water will b
turned on by order of a commanding officer and not otherwise. Members
who are on the pipe leading into a fire above the ground floor will shut th
nozzle off immediately upon connecting the same to the hose.
19. No exchange of badges will be permitted except when it becomes
necessary in cases of promotion or transfer; nor shall the same be loaned
to any person, or used for any but the legitimate purposes of the Department.
20. No officer, member or employee shall ride or attempt to ride on any
street car on his official badge or uniform and without paying his fare,
unless such privilege has been accorded the members by the railroad compa-
nies, and then only under such conditions as may be imposed by the said
companies.
21. Members of the Department, when resigning, or upon dismissal or
suspension, must immediately surrender to the commanding officer of their
company their official badge, and all other property of the Department that
may be in their possession.
22. Members of companies must sleep in their Company houses when
on duty, and while so sleeping shall not be unnecessarily disturbed.
23. The hours for meals in the various companies will be designated by
the Captain, each man being entitled to one hour at each meal where three
meals are taken during the day, or one and one-quarter hours at each meal
where only two meals are taken; provided that the total time for all th
men of the company at each meal shall not be more than three and one-half
hours. The number of men to meals at one time shall be in accordance with
these hours, taking into consideration the number of men in the company.
24. Members of companies must not go beyond the limits of their re-
spective districts for their meals, nor for any other purpose while on duty
210 FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
without obtaining permission from their superior officers, and while absent
at meals they must immediately respond to all alarms of fire to which their
respective companies respond, either for service or for the purpose of cover-
ing- in to other quarters .
25. Members of companies must notify their Captain of the address of
their eating place and residence and of any change therein, and said officer
shall keep a record of these particulars concerning every man under his
charge.
26. All uniformed members of the Department, when appearing before
the Board of Fire Commissioners for trial or otherwise, must so appear in
the full regulation uniform of the Department.
27. No visitors shall be allowed in the houses of the Department after
10 o'clock p. m. without permission of the Captain.
28. No member of the Department shall receive any reward or present
of any kind for services rendered in the discharge of his duties, without per-
mission of the Board of Fire Commissioners, and no member shall give or
contribute toward the giving of any present or thing of value to any mem-
ber or officer of superior rank.
29. No officer or member of the Fire Department shall wantonly or
maliciously make any false report of any other member, nor fail to report
any real violation of the Rules, etc.
30. Department property must not be loaned, sold or given away, but
must be carefully protected from waste and abuse.
31. The various companies of the Department shall have and attend
such drills as their superior officers may prescribe and the members thereof
shall attend such practice drills at the Drill Towers as the Chief Engineer
or Drill Masters direct, and all the required duties of such drills shall be
properly and efficiently performed.
32. No officer or member of any company shall be absent from his
company quarters while on duty, without permission, except at meal hours,
unless by order of the Chief Engineer.
33. All assignments of officers and of companies for answering alarms
and attending fires and the movements of companies in covering-in, shall
be made under the direction of the Chief Engineer.
34. No work or labor not absolutely necessary shall be performed on
Sundays.
35. All members of companies (Drivers and Engineers excepted) will
wear the regulation fire hat while going to and returning from alarms of Ire
and while working thereat.
36. Officers and members of the Department will be governed by the
Rules and Regulations, as set forth in the Assignment Book, in responding to
alarms of fire, and a strict observance of said rules is required of them.
37. The First Assistant Chief Engineer, Second Assistant Chief Engineer
and Battalion Chiefs may suspend any subordinate officer, member or employee
of the Department for a violation of any of the rulos of the Department,
and shall forthwith report in writing such suspension, with tne reasons there-
for, to the Chief Engineer.
38. All officers, members and employees of the Department must per-
form all their required duties therein in a prompt, proper and energetic man-
ner, and continued failure or neglect to so do will be considered as incom-
petency by the Board of Fire Commissioners.
39. No officer, member or employee shal neglect or refuse to perform any
duty or to obey any order of a superior officer, pertaining to matters of the
Department.
40. Officers shall call the attention of all members present to any mis-
conduct, occurrence, act or words which might become the subject of charges
before the Commission.
41. It shall be the duty of all members or employees of the Department
to take notice of any conduct or action of any member or employee therein
which they are in a position to see or any language which they may hear,
and which may be prejudicial to the good and welfare of the Department,
aitd said members shall ascertain the true facts and conditions in every
case to which their attention may be called, for the purpose of acting as
witnesses.
FIKE COMMISSIONED. 211
42. False swearing or willfully withholding the truth on the part of
members while acting as witnesses in the trial of charges before the Com-
mission will be made the ground for charges and be punished as the Commis-
sion may determine.
43. The duties imposed upon members of the Department shall also
apply to Substitutes when on duty, and a strict observance of the rules and
regulations of the Department will be required of them.
44. Any officer, member or employee violating any of the foregoing rules
and regulations of the Department, or any subsequent rules and regulations
which may be adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners, or any general
or special orders or instructions of the Board of Fire Commissioners or Chief
Engineer, or orders of any superior officer, shall, upon conviction, be pun-
ished by reprimand, fine, suspension or dismissal from the Department, as the
Board of Fire Commissioners may determine after a trial
INSIGNIA OF RANK.
Chief Engineer Five trumpets, measuring one and three-sixteenths inchei
each, crossed with the bells outward, and projecting beyond mouthpieces, so
as to form a design 1 % inches in diameter, and all to be made of gilt metal
and worn on the front of the cap.
First Assistant Chief Engineer Same as above, with the exception that
there shall be but four trumpets.
Second Assistant Chief Engineer Same as above, with the exception that
there shall be but three trumpets.
Battalion Chiefs Same as above, with the exception that there shall be
but two trumpets.
Captains of Engine, Chemical Engine and Water Tower Companies Two
trumpets, one and three-sixteenths inches long; made of white metal; trumpets
placed perpendicularly, bells downward; letter and number designating com-
pany on same. To be worn in the center of cap front.
Lieutenants of Engine, Chemical Engine and Water Tower Companies
Same as above, with the exception that there shall be but one trumpet, placed
perpendicularly.
Captains of Truck Companies Two axes, one and three-sixteenths inches
long; made of white metal; axes to be placed crosswise; letter and number
designating company on same. To be worn in center of cap front.
Lieutenants of Truck Companies Same as above, with the exception that
there shall be but one axe, placed perpendicularly.
Engineers, Drivers, Stokers, Tillermen, Truckmen and Hosemen White
metal Maltese cross badge, one and five-eighths inches each way, with the
Department number of the wearer in figures three-eighths of an inch long,
to be worn in the center of the cap front.
REGULATION UNIFORM, S. F. F. D. CHIEF ENGINEER.
COAT to be double-breasted, square cut; to button to the neck, with
rolling collar, made to be worn open or closed; seam in back, raw edge, %
inch double stitched, two lower, one upper pockets with scalloped flaps 3%
inches deep at points; two inside, cut crosswise; two rows of buttons, 8 in
each row, to be placed in pairs. Sleeves to be stitched to a point from 3%
to 6 inches; four buttons on sleeve. Buttons to be gilt and set in with rings.
Length to be to the middle of first finger. Lining to be of heavy Italian cloth
and striped sateen sleeve lining.
VEST single-breasted; no collar; raw edge; double-stitched one-half edge;
four pockets outside, none inside. The pockets to have scalloped flaps 2*4,
inches deep at points, 1% inches between points. Vest to be opened no more
than 14 inches from center of back and closed with 6 gilt buttons.
TROUSERS two top, two hip and one fob or watch pocket; sewed down
lap seam % of an inch; width of trousers to be 1 inch smaller at bottom
than at knee.
SHIRT linen or muslin, with standing collar.
CRAVAT a narrow neck tie or bow of black silk, not less than % of an
inch in width, tied in a flat knot in front, the ends to extend not more than
3 inches from the knot.
212 FIRPJ COMMISSIONERS.
FIRST AND SECOND ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEERS AND BATTALION
CHIEFS.
Same as above, with the exception that there shall be two rows of but-
tons, 6 in each row, and sleeves to be stitched to a point from 3* to 5 inches;
4 buttons on sleeve of coat.
CAPTAINS AND LIEUTENANTS OF COMPANIES.
Same as above, with the exception that there shall be two rows of but-
tons, 5 in each row, placed equi-distant to within 8 y 2 inches of bottom of
coat. Buttons to be of white metal; no outside pockets; 3 buttons on each
sleeve; coat to be made to be worn buttoned up.
VEST same as specified for officers, with the exception that the two
upper pockets are finished with welts 1 inch deep.
SHIRTS same as specified below.
ENGINEERS, DRIVERS, STOKERS, HOSEMEN, TILLERMEN AND
TRUCKMEN.
COAT to be single-breasted, square cut, buttoned close to neck, with 6
buttons; to be finished raw edges, double-stitched y 2 inch, plain seams, also
seam down the center of back. Prussian collar, turned down to 2 1-3 inches
deep in center of back, 2% inches deep at points in front; no pockets outside,
two inside cross-ways. Sleeves to be stitched to a point 3% inches from
edge up to 5 inches, double-stitched; 3 buttons, facing inside, raw edged and
single-stitched. Buttons to be of white metal. The length of coat to be to
the middle knuckle of first finger.
TROUSERS same as specified for officers.
VEST same as specified for officers, with the exception that the two
upper pockets are finished with welts 1 inch deep. All buttons on coat and
vest to be fastened in with rings.
SHIRTS blue flannel, collar 4% inches deep at points, 2y 2 inches at back
when finished; 3 rows of stitching. Collar band % inch at front and 1^
inches at back. Breast-piece 13 inches long, 2% inches wide, open 11 ifc
inches; 3 rows of stitching; 4 buttons and button-holes. Yoke 2 points, 3 rows
of stitching. Body and sleeves double-stitched. Cuffs open 5 inches; long
points iy 2 inches; short points 5% inches. Two buttonholes, 3 buttons, 3
rows of stitching. Silk to be used in all top stitching and buttonholes. Buttons
to be first grade white pearl; 4 holes; 24 line. Buttonholes to be hand-
made.
CRAVAT long black ties, ordinary length. All linings must be same as
samples in Chief Engineer's Office. See plate of coats for all uniform men at
Chief Engineer's Office or at headquarters of Chiefs of Battalions. Sample
shirt can be seen at Chief Engineer's .Office.
CAPS.
CHIEF ENGINEER, ASSISTANT CHIEF ENGINEERS, BATTALION CHIEFS,
CAPTAINS AND LIEUTENANTS OF ENGINE COMPANIES, CAPTAINS
AND LIEUTENANTS OF TRUCK COMPANIES.
CAPS to be of regulation Fire Department pattern; made of 20-ounce
navy blue cloth, pure indigo dyed, 3% inches deep, with welt around tip of
cap; the welt to cover steel wire; welt of %-inch width, y 3 of an inch above
the base of cap; band 1 1-5 inches wide above base welt; crown above band
1% inches, cut in four parts with seam in front and back and on each side
of cap; vipor to be unbound, of plain solid black patent leather 2 inches wide,
with round corners; %-inch leather chin straps, with leather slides fastened
to the cap on each side with brass Fire Department buttons. Captains and
Lieutenants of Engine and Truck Companies, Chemicals and Water Towers
buttons to be of white metal. Real mohair black braid on band of cap; inside
band of cap to be of solid leather; lining to be of genuine hair cloth, covered
with satin, sweatband to be of dark Japan leather 2 inches wide; two japan-
ned metal eyelets on each side of cap for ventilation. The insignia of office
to be of gilt metal in center of front above the welt.
FIKE (JOMMiaSlONEKS. 213
ENGINEERS, DRIVERS, STOKERS, TILLERMEN AND TRUCKMEN.
CAP to be same as above, except that there be no mohair braid on the
same and the badge of office and buttons on the side shall be of white metal.
Badge to be made in shape of Maltese cross, with the number and monogram
of the Department thereon.
All insignia of office and cap devices shall be placed half way between
the top of cap and the row of stitching at upper edge of cap band.
Rain covers required for each cap to be made of rubber gossamer to fit
the cap.
REGULATION FIRE HELMET.
Chief Engineer White leather Hat, having a gilded leather front, de-
pending from a gilt-edge head, and attached to the front of the hat, with
the insignia of his rank and the words "Chief Engineer" painted upon it
upon a scroll of gold.
First Assistant Chief Engineer Same as above, with the words "First
Assistant Chief" thereon.
Second Assistant Chief Engineer Same as above, with the words "Second
Assistant Chief" thereon.
Battalion Chiefs Same as above, with the words "Battalion Chief" and
number of battalion district designated thereon.
Captains of Engine Companies Black leather hats, with eight cones, with
number of company and rank of office on white leather front.
Lieutenants of Engine Companies Same as above.
Hosemen Black leather hats, with eight cones, and name of company
on black front.
Truck Companies Red and white leather hats, with eight cones.
REPORT OF THE BOARD
OP
Fire Pension Fund Commissioners
RELIEF ENGINE COMPANY No. 4.
San Francisco, July 1, 1904.
To the Honorable Eugene E. Schmitz,
Mayor of the City and County of SanFrancisco.
Dear Sir In compliance with Article XVI, Section 9 of the Charter of
the City and County of San Francisco, the Board of Fire Pension Fund Com-
missioners herewith present and submit their report for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30, 1904:
ORGANIZATION
The Board of Fire Pension Fund Commissioners, as now constituted, con-
sists of four members and a Secretary, viz. :
J. George Boyne Term expires January 8, 1908
John J. Barrett Term Expires January 8, 1907
J. S. Parry Term Expires January 8, 1906
H. M. Wreden Term Expires January 8,1905
S. W. Nicoll, Secretary.
During the year the following-named widows of late members of the Fir
Department were pensioned under the provisions of Article 9, Chapter 7,
Section 5, of the Charter, viz.:
Mrs. Annie K. Callen, widow of James W. Callen, Captain of Chemical
Engine No. 3. Pensioned August 7, 1903. Effective May 25, 1903.
Mrs. Mary Holmes, widow of William Holmes, Captain of Engine Co.
No. 37. Pensioned December 12, 1903. Effective December 1, 1903.
During the year four members of the Fire Department were retired
under the provisions of the Charter, viz.:
Hugh Quinn, hoseman, Relief Engine Co. No. 3. Pensioned December
12, 1903. Effective December 5, 1903.
Henry S. Morrison, truckman, Truck Co. No. 9. Pensioned February 19,
1904. Effective March 1, 1904.
Thos. E. Casserly, hoseman, Engine Co. No. 29. Pensioned May 13, 1904.
Effective June 1, 1904.
Robert H. Sawyer, Captain Engine Co. No. 27. Pensioned May 20, 1004.
Effective June 1, 1904.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
215
LIST OF PENSIONERS JUNE 30, 1903, TO JUNE 30, 1904.
Name.
Pension Effective,
f
Amount per
Quarter.
$135.00
52.50
February 14 1892 |
135.00
O'Neil John
April 23 1892 !
67.50
135.00
October 29 1892 |
210.00
December 3 1892
52.50
52.50
February 18 1893 1
52.50
April 15 1893 1
52.50
May 16 1893 1
52.50
'July 15 1893
210.00
July 29 1893
67.50
Colvin H T
July 21 1894
210 00
'July 28 1894
52.50
112.50
52 50
April 13 1896
210 00
'February 4 1897
135 00
May 27 18-97
67.50
O'Neill Edward
Tune 6 1897
52.50
(August 27, 1897
52.50
December 16 1897
67.50
August 11 1898
210.00
Mulcahy William H
52.50
McCormick Patrick
67.50
O' Sullivan Edward ".
September 14 1899 ....
52.50
210.00
52.50
Sweeney, Mrs. Jennie
July 1 1900
120.00
Hogan, Joseph H
180.00
Crummev John T .
120.00
Wolf Joseph ,
120.00
Barry Patrick.
April 1 1901
150 00
McGibbon, James A
March 6 1902 |
150.00
Mahonev, John J
: June 1 1902 . . .
180.00
Franks James
-June 1 1902
150 .00
Nagle, John J
150 00
150.00
November 1 1902
150.00
Conlon, Frank J. ** ,
150.00
Canty, Patrick
(April 1 1903
150.00
Browne, Robert T ...... .
(April 1, 1903
180 00
Callen, Mrs Annie K
(May 25 1903
180 00
Bearwald, Mrs Ray
June 1 1903 1
150 00
Holmes, Mrs. Mary
December 1 1903 1
180.00
Quinn, Hug-h
December 5 1903 [
150.00
Morrison, Henry S
March 1 1904 . i
150 00
Casserly, Thomas E . .
June 1 1904 . '
150 00
Sawyer, Robert H
June 1 1904
180 00
**Guardian of Francis J. Cameron, George Cameron and Thomas W.
Cameron.
DEATHS.
During the fiscal year the following deaths occurred:
Meagher, Thomas Died July 29, 1908
Colvin Hugh K Died October 25, 1903
Hogan, Joseph H Died March 14, 1904
APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURES FISCAL, YEAR JUNE 30, 1903
JUNE 30, 1904.
Appropriated by the Board of Supervisors July 1, 1903
$19,000.00
2] 6 FJRE COMMISSIONERS.
PENSIONS PAYABLE.
First quarter, ending September 30, 1903 $5,451.05
Second quarter, ending December 31, 1903 5,260.00
Third quarter, ending March 31, 1904 | 5,447.09
Fourth quarter, ending June 30, 1904 5,510.00
Salary of Secretary, July 1, 1903, to June 30, 1904 600.00 22,268.14
Deficit $3,268.14
Respectfully submitted,
S. W. NICOLL,, Secratary.
ANNUAL REPORT
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY.
FISCAL YEAR 1903-1904.
San -Francisco, Cal., July 1, 1904.
Hon. E. E. Schmitz, Mayor, City and County of San Francisco. City
Hall, City.
I have the honor to submit herewith the Fifth Annual Report of the
Department of Electricity, and the thirty-ninth for this servio.e, for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1904.
Respectfully,
W. R. HEWITT,
Chief, Department of Electricity.
Department of Electricity.
San Francisco Gal.,
Hon. E. E. Schmitz, Mayor, City and County of San Francisco, City
Hall, City.
Dear Sir: The principal work performed by the Department of Elec-
tricity during the fiscal year 1903-1904 was the practical completion of
Underground Districts Nos. 1 and 2, special attention being given to the
installation of conduit and cables.
Considerable reconstruction was necessitated by the widening of Third
street from Market to Townsend, involving 2500 feet of main conduit and
laterals.
Five standards were set along the Sea Wall in District No. 2 and
connected with 600 feet of 1 Viin. lateral to our main system; 1,800 feet of
2% in. main conduit and 4 manholes were required to connect in the Fire
and Police Stations, and the Fire Patrols; 12 standards were reset and a
total of 8,750 feet of cable were drawn in the ducts to complete the sys-
tem in this district.
In connection with the underground system, a house and laboratory
were built in the City Hall Court, and all necessary instruments, switch-
boards, motor-generators and batteries for cable testing purposes were in-
stalled and a book account kept of each wire, splice and electrical test.
On February 1, 1904, work was commenced in Underground District No.
3, and to date 7,000 feet of 2% in. steel conduit, 6,500 feet of 3 in. paper conduit,
950 feet of 1% in. lateral conduit have been laid, 23 manholes constructed
and 23 standards set. Work In this district involved the trenching, refilling
and repaving of 9,350 lineal feet of street, including 400 square feet of
bitumen work.
Interior construction involved the installation of new and complete wir-
ing and lighting systems in the following Department Stations: Engine
Houses 4, C, 15. 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 33 and 38; 1 truck; also "Silent System"
boards installed in Engine Houses 4 and 38.
General overhauling, repairs and installing were done in the various
Department Stations and the following public offices: Mayor, Auditor,
Assessor, Sheriff, Treasurer, Tax Collector, Registrar, Coroner, Board of
Health, Board of Public Works, Board of Education, Civil Service Commis-
sion, Superior Judge Hunt, Superior Judge Coffey, Law Library and Alms
House.
Interior construction required 4,269 various electrical fittings. 4,257 feet
lamp cord, 5,000 feet flexible conduit, 1,960 feet iron armored conduit, 50
Ibs. solder, 100 Ibs. tape, 20 Ibs. fuse wire, 2,727 incandescent lamps, 1,290
feet moulding, 69,790 feet rubber covered wire of various sizes, 29 gross
assorted screws, 10,740 feet annunciator wire, 525 feet fixture wire, 6,320
cells of dry battery and parts of batteries, 4,884 Ibs bluestone and bat-
tery material, 2,285 wood cleats and 245 porcelain cleats.
Overhead construction required 18% miles of weather proof iron wire,
74% miles of hard drawn weather proof triple braid wire, 3,200 insu-
lators, 2,344 pins, 66 brackets, 3,787 porcelain knobs, 940 cross-arm braces,
542 cross-arms, 59 break arms, 35 poles, 447 Ibs. solder, 165 Ibs. paraffme, 53
gallons oil, 50 gallons insulating paint, 40 Ibs. splicing compound, 409 rolls
black tape, 203 gallons gasoline, 500 feet marlin, 119 yards cheese cloth and
500 feet P. & B. building paper.
Overhead construction involved the extension, reconstruction and re-
pairs to Signal, Tapper, Alarm and Telephone lines, also Police circuits,
which included the installing of nineteen new Fire boxes and twelve new
Police boxes, as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY. 219
NEW FIRE BOXES INSTALLED.
Box.
89 Grove- Van Ness Ave.
119 Taylor-O'Farrell.
161 Polk-Jackson.
232 Valencia-23rd (old box 74).
242 Oak-Pierce.
262 Second-Folsom (old box 41).
323 Sutter-Presidio Av.
347 Eddy-Devisadero.
349 Fell-Clayton.
377 O'Farrell-Leavenworth.
378 O' Far roll -Larkin.
479 Tenth Av.-M St.
487 Second Av.-B St.
525 Utah-Mariposa.
527 Irwin-Seventh.
545 R. R. Ave-32nd Ave. So. (old box 53.)
NEW POLICE BOXES INSTALLED:
Southern Police Station.
Box.
14 Kansas-17th.
15 Connecticut-20th.
21 Iowa-25th.
22 15th Av. So.-Q St.
23 5th Av. So.-M St.
24 Dry Dock, Hunter's Point.
Mission Police Station.
Box.
12 San Bruno Av. -Silver Av.
13 San Bruno Av.-Powell Av.
14 Chenery-Diamond.
15 Ocean Av.-Lee.
16 Ocean Av.-Corbett Av.
51 Randall-18th.
Fire Boxes were shifted as follows: Nos. 182, 291, 284, 358 and 531
from old to new poles; fire box 413 was transferred from 11 Sig. to 12 Sig. ;
243 from 7 Sig. to 4 Sig.; No. 325 from 5 to 6 Sig.; No. 537 from 2 to 4
Sig.; No. 539 from 4 to 2 Sig-. Fire box No. 53 was shifted from the west
side of Third to the east side; No. 542 was shifted from the sidewalk side to
the street side of box pole; No. 563 to the opposite side of Onondaga Ave.;
No. 577 to the opposite side of Mission St.; No. 81 to the opposite side of Frank-
lin St.; No. 289 to the opposite corner of Folsom & Precita Ave.; No. 296 to
the opposite side of O'Farrell St.; No. 279 from the middle of the block to
the corner of O'Farrell and Powell Sts.
Police Boxes were shifted as follows: No. 132 (Central Station) from
Circuit No. 1 to Circuit No. 2; box 36 (Central Station) from the north side
of California and Montgomery streets, to the south side of California and
Montgomery; box 314 (Harbor Station) from the west side of Market and
Beale to the east side of Market and Beale; box 8 (City Hall Station) shifted
to the opposite side of Grove St.; box 134 from the west to the east side
of Powell St.; box 24 (Harbor Station) shifted from the N. W. to N. E. cor-
ner First and Mission Sts.; box 15 (Harbor Station) shifted from Harri-
son and Beale to S. W. corner Ferry Building; box 53 (Southern Station)
shifted from S. W. corner Fifth and Brannan to N. W. corner Fifth and
Brannan; box 142 (Central Station) and box 6 (Central Station) were
changed for new boxes; box 213 (Mission Station) was raised on the pole;
box 132 (Southern Station) was shifted from old to new pole and from
the east to the west side of Circuit No. 1. The Harbor Police Station was
installed with a new instrument board and two box circuits. The follow-
ing boxes were transferred from the Southern Police Station and installed
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY.
on Circuit No. 1 of the Harbor Police Station: Nos. 14, 15, 22, 23, 24, 42,
4S, 44, 45, 51, 153 and 314; also, the following boxes were transferred from
the Central Police Station and installed on Circuit No. 2 of the Harbor
Police Station: Nos. 5 7, 13, 15, 17, 21, 62, 63, 64, 71 and 152.
In addition to the above, there were 2,243 engine house and emergency
repair jobs; 400 fire and police box repair jobs; 101 house-moving jobs; 847
main line and outside local repair jobs attended to; 182 outside local loops
were run and 175 local bells were installed by repairers and linemen.
Shop work consisted of new work and instruments, a total of 1,528,
as follows: 12 ammeters, 39 sounders, 12 double contact relays, 36 regis-
ters with lamps, 40 box lists, 36 double pole relays, 38 lamp relays, 12
rheostats, 40 shunts, 39 keys and switches, 36 cutouts, 36 ground switches,
12 double switches, 12 fuse holders on bases (double), 40 driving devices for
registers, 24 circuit breakers, 12 ground switches, 12 telephone switches, 12
local switches, 12 lamp sockets, 24 fuse holders, 12 double switches, 15 new
fire alarm boxes, 12 new police boxes, 1 fire alarm board (15 instruments),
2 police boards completed for 21 instruments, 41 pony relays, 50 two-point
switches, 50 double push buttons (B. & W.), 14 police board relays, 12 police
board keys, 14 take-up reels, 6 registers, 6 cases for registers, 6 fire alarm
board circuit breakers, 12 8 in. gongs for fire alarm board, 112 hinges for
fire alarm boxes, 500 fire alarm box keys, 32 keyless door movements com-
plete, 37 plain door fire alarm box shells, 12 bell and relay boxes with in-
struments, 35 character wheels and 11 number plates, and 882 Shop and
Emergency Repair jobs.
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRIC] TY.
TABLE NO. 1,
Showing the number of alarms each day and month during the year.
Day
of
Week
1903
1904
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
4
20
10
13
8
13
8
Apr
17
22
7
15
24
20
10
May
20
19
17
15
26
18
14
Jun
24
21
23
20
22
28
29
Totals
175
196
176
200
209
232
176
Monday . .
Tuesday . .
Wednesday
Thursday. .
Friday
Saturday .
Sunday . . .
Totals . .
16
19
19
26
36
52
26
194
25
13
10
15
19
18
19
119
11
14
30
18
13
11
16
113
9
16
5
16
15
15
14
90
18
9
7
14
9
6
9
72
10
IS
21
20
10
14
17
7
13
12
17
14
26
7
14
12
15
11
13
11
7
110
96
83
76
115
129
167
1,364
TABLE NO. 2.
Showing the number of alarms for each hour of the day during the years
1903-1904.
A. M.
Months.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1903 July
T
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1
2'
4
3
1
6
10
15
9
59
Aug-ust . .
5
2
2
2
1
1
2
6
6
6
2
35
September
1
1
1
1
2
5
3
4
5
5
28
October. . .
1
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
6
2
5
34
November.
4
2
2
2
3
1
5
2
2
4
27
December.
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
4
4
5
7
33
1904 January. .
4
1
4
2
4
1
4
2
3
5
30
February
1
1
2
6
1
3
3
1
3
1
22
March . . .
1
2
1
2
2
1
5
6
5
1
1
27
April
2
1
4
2
2
3
2
6
4
26
May
3
2
1
5
2
4
6
17
1
41
June ....
1
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
6
10
11
6
46
Totals. . . .
20
28
17
20
24
20
27
20
48
58
76
50
408
P. M.
Months.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Totals
1903 July
17
17
16
12
15
5
9
13
9
2
7
13
135
August . .
5
5
7
10
8
6
11
7
12
2
3
8
84
September
10
3
8
8
5
13
12
5
4
4
6
7
85
October. . .
2
7
5
2
7
5
6
5
4
4
6
3
56
November.
1
5
4
3
3
5
4
5
5
2
4
4
45
December.
2
4
2
14
8
5
11
5
4
9
7
8
77
J904 January. .
3
6
4
14
5
6
4
3
5
5
7
4
66
February .
3
3
8
4
7
12
6
6
4
3
2
3
61
March
8
2
6
6
5
3
-6
4
3
2
4
49
Apn'l
6
10
7
10
5
11
9
9
4
7
3
8
89
May
6
12
5
il
6
8
3
9
3
10
3
12
88
June
17
14
14
15
12
10
10
10
4
4
2
9
121
Totals. . . .
92
122
99
12f 111
111
115
103
110
113
128
131
1,364
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY.
TABLE NO. 3.
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2
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87
172
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266
' 7
365
7
467
13
89
1
173
4
267
2
366
1
471
14
1
91
174
5
271
4
367
3
474
15
5
92
175
1
272
2
368
3
475
16
2
93
176
2
273
2
369
476
17
2
94
178
2
274
4
371
478
1
18
2
95
179
275
1
372
4
479
19
3
96
182
6
276
3
373
481
21
5
97
1
183
2
277
1
374
2
482
23
1
98
6
184
4
278
2
375
3
483
24
2
112
3
185
5
279
4
376
484
25
13
113
186
7
281
4
377
1
. 485
1
26
4
114
3
187
6
282
378
1
486
27
1
115
4
188
8
283
379
4
487
1
28
116
189
2
284
2
381
488
29
3
117
2
191
1
285
1
382
1
489
31
3
118
4
192
^2
286
2
383
491
32
2
119
193
287
2
384
1
492
2
34
2
121
194
1
288
1
385
493
1
35
6
122
2
195
3
289
386
496
36
6
123
2
196
1
291
2
387
B
511
37
5
124
197
4
293
1
388
2
512
4
38
125
2
198
7
294
3
389
2
513
4
39
5
126
2
199
1
295
4
391
5
514
1
41
3
127
213
4
296
392
3
516
6
42
9
128
2
214
1
297
6
393
517
3
43
4
129
4
215
298
3
394
1
518
2
45
3
131
216
1
311
1
395
1
519
. 2
46
1
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1
217
5
312
396
2
521
2
47
8
133
3
218
2
314
2
397
1
522
1
48
5
134
3
219
315
1
399
1
523
1
49
1
135
7
231
3
316
1
411
524
51
6
136
1
232
3
317
412
525
52
2
137
7
233
7
318
413
526
1
53
9
138
2
234
321
4
414
527
54
3
139
6
235
1
322
415
1
531
4
56
4
142
3
236
1
323
2
416
532
3
57
1
143
3
237
5
324
1
417
4
534
58
5
144
3
238
6
325
2
418
1
536
1
59
2
145
1
239
3
326
3
419
1
537
61
3
146
2
241
2
327
2
422
2
538
62
5
147
3
242
3
328
4
424
539
3
63
4
148
6
243
329
1
425
4
541
1
64
6
149
4
244
2
341
3
426
2
542
1
65
5
151
245
3
342
2
431
1
544
67
3
152
10
246
3
343
1
432
3
545
1
68
7
153
5
247
3
344
1
433
546
6
69
1
154
6
248
2
345
3
435
547
1
71
4
155
5
249
4
346
436
561
1
72
4
156
7
251
2
347
1
451
562
73
9
157
6
253
2
349
452
563
2
74
2
158
2
254
351
2
453
1
566
75
4
159
4
255
352
12
454
571
76
11
161
256
2
354
5
455
572
2
78
8
162
257
1
355
2
456
573
1
79
3
163
3
258
356
3
457
3
574
1
81
5
164
3
259
357
3
458
1
577
82
11
165
261
4
358
459
3
578
1
83
4
166
1
262
359
1
461
2
622
84
3
167
263
3
361
2
462
2
85
2
168
264
2
362
3
463
4
Totali
.244
174
155
133
94
64
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY.
223
FIRE ALARM SIGNAL STATIONS.
8
Montgomery Ave. -Union.
113
9
Montgomery Ave.-Vallejo.
114
13
Front- Washington.
115
14
Clay-Drumrn.
116
15
East opp. Clay.
117
16
Pacific-Mason.
118
17
Montgomery Ave. -Pacific.
119
18
Sansome- Washington.
121
19
Davis- Jackson.
122
21
Kearny- Sacramento.
123
23
Clay-Taylor.
124
24
Clay-Powell.
125
25
Dupont- Jackson.
126
26
Clay-Battery.
127
27
Clay-Montgomery
128
28
Bush-Grant Ave.
129
29
Pine-Stockton.
131
31
Sansome- Sacramento.
132
32
Calif ornia-Drumm.
133
34
Mission- Steuart.
134
35
Bush -Montgomery.
135
36
Folsom- Steuart.
136
37
Battery-Bush.
137
38
Market-Second.
138
39
Spear-Howard.
139
41
Sutter-Jones.
142
42
Geary-Mason.
143
43
Market-Grant Ave.
144
45
Ellis-Jones.
145
46
Sutter-Kearny.
146
47
Eddy-Powell.
147
48
Geary-Kearny.
148
49
Sutter-Stockton.
149
51
Folsom-Main.
151
52
Howard-Beale.
152
53
Third-Townsend.
153
54
Second-Howard.
154
56
Bryant-Rincon PI.
155
57
Second-Brannan.
156
58
Folsom-Fremont.
157
59
First-Brannan.
158
61
Third-Howard.
159
62
Fourth-Mission.
161
63
Fourth-Harrison.
162
64
Fifth -Howard.
163
65
Sixth-Mission.
164
67
Harrison-Second.
165
68
Fourth-Brannan.
166
69
Bryant-Third.
167
71
mh-Mission.
168
72
Mission-Duboce Ave.
169
73
Seventh-Howard.
172
74
Guerrero-] 6th.
173
75
McAllister- Jones.
174
76
Market-Hayes.
175
78
Ninth-Howard.
176
79
Folsom-12th.
178
81
Hayes-Franklin.
179
82
Fulton-Gough.
182
83
Oak-Octavia.
183
84
Market-opp. Haight.
184
85
Hayes-Laguna.
185
86
Market-llth.
1*6
87
Hayes-Steiner.
187
89
Grove-Van Ness Ave.
188
91
Larkin-Golden Gate Ave.
189
92
Turk-Franklin.
191
93
Turk- Jones.
192
94
Ellis-Polk.
193
95
Taylor-Golden Gate Av.
194
96
Taylor-Eddy.
195
97
McAllister-Polk.
196
98
Stockton-Ellis.
197
112
Post- Grant Ave.
198
Geary-Stockton.
Turk-Mason.
Ellis-Mason.
Post-Leavenworth.
Post-Taylor.
Post-Powell.
Taylor-O'Farrell.
Vallejo-Jones.
Larkin- Greenwich.
Union-Hyde.
Larkin-NorthPoint.
Filbert-Jones.
Hyde- Washington.
Broadway-Larkin.
Clay-Leavenworth.
Pacific-Leavenworth.
Jones-Sacramento.
Pine-Mason.
Bush-Powell.
Pine-Hyde.
Polk-Sutter.
Post-Van Ness Ave.
Post-Larkin.
Calif ornia-Larkin.
Ellis-Hyde.
Valencia-20th.
Mission-22nd.
Howard-17th.
Folsom-22nd.
Folsom-16th.
Howard-20th.
Mission-16th.
Folsom-18th.
Seventh-Berry.
Seventh-Brannan.
Seventh-Harrison.
Sixth-Bryant.
Third-Folsom.
Fourth-Berry.
Fourth-Folsom.
Fifth-Folsom.
Sixth-Folsom.
Polk- Jackson.
Pacific Ave. -Franklin.
California-Franklin.
Polk-Sacramento.
Lombard-Van Ness Ave.
Gough- Washington.
Union-Polk.
Vallejo-Van Ness Ave.
Chestnut-Hyde.
McAllister-Buchanan.
Eddy-Buchanan.
Turk-Fillmore.
Webster-Grove.
Post-Octavia.
Geary-Buchanan.
Ellis-Gough.
Sixth-Townsend.
Eighth-Mission.
Eighth-Folsom.
Tenth-Bryant.
Fifth-Bryant.
Eighth-Bryant.
Ninth-Brannan.
Sixth-Hooper.
Mason-Green.
Montgomery Ave. -Chestnut.
Lombard-Leaven worth.
Chestnut-Dupont.
Montgomery Av. -Greenwich.
Stockton-Greenwich.
Bay-Mason.
Filbert-Dupont.
224
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY.
FIRE ALARM SIGNAL, STATIONS.
199 Montgomery Av.-N. Point.
213 Bush-Buchanan.
214 Sutter-Pierce.
215 Webster-Washington.
216 Fillmore-Sacramento.
217 Pine-Devisadero.
218 Bush-Fillmore.
219 Green-Fillmore.
231 Howard-24th.
232 Valencia-23rd.
233 Folsom-25th.
234 Harrison-24th.
235 Potrero A v. -22nd.
236 Mission-26th.
237 Dolores-22nd.
238 Potrero Av.-16th.
239 Bryant-19th.
241 Bush-Gough.
242 Oak-Pierce.
243 Clay-Scott.
244 Broderick-O'Farrell.
245 Geary-Steiner.
246 Post-Devisadero.
247 Turk-Scott.
248 Fulton-Devisadero.
249 McAllister-Central Av.
251 Broadway-Octavia
253 Union-Laguna.
254 Union-Pierce.
255 Vallejo-Buchanan.
256 Fillmore-Jackson.
257 Fillmore-Chestnut.
258 Pacific Ave.-Pierce.
259 Bay-Buchanan.
261 First-Mission.
262 Second-Folsom.
263 Main-Bryant.
264 California-Front.
265 Main-Mission.
266 Mission-New Montgomery.
267 Market-Beale.
271 Seventeenth-Church.
272 Sixteenth-Sanchez.
273 Eighteenth-Noe.
274 Twenty-fourth-Guerrero.
275 Twenty-fourth-Church.
276 Eighteenth-Guerrero.
277 Twentieth-Castro.
278 Twenty-fourth-Castro.
279 Nineteenth-Mission.
281 San Bruno Ave.-Army.
282 Virginia Ave. -Prospect Ave.
283 Twenty-eighth-Church.
284 Twenty-ninth-Mission.
285 Twenty-fifth-Florida.
286 Twenty-fourth-York.
287 Twonty-nint.h-Sanchez.
288 California Ave.-Powell Ave.
289 Folsom-Precita Ave.
291 California-Leavenworth.
293 Stockton-Washington.
294 Dupont-California.
295 Broadway-Powell.
296 Pine-Kearny.
297 Powell-O'Farrell.
298 Third-Mission.
299 Fifth-Mission.
311 Broadway-Webster.
312 Jackson-Laguna.
314 California-Laguna.
315 Jackson-Baker.
316 Scott-Vallejo.
317 Buchanan-Clay.
318 Jackson-Devisadero.
321 California-Pierce.
322 Pine-Baker.
323 Sutter-Presidio Ave.
324 Sacramento-Broderick.
325 California-Presidio Ave.
326 Post-Baker.
327 Pt. Lobos Ave.-Parker Ave.
328 Pt. Lobos Ave.-Wood.
329 Ninth Ave.-C.
341 Ellis-Pierce.
342 Octavia-Golden Gate Ave.
343 Fillmore-Fulton.
344 McAllister-Pierc.e.
345 Hayes-Central Ave.
346 Broderick-Golden Gate Ave.
347 Eddy-Devisadero.
349 Fell-Clayton.
351 Broadway-Montgomery.
352 Bay-Kearny.
354 Broadway-Battery.
355 Battery-Union.
356 Sansome-Greenvrich.
357 Kearny-Green.
358 East, opp. Pacific.
359 Vallejo-Sansoine.
361 Guerrero-Duboce Ave.
362 Noe-14th.
364 Howard-14th.
365 Harrison-14th.
366 Diamond-19th.
367 Douglass-17th.
368 Market-Church.
369 Danvers-18th.
371 Sutter-Mason.
372 Geary-Jones.
373 Bush-Taylor.
374 Pine-Jones.
375 Eddy-Leavenworth.
376 McAllister-Hyde.
377 O'Farrell-Leavenworth.
378 O'Farrell-Larkin.
379 Geary-Hyde.
381 Haight-Buchanan.
382 Fillmore-Waller.
383 Waller-Pierce.
384 Webster-Oak.
385 Haight-Scott.
386 Oak-Devisadero.
387 Hayes-Broderick.
388 Haight-Baker.
389 So. Broderick-Duboce Ave.
391 Ashbury-Frederick.
392 (-'age-'Ji'iilral Ave.
393 Buena Vista Ave.- Central Avu
394 Page-Cole.
395 Haight-Stanyan.
396 Stanyan-Parnassus Ave.
397 Oak-Ashbury.
399 Frederick-Cole.
411 Willard-Golden Gate Ave.
412 Pt. Lobos Ave.-First Ave.
413 Seventh Ave.-Clement.
414 Seventh Ave.-Lake.
415 Twelfth Ave.-Clement.
416 Fulton-Stanyan.
417 Fulton-Sixth Ave.
418 Pt. Lobos Ave.-Fifth Ave.
419 Calif ornir,- Fourth Ave.
422 Octavia-Greenwich.
424 Union-Devisadero.
425 Baker-Greenwich.
426 Baker-Jefferson.
431 Cherry-Clay.
432 Washington-Walnut.
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY.
225
FIRE ALARM SIGNAL, STATIONS.
433 California-Maple. 518
435 Clay-Spruce. . 519
436 Jackson-Maple. 521
451 Mission-Highland Ave. 522
452 Cortland Ave.-North Ave. 523
453 Twenty-sixth-Sanchez. 524
455 Twenty-fourth-Douglass. 525
456 Noe-Twenty-second. 526
457 Church-Twentieth.
458 Army-Guerrero. 531
459 Randall-Chenery. 532
461 Bryant-Twenty-flrst. 534
462 Vermont-Twenty-third. 536
463 Alabama-Montcalm. 537
466 Kansas-Twenty-fifth. 538
467 Bryant-Seventeenth. 539
468 Army-York. 541
471 Parnassus Ave.-2nd Ave. 542
472 Willard-Belmont Ave. 544
474 Alms House. 545
475 Eighth Ave.-I St. 546
476 Ninth Ave.-K St. 547
478 H St.-lSth Ave. 561
479 Tenth Ave.-M St. 562
481 Pt. Lobos Ave. -9th Ave. 563
482 California-lOth Ave. 564
483 Lake-13th Ave. 566
484 California-21st Ave. 571
485 Pt. Lobos Ave.-22nd Ave. 572
486 Point Lobos Ave.-32nd Ave. 573
487 Second Ave.-B. 574
488 Cliff Ave.-Merry Way. 577
489 Forty-ninth Ave.-B. 578
491 Fifteenth-Castro. 595
492 Seventeenth-Castro. 613
493 Seventeenth-Uranus. 614
496 Twenty-third-Sanchez. 615
511 Kansas-Alameda. 631
512 Fourth-Kentucky. 638
513 Eighteenth-Kentucky. 646
514 Twentieth-Michigan. 692
516 Georgia-22nd. 727
517 Kentucky-22nd.
Connecticut-20th.
Mississippi-lSth.
Carolina-mh.
Vermont-mil.
Iowa-25th.
Army-Missouri.
Utah-Mariposa.
7th-16th.
Irwin-7th.
Kentucky-lst Ave. So.
6th Ave. So.-M St.
6th Ave. So.-Q St.
Railroad Ave.-lOth Ave. So.
15th Ave. So.-Q St.
12th Ave. So.-P St.
Railroad Ave.-18th Ave. So.
San Bruno Ave. -15th Ave. So.
Cortland Ave. -Nevada Ave.
Crescent Ave.-Andover Ave.
Railroad Ave. -32nd Ave. So.
San Bruno Ave. -Silver Ave.
San Bruno Ave. -Paul Ave.
Mission-Silver Ave.
Brazil Ave. -Lisbon.
Mission-Onondaga Ave.
Mission-Bosworth.
Mission-Sickles Ave.
Chenery-Castro.
Sunnyside Ave. -Baden.
Sunny side Ave.-Foerster.
Ocean Ave. -San Jose Ave.
Ocean Ave. -Faxon Ave.
Plymouth Ave. -Sagamore.
Masonic Ave. -Piedmont.
East-opp. Vallejo.
East-opp. Union.
East-opp. Greenwich.
East-opp. Stockton.
East-opp. Mason.
Sutter-Hyde.
Seventh-Folsom.
49th Ave.-K St.
ALARMS.
The number of alarms for the fiscal year 1903-4 is as follows:
Directs
First .
Second
Third
Fourth
500
829
28
6
1
Total 1,364
226
DEPARTMENT OF ELE(,TRK!ITV.
INSPECTION REPORT FOR THE FISCAL, TEAR 1903-1904.
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July
914
272
103
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August'
1 118
368
89
9
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September
1 026
292
84
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October
1 9 97
442
98
November
1 059
335
80
10
2
1 01
401
107
18
1904.
January
884
319
80
15
February
654
246
62
March
644
351
91
13
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April
670
282
92
May
657
205
June
720
267
128
14
Totals
10 844
3 780
1 110
139
47
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$ 206 25
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75.00
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378.25
144.00
75.00
352 20
84 50
60.00
467.65
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599 65
107 00
75.00
495.80
77.50
109.75
March
522 20
129 .50
75.00
April
463 60
106 50
150 00
May
313.85
64.00
250.25
435 50
36 00
200 00
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$4 724 30
$1 233 40
$1 245 00
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$14.00
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128.16
77.35
19.00
20.70
$1.30
.75
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$59.92
56.51
77.57
66.50
$182.25
232.40
196.25
199.00
18.60
37.20
2.58
6.38
$10.60
19.25
8.38
21.00
$1.75
13.06
12.00
Nov
75.53
26.25
6.29
238.25
86.00
13.50
Dec
149.22
20.70
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26.18
266.75
1904.
Jan
162.66
40.38
202.00
39.75
10.25
Feb
138.90
14.25
254.98
358.00
116.40
1.60
139.91
18.35
March. . .
111.05
35.50
3.13
13.96
184.75
282.46
2.07
10.60
April
97.92
41.10
63.80
114.35
39.00
1.50
May
107.36
59.74
42.50
2.70
June ....
64.42
35.63
198.00
Total
$1,281.32
$137.00
$46.63
$761.46
$2,414.50
$545.94
$10.05
$288.49
$70.41
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$13.97
14.85
57.72
$73.13
32.87
148.44
$6.00
25.50
$49.45
173.47
103.32
$6,541.60
5,213.75
4,928.75
$7,043.87
6,133.39
5,951.26
13.72
29.76
72.01
78.03
30.07
64.53
4,989.00
5,683.38
18.95
44.37
154.41
46.13
583.26
4.85
53.17
5,415.35
6,766.31
57.84
39.37
101.93
41.46
141.75
308.50
174.68
6,103.20
7,429.78
32.25
14.81
131.57
46.48
178.72
169.99
5,881.75
6,910.61
25.82
9.60
258.21
36.90
774.12
36.35
117.00
5,989.75
8,290.14
15.40
30.45
133.67
56.95
646.27
6.50
143.04
6,482.65
8,159.55
24.06
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43.39
488.20
174.00
15.90
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8,321.99
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112.41
36.83
382.62
47.40
6,417.10
7,220.94
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4,377.85
7,078.34
$269.50
$276.04
?1,403.63
$506.40
$5,831.14
$561.70
$1,111.95
$69,473.40
$84,989.56
RECAPITULATION.
Total appropriation for maintenance and salaries $50,000.00
Expenditures for fiscal year 1903-1904 ..$49,998.95
Add salary (F. E. Haskell) 13.35
Less bill (Bennett Bros.) to be charged to month of July,
1904
$50,012.30
16.88
Balance returned to General Fund.
$49,995.42
$4.58
Total appropriation for underground $35,000 . 00
Expenditures for fiscal year 1903-1904 34,994 . 14
Balance returned to General Fund..
$5.86
House Movers' accounts unsettled to June 30th, 1904 $150.00
REPORT
OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS
FOR THR
Fiscal Year beginning July 1st, 1903, and ending
June 30th, 1904
San Francisco, June 30, 1904.
To the Honorable Eugene E. Schmitz,
Mayor of San Francisco:
Dear Sir: Pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of the Charter of the
City and County of San Francisco, the Board of Election Commissioners
herewith present their annual report for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
1903, and ending June 30, 1904.
The report shows the vote cast at the Primary Elections held since the
adoption of the Primary Law; also the summary of the vote cast for each
candidate voted for at the Municipal Election held November 3, 1903, and a
summary of the vote cast for and against certain Propositions to incur a
Bonded Debt, voted for September 29, 1903; also a summary of the vote cast
for and against a proposed bonded indebtedness to acquire a street railroad,
voted for October 8, 1903.
The report also includes the itemized statement of expenditures during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904.
Respectfully,
ROBERT W. ROBERTS, President.
JAMES A. DEVOTO,
ELMORE C. LEFFINGWELL,
THOMAS McGUIRE,
A. W. VOORSANGER,
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS.
GEO. P. ADAMS,
Registrar of Voters and Secretary of the Board of Election Commissioners.
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS. 231
STATEMENT SHOWING APPROPRIATION AND EXPENSES FOR THE
FISCAL, YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
Appropriation $132.500 . 00
Expenses:
Salaries Commissioners $ 5,000.00
Salary Registrar 2,400.00
Salaries Deputy Registrars 35,188.14
Advertising 840.75
Ballot Paper 1,341.15
Election Booths 5,951.13
Polling Places 2,367.50
Printing Index, Supplemental 379.92
Printing Sample and Official Ballots 1,439.33
Rubber Stamps 169.68
Election Printing 7,950.06
Election Stationery 4,108.45
Warehouse 3,586.94
Delivery of Supplies 462.00
Salary of Election Officers:
Primary August 11, 1903 2,712.00
Special Elections September 29 and October 8, 1903 13,560.00
General Election November 3, 1903 25,600.00
Primary Election May 3, 1904 2.856.00
Lamps, Chairs, etc 3,342.25
Carriage Hire 521.00
Telephone Service (November Election) 75.00
Miscellaneous 878.99
Brick Warehouse (Construction) :
Surplus 1902-03 $9.600.00
Funds 1903-04 11.767.00
$21,367.00 11,767.00
$132,497.29
SURPLUS, 2.71
$132,500.00 $132,500.00
232 DEPAKTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
SUMMARY OF THE VOTE CAST FOR EACH CANDIDATE VOTED FOR
AT THE MUNICIPAL, ELECTION HELD NOVEMBER 3, 1903.
MAYOR.
Henry J. Crocker (R.) 19,609 Eugene E. Schmitz (U. L.) ... .26,050
Franklin K. Lane (D.) 12,580 Scattering 4
Frank R. Whitney (S.) 1,094
AUDITOR.
Harry Baehr (R.) 26,395 Frank Conklin (U. L.) 14,772
William Broderick (D. ) 14,527 Scattering 2
W. H. Ross'(S.) 1,513
CITY ATTORNEY.
Percy V. Long (R.) 23,524 Wm. G. Burke (U. L.) 15,603
W. W. Sanderson (D.) 15,362 Scattering 1
Leslie Brown (S.) 1,580
SHERIFF.
Henry H. Lynch (R.) 23,213 Louis I. Salinger (S.).. 1521
Peter J. Curtis (D.-U. L.) 33,549 Scattering 8
ASSESSOR.
Geo. H. Bahrs (R.) 16,050 Charles Herold (S.) . 1307
Washington Dodge (D.) 35,440 Scattering 6
TAX COLLECTOR.
Edward J. Smith (R.) 29,284 Miles L. Farland (U. L.).. 13132
John T. Vinal (D.) 10,631 Scattering .
George Williams (S.) 1,816
TREASURER.
J. E. McDougald (R.-U. L.)... 41,724 John Messer (S.).. 1565
W. M. Hinton (D.) 12,053 Scattering . . . .Y. .'
RECORDER.
Louis N. Jacobs (R.) 14,173 John C. Williams (U. L.).. ...14',696
Edmond Godchaux (D.) 24,921 Scattering
S. Schmulowitz (S.) 1,472
COUNTY CLERK.
AlrpWw if h <R ^ ^ .......... 23>85 P Wel Fredri ck <U. L.) . ..16,575
Alfred W. Wehe (D.) .......... 14,029 Scattering
Andrew Sorenson (S.) ......... 1,498
DEPAETMENT OF ELECTIONS.
233
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Edward S. Salomon (R.) 15,043
Lewis F. Byington (D.-U. L.).. 39, 888
J. B. Wells
Scattering
(S.)
1,646
6
CORONER.
Thomas H. Morris (R.) 13,328
T. B. W. Leland (D.) 25,888
N. J. B. Schultz (S.) 1,540
John F. Dillon (U. L.) 16,447
Scattering 11
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.
William E. Lutz (R.) 17,567
M. J. Hynes (D.) 25,116
J. M. Sutherland (S.) 1,553
J. J. Connolly (U.
Scattering
12,277
1
SUPERVISORS.
Edward H. Aigeltinger (R.) .. .17,209
George Alpers (R.) 19,014
Maurice L. Asher (R.) 16,040
William Barton (R.) 15,008
Fred N. Bent (R.) 20,562
Charles Boxton (R.) 23,127
George Dietterle (R.) 15,869
Thomas C. Duff (R.) 14,396
Fred Eggers (R.) 21,812
Theodore Lunstedt (R.) 20,527
Maxwell McNutt (R.) 17,544
Joseph S. Nyland (R.) 16,808
L. A. Rea (R.) 30,066
W. W. Sanderson (R.) 19,584
J. I. Stephen (R.) 13,898
Robert Vance (R.) 16,866
George R. Wells (R.) 16,544
Horace Wilson (R.) 16,706
James P. Booth (D.) 18,850
H. U. Brandenstein (D.) 22,286
Samuel Braunhart (D.) 22,999
A. Comte Jr. (D.) 22,493
John Connor (D.) 19,395
A. A. D' Ancona (D.) 21,356
Henry Payot (D.) 20,470
Robert J. Loughery (D.) 17,937
John A. Lynch (D.) 17,539
George B. McClellan (D.) 18,059
Cary Friedlander (D.) 14,998
John Barnett (D.) 15,085
Frank J. Grace (D.) 16,348
Fred A. Grazer (D.) 16,939
Oscar Hocks (D.) 17,964
Edward R. Rock (D.) 20,668
Carl Westerfeld (D.) 16,077
Edward H. Gleason (D.) 16,315
Oscar Johnson (S.) 1,570
J. C. Wesley (S.) 1,520
A. J. Sivelle (S.) 1,473
A. G. Chamberlain (S.) 1,549
L. W. Lindgren (S.) 1,543
I. Rosenblat (S.) 1,566
Charles Ott (S.) 1,569
Bruce A. Meyer (S.) 1,667
S. Rothenstein (S.) 1,550
George Nisbet (S.) 1,543
William Costley (S.) 1,539
Oswald Seifert (S.) 1,544
Hugo Lotzin (S.) 1,470
I. Shenkan (S.) 1,425
George Knauft (S.) 1,474
Olaus Gafvert (S.) 1,424
A. J. Oliver (S.) 1,483
A. Schlieper (S.) 1,420
G. G. Vickerson (U. L.) 13,480
M. W. Coffey (U. L.)
Thomas F. Finn (U. L. )....,
Charles A. Siskron (U. L,.)..
M. J. Kerrigan (U. L.)
Edward I. Walsh (U. L.)...
E. J. Deaver (U. L.)
.17,272
.19,196
.14,873
.15,234
.17,686
.13,656
Harry A. Knox (U. L.) 15,843
Fred W. Meyer (U. L,.) 15,928
W. J. Holman (U. L.) 14,349
J. F. Jewell (U. L.) 14,680
J. J. Furey (U. L.) 15,684
E. W. Kent (U. L.) 14,270
John Rutherford (U. L.) 14,245
C. F. Buckley (U. L.) 14,173
L,. A. Rea (U. L.)
James Nicol (U. L.) 14,101
T. J. Clancy (U. L.) 14,031
Scattering 44
POLICE JUDGES.
Henry L. Joachimsen (R.) ... .17,456
Edwin M. Sweeney (R.) 18,291
Geo. H. Cabaniss (D.-U. L.)... 37,623
Edmund P. Mogan (D.-U. L.).. 33,970
B. Spanier (S.) .1,527
Charles B. Kiler (S.) 1,536
Scattering 13
234
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
PRIMARY ELECTION August 8, 1899 <Stratton Law.)
Assembly District.
Republican
Democratic
Citizens Rep
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Socialist
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Twenty-eighth
342
8901
37'
1
41
1349
Twenty-ninth
470
1048
4
86
1640
Thirtieth
407
1073i
i
49
1567
Thirty-first
375
1308
6
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57
1785
Thirty-second
338
911
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37
1342
Thirty-third
701'
1088
20
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53
1885
Thirty-fourth
801
1175
16
1
42
2151
Thiry-fifth
691
1079
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39
1723
Thirty-sixth
796
1398
10
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1
34
2331
Thirty-seventh
1097
1639
6
19
2600
Thirty-eighth
682
1146
q
14
2055
Thirty-ninth
670
1136
6
7
57
1911
Fortieth
880
1470
7'
<?
22
2321
Forty-first
888
1249
2
25
2186
526
897
3'
1
12
1465
Forty-third
482
873
7
18
1416
Forty-fourth
581
1183
33
10
1825
Forty-fifth . . .
284
617
9
18
969
Totals
11011
20180
20T
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613
32521
PRIMARY ELECTION August 13. 1901 Act of March 23, 1901.
Assembly Districts.
Rep.
Dem.
Soc.
Total.
Twenty-eighth . . .
581
139
13
733
Twenty-ninth
770
120
28
918
Thirtieth
858
87
10
955
Thirty-first
685
501
20'
1206
Thirty- second
552
77-
7i
636
Thirty-third
823
175
12-
1010
Thirty-fourth
1016
212
15
1243
Thirty-fifth
1013
142
14
1169
Thirty-sixth
1379
226
15
1620
Thirty-seventh
1547
261
12;
1820
Thirty-eighth .... . ....
1546
144
4
1694
Thirty-ninth
1271
379
19
1669
Fortieth
1511
413
10
1934
Forty-first
1545
151
9
1705
Forty- second
1117
119
9
1245
Forty-third
984
123
7
1114
Forty-fourth
1443
68
4
1515
Forty-fifth
663
76
14
753
Totals
19304
3413
222
22939
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
235
PRIMARY ELECTION August 12, 1902.
Assembly District.
Rep.
Dem.
Soc.
Pro.
U.L.
Tota..
Twenty-eighth
1051
92
13l
213
1369
Twenty-ninth . .
1250
106
20
250
1626
Thirtieth
1408
115
14
310'
1847
Thirty-first
1048
70
6
359
1483
Thirty-second ...
1402
69
5
1
211
1688
Thirty-third
831
55
7
253
1146
Thirty-fourth
1119
74)
9 f
157'
1359
Thirty-fifth
1352
68
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135
1563
Thirty-sixth
1237
79
15
209'
1540
Thirty-seventh
1419
101
5
128
1653
Thirty-eighth
1580
56
g
232
1874
Thirty-ninth
1088
85
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4
218'
Fortieth
1216
103
1
44
1364
Forty-first
1377
52
3
2
129
1563
Forty-second
1569
85'
Q,
114
1777
Forty-third
1506
73
5
1
73*
1658
Forty-fourth
1853
98
17
47 1
20T5
Forty-fifth
1680
38
2
491
1769
Totals
23986
1419
153'
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3131
28697
PRIMARY ELECTION August 11, 1903.
Assembly District. |
Rep.
Dem.
Soc.
U.L.
Total.
Twenty-eighth
700
399
IS
301
1418
Twenty-ninth
352
234
34
669
1289
Thirtieth
582
586
15i
466
1649
Thirty-first
265
369
13
567
1214
Thirty-second
1143
546
10
112
1811
Thirty-third ,
383
246
11'
433
1073
Thirty-fourth
757
215
6f
274
1252
Thirty-fifth
571'
378
5,
226
1180
Thirty-sixth
560
3391
23
374
1296
641
580
u
182
1404
Thirty-eighth
1098
388
H
220
1717
Thirtv-ninth
761
248
13>
348
1370
Fortieth
1305'
363
3
82
1753
Forty-first
897
510
7
175
1589
963
550
9
1541
1676
Forty-third
839
506
g
140
1491
Forty-fourth . .
908
462=
20
164
1554
Forty-fifth
564|
550
g
181
1303
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Totals
13289'
7469
213
5068
26039
236
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
PRIMARY ELECTION May 3, 1904.
Assembly District 1
Rep. |
Dem. |
Pro. |
Total.
Twenty-eighth .... . . .
31&
143
458
270'
170
440
Thirtieth
312
233
545
Thirty-first
259
182
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441
306-
200
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507
Thirty-third
163
125
288
Thirty-fourth
309
145
454
Thirty-fifth
351'
124
4j
479
Thirty-sixth
29$
224
1|
524
Thirty-seventh
399
170
569
Thirty-eighth
389<
136
525
Thirty-ninth
892 1
74
966
Fortieth
372
148
1'
521
360
100
469
Forty-second
397
142
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541
Forty-third ....
397
107
1
505
445
147
592
Forty-fifth
482
78
560
Total
6717
2657
10
9384
DEPAKTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
237
SUMMARY OF THE VOTES POLLED AT THE ELECTION HELD SEPTEM-
BER 29, 1903, TO INCUR A BONDED DEBT OF THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF. SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
PROPOSITION NO. 1.
Proposition to incur a bonded debt of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco to the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000), with interest at threa
and one-half per cent per annum, for the purpose of constructing a new City
and County Hospital in and for said City and County.
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Twenty-eighth Assembly District
1,183
1,097
73
Twenty-ninth Assembly District
1 470
1 368
81
Thirtieth Assembly District
1 623
1 519
80
Thirty-first Assembly District
1,324
1,235
82
Thirty-second Assembly District
1 667
1 532
114
Thirty-third Assembly District
,131
1,015
108
Thirty-fourth Assembly District
592
1,365
194
Thirty-fifth Assembly District
711
1 513
185
Thirty-sixth Assembly District
,639
1,484
146
Thirty-seventh Assembly District
919
1,701
208
Thirty-eighth Assembly District
736
1 521
191
Thirty-ninth Assembly District
436
1 293
122
Fortieth Assembly District
,588
1,379
186
498
1 302
176
688
1 545
120
,465
1,320
124
,454
1 276
131
Forty-fifth Assembly District
184
1 020
138
Total
27,308
24 485
2 457
238
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
PROPOSITION NO. 2.
Proposition to incur a bonded debt of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco to the amount of seven million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
($7,250,000), with interest at three and one-half per cent per annum, for tha
purpose of constructing a sewer system in and for said City and County.
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tion No. 2
Twenty-eighth Assembly District .1
1,017)1
131
Twenty-ninth Assembly District
1,279
155
Thirtieth Assembly District
1,413
173
Thirty-first Assembly District
1,134
156
Thirty-second Assembly District
1,379
251
Thirty-third Assembly District
940
175
Thirty-fourth Assembly District
1,184
354
Thirty-fifth Assembly District
1 349
338
Thirty-sixth Assemblv District
1 377
232
Thirty-seventh Assembly District
1 510
366
Thirty-eighth Assembly District
1 369
327
Thirty-ninth Assembly District
1174
230
Fortieth Assembly District
1*244
306
Forty-first Assembly District
1 060,
297
Forty-second Assembly District
1 409
245
Forty-third Assembly District
1 208
220
Forty-fourth Assembly District
1 168
234
Forty-fifth Assembly District . .
945
203
Total . \
22 159
4 393
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
239
PROPOSITION NO. 3.
Proposition to incur a bonded debt of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco to the amount of three million five hundred and ninety-five thousand
dollars ($3,595,000), with interest at three and one-half per cent per annum,
for the purpose of constructing new school houses and improvements to the
existing school houses, and for the acquisition of lands for erecting thereon
new school houses, and also for additional lands for playgrounds for estab-
lished schools, in and for said City and County.
51
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1 Against Proposi-
tion No. 3
Twenty-eighth Assembly District
1,028
11*
Twenty-ninth Assembly District .... . . .
1,301
138
Thirtieth Assembly District
1 438
146
Thirty-first Assembly District
1,164
133
Thirty-second Assembly District ... ...
1,426
200
976
142
Thirty-fourth Assembly District
1,325
224
Thirty-fifth Assembly District
1 438
242
1,419
195
Thirty-seventh Assembly District . . . ...
1,602
281
Thirty-eighth Assembly District
1 433
269
Thirty-ninth Assembly District
1,261
147
1,304
244
1 262
211
1,474
178
1,249
168
1 241
165
986
169
Total
23 327
3 364
240
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
PROPOSITION NO. 4.
Proposition to incur a bonded debt of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco to the amount of one million six hundred and twenty-one thousand dol-
lars ($1,621,000), with interest at three and one-half per cent per annum, for
the purpose of repairing and improving accepted streets of said City and
County.
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Against Proposi-
tion No. 4 ....
1
Twenty-eighth Assembly District .
1,023
122
Twenty-ninth Assembly District
1,277
140
Thirtieth Assembly District
1 430
155
Thirty-first Assembly District
1,122
176
Thirty-second Assembly District
1 348
249
Thirty-third Assembly District
925
178
Thirty-fourth Assembly District
1,200
330
Thirty-fifth Assembly District . .
1,36$
312
Thirty-sixth Assembly District
1 381
223
Thirty-seventh Assembly District
1.49C
388
Thirty-eighth Assembly District
1,365
324
Thirty-ninth Assembly District
1 13E
265
Fortieth Assembly District
1,211
323
Forty-first Assembly District
1,149
298
Forty-second Assembly District .
1 409
235
Forty-third Assembly District
1 225
207
Forty-fourth Assembly District
1 154
252
Forty-fifth Assembly District
96''
185
Total
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
241
PROPOSITION NO. 5.
Proposition to incur a bonded debt of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco to the amount of six hundred and ninety-seven thousand dollars ($697,-
000), with, interest at three and one-half per cent per annum, for the purpose
of constructing a new County Jail, and additions to the Hall of Justice, and
to acquire lands for the construction thereon of said County Jail and addi-
tions to said Hall of Justice, in and for the said City and County.
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Against Proposi-
tion No. 5. ...
Twenty-eighth Assembly District .... ...
932
203
Twenty-ninth Assembly District
1 160
256
Thirtieth Assembly District
1,294
269
Thirty-first Assembly District
1 0251
259
Thirty-second Assembly District
1.159 1
435
Thirty-third Assembly District
774
314
Thirty-fourth Assembly District
1 026
485
Thirty-fifth Assembly District
1 202
476
Thirty-sixth Assembly District
1 223
362
Thirty-seventh Assembly District
1 342
524
Thirty-eighth Assembly District
1 198
467
Thirty-ninth Assembly District
1 002
383
Fortieth Assembly District
1 096
429
Forty-first Assembly District
1,059
379
Forty-second Assembly District
1 252
377
Forty-third Assembly District ....
1 118
307
1 105
295
Forty-fifth Assembly District
873
275
Total
19 840
6 495
242
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
PROPOSITION NO. 6.
Proposition to incur a bonded debt of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco to the amount of one million six hundred and forty-seven thousand dol-
lars ($1,647,000), with Interest at three and one-half per cent per annum, for
the purpose of constructing a building to be used as a Public Library and
Reading Rooms, and to acquire land for the construction thereon* of said
building, in and for the said City and County.
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Against Proposi-
tion No. 6
Twenty-eighth Assembly District .
912'
223
Twenty-ninth Assembly District
1 108l
304
Thirtieth Assembly District
1 2551
312
Thirty-first Assembly District
990
285
Thirty-second Assembly District ,
1,089
487
Thirty-third Assembly District
746
335
Thirty-fourth Assembly District
1,002
607
Thirty-fifth Assembly District ... . . . .
1 134
523
Thirty-sixth Assembly District
1 194
384
Thirty-seventh Assembly District
1,246
588
Thirty-eighth Assembly District
1,153
513
Thirty-ninth Assembly District
934
441
Fortieth Assembly District
1 019
500
Forty-first Assembly District
972
468
Forty-second Assembly District . .
1 191
429
1 033
387
Forty-fourth Assembly District
984
401
Forty-fifth Assembly District
813
324
Total
18 775
7 411
DEPAKTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
PROPOSITION NO. 7.
Proposition to incur a bonded debt of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco to the amount of seven hundred and forty-one thousand dollars ($741,-
000), with interest at three and one-half per cent per annum, for the purpose
of acquiring lands for public parks to be used as children's playgrounds, in
and for said City and County.
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Twenty-eighth Assembly District
923
198
Twenty-ninth Assembly District
1 175
248
Thirtieth Assembly District
1 317
246
Thirtv-first Assembly District
1,041
240
Thirty-second Assembly District
1 183
395
Thirty-third Assembly District
792
289
Thirty-fourth Assembly District
1 074
433
Thirty-fifth Assembly District
1 256
415
Thirty-sixth Assembly District
1 262
315
Thirty-seventh Assembly District
1 275
559
Thirty-eighth Assembly District
1 172
493
Thirty-ninth Assembly District
978
390
Fortieth Assembly District
1 041
484
Forty-first Assembly District ...
1 Oil
420
1 215
417
Forty-third Assembly District
1 042
359
Forty-fourth Assembly District
1 017
365
Forty-fifth Assembly District
868
275
Total
19 642
6 541
244
DEPAETMENT OF ELECTIONS.
PROPOSITION NO. <J.
Proposition to incur a bonded debt of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco to the amount of three hundred and thirty thousand dollars ($330,000),
with interest at three and one-half per cent per annum, for the purpose of
acquiring lands for the extension of Golden Gate Park northerly between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth avenues so as to connect with the Presidio Mili-
tary Reservation, in and for said City and County.
^
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Against Proposi-
tion No.8
Twenty-eighth Assembly District
864
256
Twenty-ninth Assembly District .
1 089
292
Thirtieth Assembly District
I 221
335
Thirty-first Assembly District
954
321
Thirty-second Assembly District ....
I 031
543
Thirty-third Assembly District
723
359
Thirty-fourth Assembly District
929
580
Thirty-fifth Assembly District . . .
1 079
571
Thirty-sixth Assembly District
1 113
452
Thirty-seventh Assembly District . . .
I 225
619
Thirty-eighth Assembly District
1 124
538
1,041
347
Fortieth Assembly District . . ...
I 039
490
Forty-first Assembly District
1 012
423
Forty-second Assembly District
I 167
453
Forty-third Assembly District
I 028
376
989
382
Forty-fifth Assembly District
829
311
Total
18,457
7 648
DEPAKTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
245
PROPOSITION NO. 9.
Proposition to incur a bonded debt of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco to the amount of five hundred and ninety-seven thousand dollars ($597,-
000), with interest at three and one-half per cent per annum, for the purpose
of acquiring lands for an additional public park in that portion of the City
and County known as "Telegraph Hill," in and for said City and County.
For Proposi-
tion No. 9
1 Against Proposi-
tion No. 9
877
249
Twenty-ninth Assembly District *
1 076
332
Thirtieth Assembly District T
1 211
356
Thirty-first Assembly District
931
335
Thirty-second Assembly District . . . '
1 052
534
Thirty-third Assembly District
731
344
Thirty-fourth Assembly District
942
559
Thirty-fifth Assembly District . . 3
1 053
587
Thirty-sixth Assembly District -
1,120
461
Thirty-seventh Assembly District ... . . . .
1 134
700
Thirty-eighth Assembly District
1 055
610
Thirty-ninth Assembly District
903
469
Fortieth Assembly District . . .
936
578
939
496
1,119>
509
967*
418
976
413
Forty-fifth Assembly District
9ia
237
Total I 17,932-j 8,187
246
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
PROPOSITION NO. 10.
Proposition to incur a bonded debt of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco to the amount of one hundred and fifty-nine thousand dollars ($159,000),
with interest at three and one-half per cent per annum, for the purpose of
acquiring lands for an additional public park in that portion of the City
and County known as the "Twin Peaks Tract," in and for said City and
County.
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Against Proposi-
tion No. 10
Twenty-eighth Assembly District i
836
286
Twenty-ninth Assembly District 1
1 028
367
Thirtieth Assembly District
1 166
390
Thirty-first Assembly District
918
347
Thirty-second Assembly District 1
994
576
Thirty-third Assembly District
711
374
Thirty-fourth Assembly District .... i
1 045
477
Thirty-fifth Assembly District j
1*051
603
Thirty-sixth Assembly District (
1 055
507
Thirty-seventh Assembly District
1 057
774
Thirty-eighth Assembly District .
960
700
Thirty-ninth Assembly District
825
543
Fortieth Assembly District
834
683
Forty-first Assembly District
813
608
Forty-second Assembly District
1 006>
609
Forty-third Assembly District
ggj
637
Forty-fourth Assembly District ... . .
872
508
Forty-fifth Assembly District
592
344
Total
16 82$
q o*?"?
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
247
PROPOSITION NO. 11.
Proposition to incur a bonded debt of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco to the amount of two hundred and five thousand dollars ($205,000), with
interest at three and one-half per cent per annum, for the purpose of acquir-
ing lands for an additional public park or square, to be known as "St. Mary's
Square," in and for said City and County.
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1 Against Proposi-
tion No. 11
Twenty-eighth Assembly District
862}
279
Twenty-ninth Assembly District . . . j
1 0581
361
Thirtieth Assembly District .... (
1 214
359
Thirty-first Assembly District
961
330
Thirty-second Assembly District ... .... . 1
1 lOl!
493
Thirty-third Assembly District
765?
335
Thirty-fourth Assembly District
916 (
599
Thirty-fifth Assembly District
1 010*
647
Thirty-sixth Assembly District
1,082*
502
Thirty-seventh Assembly District '>
1 08$
788
Thirty-eighth Assembly District
970*
716
Thirty-ninth Assembly District
80&
573
Fortieth Assembly District
803
717
Forty-first Assembly District
796
649
Forty-second Assembly District
95fr
671
Forty-third Assembly District
803
598
787
606
Forty-fifth Assembly District
745
382
Total
16 712
n fine
248
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
PROPOSITION NO. 12.
Proposition to incur a bonded debt of the City and County of San Fran-
cisco to the amount of two hundred and ninety-three thousand dollars ($293,-
000), with interest at three and one-half per cent per annum, for the purpose
of acquiring lands for an additional public park in that portion of the City
and County known as the "Mission," in and for said City and County.
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Against Proposi-
tion No. 12. ...
--
Twenty-eighth Assembly District 1
919
209
Twenty-ninth Assembly District ....
133
275
Thirtieth Assembly District
275
282
Thirty-first Assembly District
025
255
Thirty-second Assembly District
176
414
Thirty-third Assembly District
829
268
Thirty-fourth Assembly District . . . .
199
339
Thirty-fifth Assembly District
,425
256
Thirty-sixth Assembly District ,
,308
288
Thirty-seventh Assembly District , ...
245
598
Thirty-eighth Assembly District
1 107
555
Thirty-ninth Assembly District . .
926
441
Fortieth Assembly District j
990
537
Forty-first Assembly District . . .)
921
611
Forty-second Assembly District
1 162
481
Forty-third Assembly District
990
412
967*
419
Forty-fifth Assembly District (
824
317
Total | 19,421! 6,857
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS.
249
SUMMARY OF THE VOTES POLLED AT THE ELECTION HELD OCTOBER
8, 1903, TO INCUR A BONDED DEBT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
Proposition to acquire by original construction and completion by the
City and County of San Francisco, a public utility, to-wit, a street railroad,
and to incur a bonded debt of the City and County to the amount of seven
hundred and ten thousand ($710,000) dollars, with interest at three and one-
half (3%) per cent per annum, for such acquisition of the same; the route
of such railroad to be as follows: Commencing from Fulton street on Tenth
avenue, along Tenth avenue to Point Lobos avenue, to Geary street and along
Geary street to Market street.
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Proposition. . . .
Against the
Proposition. . . .
Twenty-eighth Assembly District 1
1,102
1,290
1,443|
1,192
1,4911
1,041
1,355
1,515
1,495
1,769
1,793
1,385
1,601
1,461
1,612
1,459
1,331
941
772'
981
1,036
881
1,008
7971
792!
786
955'
7871
872*
802
565,'
586
832
697;
65S
544
328
303
401
294
470
239
556
720
537
976
918
572
1,031
869
771
755
662
388
Twenty-ninth Assembly District
Thirtieth Assembly District
Thirty-first Assembly District
Thirty-second Assembly District
Thirty-third Assembly District .
Thirty-fourth Assembly District
Thirty-fifth Assembly District
Thirty-sixth Assembly District
Thirty-seventh Assembly District
Thirty-eighth Assembly District
Thirty-ninth Assembly District
Fortieth Assembly District
Forty-first Assembly District
Forty-second Assembly District
Forty-third Assembly District ...
Forty-fifth Assembly District
Total
25,276'
14,351
10,790
REPORT
OK THE
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR,
San Francisco, July 26, 1904.
To the Hon. Eugene E. Schmitz, Mayor
of the City and County of San Francisco.
Dear Sir I hereby make return and report of all estate of decedent!
whir.h have come into my hands for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904.
Respectfully submitted. ^ ^ ^^
Public Administrator of the City and County of San Francisco.
PUBLIC ADMINISTEATOK.
251
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L Harry Herman, also known as Hermann
L Benjamin F. Edwards
Charles Bloxham
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REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
San Francisco, July 23, 1904.
To His Honor,
The Mayor.
Sir In accordance with the provisions of Section 9, Article XVI of the
Charter, the Civil Service Commissioners present herewith a report of the
Dperations of their Department for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1904.
During- the past fiscal year, six examinations have been held for the
following positions: Truckmen aad Engineers in the Fire Department; Chief
Plumbing Inspector, Health Department; Policemen, Sergeants and Captains,
Police Department.
From the eligible lists resulting from these examinations, the following
appointments have been made: Truckmen, 21; Engineers, Fire Department,
9; Policemen, 41; Sergeants of Police, 13; Captains of Police, 3. The posi-
tion of Chief Plumbing Inspector having been abolished by the Board of
Health after the examination, no appointment from the eligible list for
that position has been made.
During this month, additional examinations have been held for promo-
tion in the Police Department to the ranks of Sergeant and Lieutenant, and
on August 4th next an oral examination of applicants as Street Sweepers
will be held.
The long-deferred examination of applicants as Police Patrol and Am-
bulance Drivers will be held in the near future. The Commission is now
endeavoring to obtain a competent Board of Examiners to conduct it.
References have been made in former reports to the very determined
ffforts, dating from November, 1902, made by opponents of the merit system,
to prevent the holding of this examination. Two suits in injunction were
Drought against the Commission, both of which we fought and won. The
Injunction issued in the second suit was dissolved only recently.
We are also hopeful of soon bringing to issue the suit filed gainst us a
year ago, in which an injunction was issued, restraining the holding of ex-
amination sfor places in the Department of Electricity. Some reference
to this action was made in our report to the Board of Supervisors last Jan-
uary, when it was suggested that possibly, through the intervention of that
body, some means might be devised, or some understanding reached with
the City Attorney's office, whereby the unsatisfactory condition of the liti-
gation involving the administration of Civil Service might be overcome.
We are yet awaiting any suggestions the Board of Supervisors may have to
offer in this connection. Early in January last, we addressed a letter to the
City Attorney, urging him to give particular attention to the case of C. A.
Macomber vs. The Civil Service Commission the Department of Electricity
case. Again, on June 7th last, we wrote him, suggesting that proper action
be taken toward relieving the Commission from the injunction restraining
the holding of the electrical examinations. As a result, the Macomber case
is now on the calendar of Judge Sloss' Court for August 15th next, "to be
set" for trial.
During the year considerable time has been given to the determination
af various questions regarding the manner of the application of the merit
system to the different departments under our jurisdiction. The most inter-
esting of these questions, probably, was that involving the right of the
Board of Health to abolish and create positions. After a long trial, the
Commission rendered in those cases a very complete opinion covering all the
points involved, a copy of which has been sent to your Honor. Litigation
arising from the action of the Board of Health, instituted by the Mer-
chants' Association, is now before Judge Sloss.
Another suit in which Civil Service interests are involved is that brought
against the Auditor and the Treasurer to prevent the approval and pay-
256 CIVIL SERVICE.
ment by them of warrants Issued by the Board of Election Commissioners
to so-called Deputy Registrars, who were appointed despite the disapproval
of this Commission, and were continued in employment notwithstanding our
protests. Ever since the establishment of the eligible list of Ordinary
Clerks In July, 1900, applicants from that list have been employed in the
Registrar's office, temporarily, to register voters, file affidavits, prepare lists,
and in the performance of other clerical work necessary in preparing for
elections. This list was created for the very purpose of obtaining men com-
petent to do this work, and who are willing to accept temporary employ-
ment. There is also an eligible list of Deputy Registrars, from which ap-
pointments to permanent positions in the Registrar's office are made, and
which is also given preference for temporary positions. During the past
six months the Election Commissioners have refused to recognize our Ordi-
nary Clerks' list, and, having exhausted the list of Deputy Registrars, have
employed non Civil Service clerks. All the latter appointments have been
disapproved by us, because we have eligible applicants competent and
willing to do the work, and who have done such work in. the same office
during the past four years.
The Commission has also had occasion during the year to disapprove
the action of the Auditor in appointing non Civil Service clerks. During an
Investigation into his actions it developed that he was at one time inclined
to believe that his departments was not subject to our jurisdiction. As he
has since complied with our suggestions and, so far as we are aware, has
followed the law, it would appear that his contention was not intended to
oe taken seriously.
With the exceptions referred to. our relations with all the Departments
subject to Civil Service have been harmonious.
Early in June last, acting upon the general belief that, at the begin-
ning of the current fiscal year, the city would take over the work of street
sweeping, we addressed a communication to the Board of Public Works, ask-
ing for information upon which to base an examination for street sweepers.
The Board was not prepared at that time to give us the Information sought,
as it was then busily engaged with its budget estimates, and in other mat-
ters that usually accumulate in so large a department at the end of the fiscal
year. We therefore did not set the examination for street sweepers at that
time, but awaited final action on the budget, and also gave the Board of
Public Works a reasonable time within which to become more thoroughly
acquainted with the needs of the street-sweeping work by actual experience
during the month of July. The examination is now set for the evening of
August 4th next, and will be continued on as many evenings thereafter as
may be necessary to personally question and Inspect the hundreds of appli-
cants. There are only two subjects of examination physical condition and
experience. We feel confident that the result of our endeavors in this matter
will be to give the city a very competent corps of street sweepers, and, inci-
dentally, place some 200 more places under Civil Service. It is our present
Intention not to hold examinations for foremen sweepers, as suggested by the
Merchants' Association. We see no good reason for holding a separate ex-
amination for foremen. We believe the Board of Public Works should be
permitted to select the foremen from the ranks of the sweepers just as, for
several years past, it has selected the foreman painters, plumbers and car-
penters from among those mechanics who seemed most worthy, by reason
of their ability and faithfulness, for the added dignity and slightly greater
wage of the higher position. Proper provision will be made for inspectors
and other supervisors of the work.
In examinations for promotion in the Police Department, beginning with
those held this month, the Commission will not hereafter require applicants
to pass a medical examination. This decision was reached as a result of
the ineffectiveness of condemnations made by our Medical Boards in i>ast
examinations for promotion. In several instances applicants barred by the
doctors when they came up for promotion were retained in active service
m the Department, notwithstanding the physical disabilities from which they
were suffering. There were two reasons for their retention: First, the
Police Commissioners needed them, as they could not afford to diminish
the working force of the department unless the dismissal or pensioning of
the men became imperative; second, the pension fund was not strong enough
to bear the added burden of the retirement of additional men. The
anomalous condition thus arose of the retention in active service of men
condemned bi the Medical Board as unfit for active duty in a higher rank.
We, therefore, decided to leave the question of the physical ability of
the applicants for promotion in the hands of the Police Commissioners.
They have the right to retire a member of the Department whenever he
CIVIL SERVICE. 257
becomes disabled, and, in our opinion, they should be given opportunity to
exercise that right without our assistance.
We have also limited the period during which mamorjous conduct will
be considered in examinations for promotion in the Police Department to
January 8, 1900, when the charter went into effect.
We regret that no system exists in the Department whereby it is possible
to award a positive credit for meritorious service rendered by the applicants
for promotion. We are therefore forced to award credit by making deduc-
tions for each time an applicant has been convicted before the Police Com-
missioners for any infraction of the Department rules. This is a somewhat
negative way of getting a result and is not satisfactory, for instead of giv-
ing good men a positive credit and rating them comparatively for their
meritorious work, it penalizes the poor men for their derelictions, and, at
that, makes them suffer a second time for an offense for which they have
already paid penalty.
. We recommend to your Honor the advisability of introducing in the Po-
lice Department some satisfactory method of recording meritorious service
BO that, in subsequent examinations for promotion, better consideration may
be given to applicants who. by their conduct, have shown themselves worthy
of promotion.
Yours, respectfully,
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS.
GEORGE H. BAHRS,
C. J. WILLIAMS,
JOHN W. ROGERS, President.
E. J. MORAN, Chief Examiner and Secretary.
APPENDIX.
CLASSIFIED SERVICE.
Applications received 10,224
Examinations held 96
Applicants examined 6,465
Applicants passed 3,853
Applicants failed 2,054
Appointments made (including 150 temporary clerks) 1,125
Appointees now working (including 2 temporary clerks) 682
Separations for various causes 443
Examination papers cancelled, unmarked 116
LABOR SERVICE.
Laborers registered 3,023
Laborers working 72
REPORT
OF
Board of Trustees
OF THK
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY
FOR THE
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1904.
Report of the President.
To the Hon. E. E. Schmitz, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco.
Sir: In accordance with law, the Trustees of the Public Library here-
with present their report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904.
As the Library was opened for the use of the public on June 7, 1879,
it has served the city for twenty-five years. For this reason, the Trustees
have requested their President to incorporate in the annual report for this
year a brief sketch of the principal events in the Library's quarter-century
of life.
A meeting of public-spirited citizens was held in the year 1877 in Dash-
away Hall, and as the outcome of their action, George H. Rogers, State
Senator from San Francisco, introduced a bill into the Legislature, which
became a law March 18, 1878.
Under the provisions of this law, the Library was organized with eleven
Trustees, named in the Act itself, as follows: Henry George, John S. Hager,
A. S. Hallidie, A. J. Moulder, George H. Rogers, E. D. Sawyer, Irving M.
Scott, Louis Sloss, C. C. Terrill, R. J. Tobin, John H. Wise. These Trustees
made George H. Rogers President, Henry George Secretary and Albert Hart
Librarian.
The Supervisors allowed but $24,000 to begin with, and even this small
sum had to be secured by mandamus proceedings brought before Judge Dwi-
nelle. The Trustees bought 6,000 books, rented Pacific Hall, where the Cali-
fornia Hotel now stands, furnished it appropriately and invited the public
to come and to read, but not to borrow books.
In the 22 days from June 8 to June 30 of the fiscal year 1878-1879 the
Library had 18,000 visits and 17,000 books were used. The next year the
Trustees were allowed $48,000; they increased the number of volumes to 30,-
000, but still did not allow any books to be taken from the Library for home
PUBLIC LIBEAKY. 259
reading. 221,000 visits and the use of 217,000 books were reported.
The Legislature, by an Act approved April 26, 1880, superseding the Act
of 1878, made the Mayor of San Francisco an ex-offlcio member of the Board
of Library Trustees, and raised the number necessary to constitute a quorum
and to exercise a power from six to seven. Also the Trustees were given
exclusive control of Library matters. The original Board of Trustees was
reappointed by Governor Perkins.
During the third fiscal year, ending June 30, 1881, books were given out
for home use. and the entire number of books used in the Library and at
home was 354,000; there were 10,500 card holders, and $26,000 was expended.
To show the progress of twenty-five years, I have selected this third
fiscal year, when books were first circulated, to compare with the year just
closed. Our readers have used this year in the Main Library and its branches
1,084,521 books and we have 38,541 card holders; we expended for all pur-
poses $65,775.44; we have on our shelves 155,820 volumes.
In 1888, the Library was moved to the Larkin street wing of the City
Hall and the Supervisors increased the annual appropriation from $18,000
to $35,000. In 1893, the Library was removed to its present quarters hi the
McAllister street wing of the City Hall.
In 1888, branch libraries were opened at the Mission, the Potrero and
North Beach. The Richmond branch was opened in 1892, the Harrison branch
in 1896, and the Fillmore street branch, now housed in a building erected
by the Trustees on a lot owned by the City on Sacramento street between
Webster and Fillmore streets, in 1899. The Harrison branch was moved in
December, 1901, to a beautiful and commodious building, the gift of ex-
Mayor Phelan, erected on a lot belonging to the city and situated on Fourth
and Clara streets. Its name was changed from Harrison branch to Phelan
branch. The Potrero branch was moved to Eureka Valley in April, 1902, and
is soon to be quartered in a $50,000 building, already completed, a struc-
ture that wil be for all time a memorial of the civic virtue of Andrew B.
McCreery and an incentive to others to imitate his glorious deed.
A delivery station took the place of the Potrero branch and other such
stations have been established at Ocean View, Noe Valley, in the Sunset
District at South San Francisco, and on Polk street near Sacramento.
Other events that seem worthy of mention are the abolition of the use
of the brass check, which all visitors were requested to take on entering
and to return on leaving the Library; the adoption of a system of appoint-
ments to the Library staff on merit only, to be ascertained by competitive
examination, a measure taken five years before the same system was made a
part of the City Charter; the use of separate rooms for reference books
and periodicals; the establishment of a Juvenile Department; the segrega-
tion of a Library containing 12,000 volumes of useful and entertaining books,
which visitors may take from the shelves with their own hands; the exten-
sion of the same privilege to the French Libraries; the lending of books to
public school teachers for class use; and the publication of a monthly bul-
letin containing names of books recently added, together with classified lists
of books relating to topics of current interest.
Special mention should be made of the rate of Library tax, fixed by the
City Charter. Fortunately, two of our Trustees, Messrs. Taylor and O'Connor,
were members of the Board of Freeholders and were able to secure the
fixing of a minimum tax for Library purposes, which makes it the duty of
the Supervisors to apportion to the Library annually at least $75,000 on an
assessment of $500,000,000.
There have been three Librarians since Albert Hart: F. B. Perkins, in
260 PUBLIC LT BEAKY.
whose term were laid the solid foundations of the various literary depart-
ments of the Library; J. V. Cheney, whose term was marked by extensive
and judicious catalogue work, and George T. Clark, whose administration has
been distinguished by many improvements in management which have
brought the Library abreast with the leading Libraries of the country.
The important and responsible position of Assistant Librarian has been
ably occupied successively by A. J. Rudolph and Joy Lichtenstein.
Since Henry George, the Secretaries have been Lauren E. Crane, A. J.
Moulder, Henry Marshall, C. Stevens, E. B. Early, E. J. Casey and George
A. Mullin. Mr. Mullin has been Secretary since 1896, and great credit is
due to him as the intelligent, energetic and judicious manager of the busi-
ness affairs of the Library.
A newspaper department has been efficiently conducted in one of the
basement rooms of the City Hall ever since the Library has had quarters
in the building, by D. A. Nolan, under the supervision of the Librarian.
In looking over the annual reports of the Library, I find acknowledge-
ments made of great services rendered to it by other city officials, especially
Mayors Pond and Sanderson, Auditor Strother and ex-Supervisor Boyd.
Gifts of books have been received every year of the Library's existence,
the most notable being those of George H. Rogers, M. M. Estee, George P.
Johnston, Philip A. Roach, Mrs. M. B. M. Toland, Dr. James Blake, Rev.
S. H. Willey, J. H. Carmany, John S. Hittell, R. S. Williamson, A. S. Halli-
die, Mrs. Gen. McDowell, Dr. Joseph Simms, Rev. William Ingraham Kip,
Horace Davis and William Emmette Coleman. John P. Dunn and Adolph
Sutro each gave $1,000 to be expended for books, and from Thomas Mootry,
Jr., came a bequest of $475 to be expended in the same way.
Of the original Board of Trustees, John H. Wise is the only survivor
and he is still a Trustee. To him the growth and success of the Library,
largely due to his long and continuous service on the Committee on Rules
and Administration, must be gratifying in the highest degree.
Henry George was succeeded in 1879 by T. B. Bishop, who served for
eleven years, resigned and was replaced by Colin M. Boyd, who is still a
member of the Board, after fourteen years of service. Mr. Bishop was re-
elected in 1897, to succeed Mayor Phelan, and is still a member.
John S. Hager was succeeded in 1886 by A. L. Mann, who has been a
Trustee for eighteen years.
A. S. Hallidie was succeeded by William Norris, who was succeeded by
Dr. James Simpson, who resigned in 1891, and was replaced by Horace
Davis, who has served continuously to the present time.
Andrew J. Moulder was succeeded by James M. McDonald, who re-
signed in 1887,. to be succeeded by Ralph C. Harrison, who has completed
this year his seventeenth year of service.
George H. Rogers resigned in 1886; the Trustees chose in his place Ed-
ward R. Taylor, who has served to the present day without intermission.
E. D. Sawyer served fifteen years, was followed by John S. Hittell, who
served till his death in 1901, when his place was given to Sheldon G. Kellogg,
a member of the present Board.
Irving M. Scott was succeeded in 1886 by P. N. Lilienthal, who has
served uninterruptedly since that date.
Louis Sloss was followed by Charles Kohler, was reappointed to suc-
ceed Mr. Kohler in 1883, was succeeded in 1885 by Theodore A. Lord,
who, after two years of service, was followed by George T. Shaw, who has
been a member of the Board ever since.
C. C. Terrill served seventeen years, till his death in 1895, when the Trus-
PUBLIC LIBRARY. 261
tees chose as his successor James D. Phelan, who, on his election as Mayor,
was succeeded by T. B. Bishop.
R. ,1. Tobin resig-ned in 1887, and the choice of the Board for his suc-
cessor was Joseph O'Connor, who has this year rounded out his seven-
teenth year of service.
The books of the Library have been selected by the Librarians, with the
advice and approval of the Book Committee. Among active members of
that committee have been A. S. Hallidie, T. B. Bishop, William Norris, John
S. Hittell, E. R. Taylor, R. C. Harrison and Horace Davis.
Building and Fixtures have been looked after by Trustees Terrill, O'Con-
nor and Shaw, while the Finances have been under the special charge of
Trustees Tobin, Taylor, Boyd and Lilienthal.
It will be observed that Trustees serve for unusually long terms, the
average term of the present Board beiner sixteen years. The reason for this is
that, to men of public spirit, the duties of a Library Trustee are excep-
tionally agreeable. There is no salary, hence men do not seek the position,
but when vacancies occur are sought after by ten experienced members who
desire their co-operation. There is no solicitation for employment in the
Library, for the Trustees have voluntarily surrendered their patronage and
adopted the merit system of appointment. Their reward for the conscien-
tious discharge of their duties is the approval of their fellow citizens, which
has been given to them with unstinted generosity for twenty-five years.
With an assured income of at least $75,000, which may be raised to
$125,000 in the discretion of the Honorable Board of Supervisors, and which
must increase with the growth of the City in taxable property, and with a
flne building of its own, provided for in the bond issue, the next twenty-five
years will undoubtedly see San Francisco's Public Library equal in all re-
spects to any in the United States, worthy of comparison even with the
ideal which has been realized in the cultured city of Boston.
For the details of the Library work of the fiscal year just closed you
are invited to consider the subjoined reports of the Secretary and the Li-
brarian.
Respectfully submitted,
A. L. MANN,
President of the Board of Trustees.
262 PUBLIC LIBRARY.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
A. L. MANN (President) 2222 Clay street
JOHN H. WISE 206 Sansome street
P. N. LILIENTHAL Anglo-Californian Bank
EDWARD R. TAYLOR 530 California street
JOSEPH O'CONNOR Mission High School
GEO. T. SHAW (Grand Secretary Grand Lodge I. O. O. F.) Odd Fellows' Bldg.
RALPH C. HARRISON Parrott Building
COLIN M. BOYD 216 Sansome street
HORACE DAVIS 133 Spear street
THOMAS B. BISHOP 532 Market street
SHELDON G. KELLOGG Crocker Building
THE MAYOR, ex-offlcio.
GEORGE A. MULLIN, Secretary.
MISS M. T. TYLER, Asst. Sec'y.
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN.
RALPH C. HARRISON Books
JOSEPH O'CONNOR Building
EDWARD R. TAYLOR * Finance
JOHN H. WISE Union
SHELDON G. KELLOGG Branches
COLIN M. BOYD . Municipal Relations
GEORGE T. SHAW PrinUag und Binding
THOMAS B. BISHOP J.aw
LIBRARIAN,
George T. Clark.
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN,
Joy Lichtensteln.
Secretary's Report.
To the Trustees of the San Francisco Public Library.
Gentlemen Following Is a statement showing the Receipts and Expendi-
tures for the year ending June 30, 1904.
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasury June 30, 1903 ! $7,879.76
Cash on hand (with Secretary) June 30, 1903.... ] 200.70
From taxes $64,216.66
Fines collected 2,788.80
Books lost and paid for j 202.10
Bindings injured and paid for 6.40
Catalogues sold 20.95
Reserve postals sold : 204. 75
Old newspapers sold ! 193.60
Witness fees . . | 4.00
Donation from E. J. David 8.0(f
Refund on Periodical bill 2.20*
Total receipts $67,647.46
' $75, 727.92
DISBURSEMENTS.
Salaries '$40,281. 25|
Books ! 10.755.76 1
Periodicals j 2,118.12,
Printing j 1,871.95
Binding ! 4,015.37
Stationery i 101.68
Cataloguing cards j 230.24,
Electric power j 474. 54i
Fire insurance j 558.45
Furniture and repairs 2,513.94
Expense (sundry) ! 662.09
Fuel : 245.05
Rent of branches 1,512.00
Gas for branches 393.35
Water for branches Nos. 5 and 6 j 41.65
Total disbursements ! $65,775.44
Balance in Treasury June 30, 1904 9,749.1?
Cash on hand (with Secretary) June 30, 1904 203.3!
$75,727.92
264
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
STATEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR
Branch 1 . .
Branch 2. .
Branch 3 . .
Branch 4. .
Branch 5. .
I
$2,329.30
$1,617.30
$1,579.40.
fl.090.8U
$2,092.50
420.00
360.00
420.00
312.00
131.00
73.95
53.80
25.95
5.00
165.65
Furniture and repairs
19.70
23.00
694.63
30.25
85.60'
21.00
10.55
10.50
507.20
61.00
17.10
8.40
12.60
11.25
13.25
19.40
149.50
17.00
6.55
in sura
49.80
47.85
43.20
46.05
52.35
25.15
101. 4&
75.38
99.23
69.53
84.83
472.34
211.44
163.75
123.70
203.12
1,127.94
854.81
389.65
304.90
341.89
Totals
$4,711.06
$3,823.51
$2,885.23
$2,011.78
$3,551.94
RECORD OF DELINQUENTS.
FINES.
Amount.
Total.
$2 788.80
159.85
$2,948.65
BOOKS LOST AND BORROWERS' CARDS CANCELED.
Main Library 18 volumes amounting to , . .
$18.11
4 57
1 64
Branch No 3 4 volumes, amounting to
2.85
4 86
1 70
Station F, 1 volume, amounting to
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$34 23
BOOKS LOST AND PAID FOR.
182 volumes, amounting to
. $202.10
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192.45
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$161.25
$162.00
$168.15
$160.35
$162.00
$289.90
$22,260.22
Books of Deposit Collection have been distributed to Branches and Stations.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. MULLIN,
Secretary.
July 1, 1904.
Report of the Librarian.
To the Trustees of the Public Library.
Gentlemen I have the honor to submit herewith, in accordance with
the rules of your Honorable Board, the report of the Librarian for the year
ending June 30, 1904.
This Library was opened to the public on June 7, 1879, as a reference
library and reading room, and, although no books were lent for home use
until July, 1880, the year just ended may be regarded as closing the first
quarter-century of its existence, and it is appropriate, therefore, that this
report should present with rather more than ordinary detail the present
condition and workings of the institution.
ACCESSIONS.
During the year 11,827 volumes have been added to the collection in the
Main and Branch Libraries, and 6,891 volumes have been withdrawn, leav-
ing 155,820 volumes the whole number in the collection on June 30, 1904,
an increase of 4,936 since the last report. Of these, 124,169 volumes are
in the Main Library and 31,651 are in the deposit collection and the branch
Libraries. The orders for books, exclusive of periodicals, amount to $10,-
150.87, and the manner in which the sum has been distributed to the various
departments is shown by the table printed as Appendix VI to this report.
The large circulations of the branches, considered in relation to the size of
their collections, makes the wear and tear on the books excessive, and a
constant renewal necessary. Thus the Mission branch, for example, circu-
lated 130,553 volumes with a Library numbering only 8,000. However, this
wearing out and necessary withdrawal of many books is not without its
compensations, for it enables us to dispose of such as have ceased to be in
demand, and devote the available shelf space solely to books which are
used.
The deposit collection serves not only as a source of supply for the
small traveling libraries placed temporarily in the stations, but is used also
to supplement the branch collections. Books in foreign languages, and
others for which the demand is restricted and insufficient to justify adding
them permanently to the branches, yet which it is desirable to place before
the branch readers, are put in the deposit collection and lent from it to the
branches in turn.
The value of the main collection has been substantially increased by the
addition of works of permanent value. I am satisfied that in few Libraries
is greater judgment and discrimination exercised in the selection of books
for purchase than in this one. It has always been fortunate in having a
Book Committee composed of men whose training and experience made them
peculiarly well fitted to perform the responsible duties devolving upon them.
The committee holds regular monthly meetings, and at such times goes
carefully over the lists and items submitted for its consideration and deter-
PUBLIC LIBRARY. 267
mines what shall be recommended to the Board for purchase. In addition
to the books purchased on lists thus prepared, it has been the practice for
many years for the Librarian to purchase each month, subject to the appro-
val of the Book Committee, such new publications as might be wanted
without unnecessary delay, to an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars.
For some years past our foreign purchases have been ordered through
a New York house making a specialty of importing for Libraries. The pub-
lications of the leading American publishers are supplied by local dealers
with whom we have annual contracts. Whatever their ultimate destination,
whether for main or branch Library or deposit collection, all books are
received, accessioned, classified and shelf listed at the Main Library. A
separate series of accession and withdrawal numbers is kept for each.
CLASSIFYING AND CATALOGUING.
An early form of the decimal system of classification has been in use
since the foundation of the Library. If we were starting afresh we should
probably adopt a later and more expanded form of this system, but the
Library is now too large to seriously consider any radical changes in its ar-
rangement. Conforming to the practice in vogue since the beginning of the
Library, the books are catalogued upon the dictionary plan, but until quite
recently there has been no card catalogue available for public use. Until
the adoption of the Rudolph Indexers in 1892 as a means of presenting the
catalogue for general use, the public was dependent upon printed catalogues
continued by means of typewritten or mimeographed supplements. With the
introduction of the indexers it became possible to keep the puDllc catalogue
continually up to date in one alphabetic series. To relieve congestion at
the indexers and also for the convenience of patrons of the branches and
others not always able to come in person to the Library, class catalogues,
or finding lists, have from time to time been printed. A list of these, to-
gether with the earlier printed catalogues, is appended to this report. As a
further means for information about the resources of the Library, a monthly
bulletin has been regularly published since January, 1895. It incl-.idos a rec-
ord of all current accessions and also lists of books, for the time being, of
special interest. A special semi-annual list of :>ooks placed in iho branch
Libraries has been published during the period commencing January, 1901.
Since January 1, 1902, all additions to the Library have been catalogued
on cards and entries in the Rudolph Indexers have been discontinued. A
combination of circumstances made the change necessary, but it was emi-
nently desirable, inasmuch as it enabled the Library to take advantage
of work done co-operatively and to utilize the printed cards which the Li-
brary of Congress has most generously placed at the disposal of other insti-
tutions. From that source we are gradually obtaining a supply of cards
that ultimately will enable us to dispense with the indexers entirely and
have a complete catalogue in one alphabet. For the present the indcxers
remain the catalogue of the books in the Library January 1, 1902.
We have subscribed to the cards for children's books prepared and
printed by the co-operation of the Cleveland Public Library and fhe Carne-
gie Library of Pittsburg, and from this source have received a nearly
complete catalogue of the books in our children's room. It has been placed
there in a separate cabinet and will be particularly useful by reason of its
numerous subject entries, which make practically all of the resources of the
department easily available.
Following is a list of the
268
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
CATALOGUES AND OTHER RECORDS AS NOW MAINTAINED.
1 . Accession catalogues for Main Library, deposit collection and the respec-
tive branch Libraries, each kept in numerical order.
2. A shelf list for the Main Library and a union shelf list for the branches
and deposit collection, a record of every book in the Library by class
and number, and, in the case of duplicates, the number of copies.
3. An official card catalogue by authors of books in the Main Library.
4 . Dictionary card catalogues at the Main and branch Libraries of the
books in the respective collections. It is intended that the main cata-
logue shall be complete, containing entries for all books in the Main
Library. However, as a matter of convenience to the public we also
keep up separate catalogues of recent fiction, books for the young, and
U. S. public documents, as follows:
5 . Card catalogue of English, French, German, Italian and Spanish fiction
in continuation of the last printed catalogues of those classes.
6. Dictionary catalogue on cards of books for the young. This is kept in
the children's room for the convenience of the users of that depart-
ment.
7. Card catalogue of the U. S. public documents, kept in the reference
room.
8. Author catalogue of books in the deposit collection, with spaces on cards
to show in what stations or branches the books have been and when
they were placed there.
9. Withdrawal registers for the Main Library, deposit collection and the
respective branch Libraries in which all books condemned, or for any
other cause withdrawn, are entered by accession and call numbers.
BINDING.
Our binding has been done by the same house that has held the contract
for the past nine years, and has cost us, including some bills chargeable to
last year's work, $4,015.37, about the same as during the two preceding
years, although the use of books continues to increase. A large amount of
repairing is done at the Library by the experienced bindery hand who is
kept constantly employed, and in this way the binding expense has been
held down. The following table shows the amount and character of the
binding done during the fiscal year just ended:
VOLUMES BOUND, 1903-4.
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2421
345
878
254
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114
57
41
44
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411
23
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10
16
34
511
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139
20
24
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31
231
Cloth
145
41
17
13
24
45
13
Newspapers
30
30
Total
3,790
1,119
509
345
310
453
1,131
279
7,936
PUBLIC LIBRARY. 269
CARD-HOLDERS.
The number of card-holders entitled to use the Library is 38,541. Any
resident or taxpayer of San Francisco over ten years of age may become
a card-holder and thereby be entitled to the full privileges of the Library
on filing an application blank properly signed, and endorsed by some other
resident of the city as guarantor. All applications, whether presented at
the Main Library, branches or stations, are sent to the Secretary's office,
and there the cards are made out. Each application on which a card is
issued is filed alphabetically by the applicant's name. In this same file is
also inserted, on a form of distinctive color, the names of all persons, who,
because of past delinquencies, are not entitled to become card-holders. We
thus have in one alphabet a complete list of all who are now holding cards
and also of those to whom cards may not be issued. As applications are
received they are compared with this file, and the address of the guarantor
is verified by the City Directory. To prevent fraudulent indorsements a no-
tice Is mailed to every guarantor informing him that his name has been
so used and also calling his attention to the responsibilities thereby entailed.
The life of a card is limited to two years, hence the number of inactive ones
is probably very small in proportion to the whole number in force.
Since January, 1902, it has been the practice to issue special or non-fic-
tion cards to those desiring them. During the past year 8,037 of our patrons
have availed themselves of this privilege. It has been observed, under the
two-card system, that the books move more slowly, that is, are retained
longer by the readers, and also that the use of books other than fiction has
increased. Altogether, the privilege seems to have been greatly appreciated
by the borrowers.
OPEN SHELVES.
Another privilege greatly appreciated by our readers is that of access
to portions of the Library. Until 1895 practically nothing was accessible to
the public except through the medium of catalogues and call slips. In Octo-
ber of that year the books suitable for children were segregated, reclassified
and numbered and placed in a separate department on open shelves. Later
the open-shelf system was gradually extended to the branches and resulted
in a marked increase of circulation, a service much more satisfactory to the
public and an economy in administration. Finally at the Main Library, after
some experiments, a selection of 10,000 volumes was placed, in April, 1898,
on shelves where visitors could freely look them over and browse at will.
New books have been added from time to time and old ones used infre-
quently have been withdrawn, and this is, beyond all doubt, the most popular
and active section of the Library. In the reference and periodical rooms
also it has been found practicable to permit the freedom of access to the
shelves. These four departments, the children's room, select library, period-
ical room and reference room combined represent about 25,000 volumes, which
may be used with th least possible restriction.
ASSISTANCE TO READERS.
The attendants in the reference and periodical rooms are kept busy as-
sisting inquirers to obtain desired information. With increased patronage
and frequent congestion during busy hours at the delivery desk, when the
attendants there have little time to answer questions, it has been found de-
sirable to establish an information desk at a conspicuous point, and to keep
an assistant there during the busier periods. The duties of this assistant are
270 PUBLIC LIBRARY.
manifold, but chiefly to show those unfamiliar with library practice the way
to use the tools provided, so that they may be able to help themselves.
Although the Library is constantly growing by the accession of a judi-
cious selection from the vast output of enterprising publishers, it is not pos-
sible to anticipate all the demands which may be legitimately made upon it.
Inquiries for books not in the Library are not infrequent, and in such cases
the inquirer is provided with a blank form on which the purchase of the
desired book may be recommended. These recommendations are all given
careful attention, and II it can be done consistently with the standard we
endeavor to maintain, the desired books are purchased.
POSTAL, RESERVATIONS.
Another practice which has grown in the endeavor to give our patrons
the best possible service is the system of postal notifications relative to
books in great demand. It commenced in a small way some ten years ago
merely as a device to satisfy those complaining of their inability to obtain
certain books after many fruitless calls therefor. As the books came in they
were set aside and postal cards were mailed notifying the persons in ques-
tion that they were so held and would be retained until called for, or for a
specified time. No charge was made for the notice and in consequence the
requests for reservations and notice became so numerous as to be burden-
some. To confine the practice within legitimate bounds a charge of two
cents per card was made, but this proved a greater deterrent than was
necessary, and finally the method now in use was adopted. The postal cards
are printed by the Library and sold at the rate of four for five cents. Any
one desiring to be put on the waiting list for a certain book files one of
these postal cards, self-addressed, filled out with the name or number of
the book wanted. The cards are numbered in the order of receipt' and are
mailed in turn as the books become available. The number of cards sold
during the past year, 16,380, indicates how extensively the system is util-
ized.
BRANCH LIBRARIES.
The first recorded action of your Honorable Board relative to branch
Libraries seems to have been on January 3, 1888, when Trustee Mann offered
the following resolution: "That the matter of establishing reading rooms in
different parts of the city be examined and reported upon at the next meet-
ing of the Board, and that especially the advisability of such a project, the
number and location of such reading rooms, and their probable cost be con-
sidered and reported." The resolution was referred to the Committee on
Rules and Administration. On July 10, 1888, it was voted to establish
Branches Nos. 1 and 2 at the Mission and Potrero, respectively. The Mission
branch was formally opened August 3, at the northeast corner of Mission
and Twenty-second streets, and on August 7 the Board accepted as a gift
the books of the Mission Branch Library Association. Five more branches
have since been established, as previously stated in the report of the Presi-
dent. Daily messenger service between the Main and branch Libraries was
maintained from the beginning. In fact, the branches, during their earlier
years, were regarded as reading rooms and as distributing points for books
from the Main Library rather than as separate collections capable of inde-
pendent work. In 1894, after three of them had been in operation for six
years and the fourth for nearly two years, they contained in the aggregate
less than 3,500 volumes, from which the combined circulation for the year
was 52,619 volumes. Now, ten years later, the same four branches contain
over 19,000 volumes, from which the circulation during the past year was
PUBLIC LIBKAKY. 271
264,451. This marked development is the result of improved accommoda-
tions, systematic addition of books and unremitting endeavor to keep them
in proper condition, open shelves, and better facilities in almost every way.
No effort is spared to keep the Main in close touch with the branches. The
orders which come from them daily are filled under the immediate charge
of the Supervisor of Branches, who, through her frequent visits, is well in-
formed as to their needs. The Branch Librarians meet regularly either in
the office of the Librarian or at one of the branches, to consider matters
pertaining to their work. At present the experiment of bring the Branch
Librarians back to the Main Library for a short period is being tried. By
an exchange of positions each is brought to the Main in turn and assigned
to duties that will give her an opportunity to again become familiar with
the methods prevailing throughout its entire system.
SCHOOL WORK.
It has always been the aim of the Library to aid and reinforce the
work of the scTiools. The branch Libraries have all been placed so as to be
easily accessible from one or more schoolhouses, and their contents have
been selected with a view to making them helpful to the scholars. The
same may be said also regarding the deposit stations. At the Main Library
the work with the schools has become an important feature. As early as
1894 a system was established by which teachers in the high schools might
hold the Library cards of their pupils and draw books thereon for class use.
The same privilege was extended later to the grammar grades. With the
increasing use of the Library by the children, fewer were willing to assign
their right to draw Books, and teachers experienced difficulty in obtaining
enough cards for their purposes. To enable them to obtain the books needed
for class use without interfering with the rights of their scholars, the prac-
tice of Issuing special teachers' cards was adopted in 1900. On these cards
teachers in high schools may draw twenty-five volumes and those in the
grades ten volumes at a time for class use.
From time to time we have published in our Library Bulletin lists pre-
pared by teachers In co-operation with the Library staff of books upon
topics for systematic study, or for recreative reading. One of these formed
the basis of the "home reading lists" printed with our Library book num-
bers in the "Course of Study" adopted in 1900.
LIBRARY STAFF.
My report for last year contained a statement relative to the method
of appointments, the examinations held, lists of eligibles, and appointments
therefrom. There have been no changes during the year in the positions
covered by the Civil Service provisions, and hence no appointments from
the eligible list have been made. Mr. Sperling, the branch messenger, re-
signed in December, and the work has since been performed very satisfac-
torily by his successor, who makes the deliveries with a horse and wagon
which he himself provides. There have been several changes among the
pages or runners at the Main Library and at times it has been a matter of
considerable difficulty to obtain reliable help of this character.
In closing I wish to bear witness to the spirit of helpfulness and loyalty
which is characteristic of the staff, and further, to acknowledge a great
obligation to your Honorable Board for many acts of courtesy.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE T. CLARK,
Librarian.
272
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
APPENDIX I.
STATEMENT OF ACCESSIONS.
Volumes In Main Library July 1, 1903 121,128
Added by purchase M*
Added by gift
Added by binding serials and pamphlets 814
Total 6,618
Less volumes withdrawn
Net increase
Volumes in Main Library June 30. 1904
Volumes in Branch Libraries and Deposit Collection
July 1, 1903 29 - 756
Added
Less Volumes withdrawn
Net increase . . 1,895
Volumes in Branch Libraries and Deposit Collection
June 30, 1904 31,651
Total volumes received 11,827
Volumes in Library system June 30, 1904 155,820
USE OF BOOKS.
Volumes issued at Main Library for home use .... 388,044
Volumes issued at Branch Libraries and Stations for
home use ' *432.009 820.053
Volumes issued at Main Library for Library use 198,284
Volumes issued at Branch Libraries for Library us.. 66,184 264,468
Total 1,084,521
CARD-HOLDERS.
Borrowers' cards issued 1902-3 18,981
Borrowers' cards issued 1903-4 19,624
Total issued for two years 38,605
Borrowers' cards canceled (two years) 64
Cards in force June 30, 1904 38,541
'Not including volume sent from Main Library.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
273
APPENDIX II.
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BOOKS ISSUED FOR HOME USE, 1880-1904.
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1886-7
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151 007
1887-8
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13 199
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17.706
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167 823
1891-2
139.630
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177,310
1892-3
147,957
18.9611 7.225
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199,051
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21.260 1 ! 7 0381
18 470" 5 851
193 482
1894-5
189,309
25,272
5,586
18. 99'* 5,324.
244,483
1895-6
203.987
29,925
7.149
17.ss: 4.625
263,565
1896-7
249 971
45 424
12 990
31 656 7 987
17 916
365 944
1897-8
268,734
59,615
13,426
35.26 12,453
25,515-
415,011
1898-9
340.524
90.395
10,887
48.037 16.410
21,221
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586,664
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42.089
106,731
3,994 752,615
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366,909
121,477
53.731
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46.041
105.891
25,192 792,209
1903-4
388,044
130,353
53.224
49.76? 28,905
44,286
99.197
24,075 820,053
PUBLIC L1BKAKY.
579
APPENDIX VI.
BOOKS ORDERED, JULY 1, 1903, to JUNE 30. 1904.
CLASS.
General works, Encyclopaedias, etc 64
Philosophy and Theology 82
Sociology (including Education) 134
Science and Useful Arts 233
Fine Arts (including Architecture and Ornament)... 183
Language and Literature 353
Foreign Literature 74
English fiction 665
Books for the young 273
Geography and Travel 115
History and Biography 343
Replacements, Main Library 2,450
Deposit collection 302
For Branch Library No. 1 1,330
For Branch Library No. 2 693
For Branch Library No. 3 ; 374
For Branch Library No. 4 317
For Phelan Branch 409
For Branch Library No. 6 968
Total 9 i362
Volumes.
Cost.
279.95
161.80
216.19
559.78
490.08
520.68
83.25
605.95
208.81
263.06
836.12
1,880.70
300.60
1,161.16
709.14
372.39
290.03
328.11
893.07
$10,150.87
280
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
APPENDIX VII.
GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY, 1903-04.
From Whom Received.
Pamph-
Books lets Perials.
Abrams, Dr. Albert 1
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 1
Adelaide (South Australia), City of 1
Aguilar Free Library, New York City 1
Alameda (Cal.) Public Library
Alfred University, Alfred, N. Y 1
Allegheny, Pa., City of 1
American Congregational Association 1
American Historical Association 2
Amherst College, Amherst, Mass 1
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Society of Massachu-
setts 1 1
Anderson, Miss M. A 2
Andover Theological Seminary 1
Armstrong Association 1
Balch, E. S 1
Bibliotheca Publica de Heredia 1
Birmingham (Eng.) Free Library 1
Bishop Museum 1
Bolton, Chas. E 1
Bosler Memorial Library 2
Boston, City of 7
Public Library 1
Record Commission 1
Registry Department 2
Statistics Department 10
Boston Benevolent Fraternity of Churches 1
Boston Normal School of Gymnastics 1
Boston Port and Seamen's Aid Society 1
Boston Young Men's Christian Association 1
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Me
Boyd, Col in M 5
Bridge, J. H 1
Brisbane 1
Brookline (Mass.) Public Library
Brooklyn. N. Y 1
Brooklyn (N. Y.) Public Library 2
Brown, H. J 1
Brown University 1 1
Buffalo (N. Y.) Public Library 1
Buffalo Forge Co 1
Bunker Hill Monument Association 1
Burlington, Vt 1
Burnett, Mrs. John M 3
California: Equalization, Board of 1
Library
Mining Bureau 1 1
State Department 6
California Academy of Sciences 1 4
California Promotion Committee . 4
12
PUBLIC LIBRARY. 281
GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY, 1903-04 Continued.
Pamph-
From Whom Received. Books lets Serials.
California State Dental Association 1
Cambria Steel Co 1
Cambridge (Mass.) Public Library 9
Cambridge : Water Board 1
Canada Geological Survey 1 10
Canadian Manufacturers' Association 1
Carnegie, Andrew 2
Carnegie Institution, Washington 4
Carnegie Library, Allegheny, Pa 1
Carnegie Library, Braddock, Pa 3
Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, Pa 9
Cedar Rapids Free Public Library 1
Century Association 1
Charleston, S. C 1
Chase, W. E 1
Chicago: Finance Department 1
Municipal Library 9
Public Library 3
Public Works Department 1
("bickering and Sons 1
Churchill, Mrs. Kellogg 1
Cincinnati Public Library 9
Clark, G. T 1
Clarke & Baker 1
Cleveland Public Library 4
Coleman, William Emmette, San Francisco 8
Colorado State Agricultural College 1
Commonwealth Club of California 1
Concord (N. H.) Free Public Library 1
Cook, Thomas & Son 1
Cowles, E. H 1
Crothers & Crothers 1
Cumberland, M. D 1
Cuthbert, Mrs. J. W 11
Dague, R. A 1
Dartmouth College 1
Davis, A. B 11
Davis, Horace 1 25
Democratic National Publication Company 1
Denver Public Library 4
De Paum, William 1
Detroit Public Library .* 1
Drexel Institute 2
Emery, M. C. B 1
Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Md 1 3
Erie Public Library 1
Evanston Public Library 3
Fall River, City of 1
Farnsworth Co., Cincinnati 1
Field Columbian Museum, Chicago 19
First Church of Christ, Scientist, S. F 1
Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, Vt 1
282 PUBLIC LIBRARY.
GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY, 1903-04 Continued.
Pamph-
From Whom Received. Books lets Serials.
Friendly Society Sons of St. Patrick 6
Friends' Free Library, Germantown, Pa 1
Gardner, William 4
General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, New
York City 2
German, H 1
Ginn & Co 3
Grand Rapids, City of 1
Grand Rapids Public Library 1
Greenfield Public Library 1
Grout, Lewis 1 10
Hamilton Public Library 1
Harrison, Ralph C 2 6
Hartford Public Library 1
Hartford Theological Seminary 1
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass 2
Haverhill Public Library 2
Helena Public Library 2
Holinsworth, C. B 7
Hollister, Mrs. L. M 1
Humboldt Times Publishing Co 1
Hutchinson, Lincoln "
Hyde, Miss J 1
Illinois: Labor Statistics Bureau 2 1
State Penitentiary 1
Imperial University, Tokio, Japan. College of Medi-
cine 1
Independent Order of B'nai B'rith 1
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Grand Lodge,
California 1
Indianapolis Public Library 1
Iowa Masonic Library, Cedar Rapids 2
Iroquois Club 1
Jersey City Public Library 4
Jewish Publication Society 1
John Crerar Library, Chicago
Kellogg, Sheldon G 15
Knights of Columbus 1
Knights of Pythias, Grand Lodge of California 1
Lake Mohonk Conference 1
Lawrence, City of 1
Lawrence Public Library 1
Lisser, Dr. Louis 10
Los Angeles Public Library 6
Lynn, City of 1
Maimonides Free Library, New York City 1
Maiden (Mass.) Public Library 2
Manning, W. and R 1
Mark Hopkins Institute of Art, S. F 1
Massachusetts 1
Massachusetts Horticultural Society 1
PUBLIC LIBRAEY. 283
GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY, 1903-04 Continued.
Pamph-
From Whom Received. Books lets Serials.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston 1
Medical Society of the State of California 1
Melbourne, City of 1
Melliss, Miss 2
Mercantile Library, New York 2
Michigan, State Board of Library Commissioners. ... 1
Milwaukee Public Library 1
Minneapolis Public Library 1 1
Morgan, G. F. G 6
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Mass 1
Muybridge, E 2
National Canine Defense League 1
National Civil Service Reform League, New York. . . 2
National Educational Association 1
National Sound Money League 1
New Bedford, City of 1
New Bedford Free Public Library 1 11
New Haven Public Library 4
New Orleans Public Library 1
New South Wales: Department of Public Instruc-
tion 1
New York (City) Education Department 1
Finance Department 1
Municipal Accounting Bureau 1
Park Department 1
Water Supply Department 1
New York (City) Public Library 1 12
New York State Convention of Charities 1
New York (State) Forest Commission 1
New York State Hospital for Crippled and Deformed
Children 3
New York State Library 4
New York State University 3
New York Farmers , ... 2
New York Merchants' Association 2
New Zealand 1
New Zealand: Registrar-General 1
Newark, City of 1
Newark Public Library 1
Newberry Library, Chicago 1
Newton Free Library 1
Northwestern University, Evanston, 111 1
Oakland Public Library 1 1
Ohio State University 1
Omaha Public Library 2
Otis Library, Norwich, Conn 7
Paris, City of 7
Park, Mrs. A. L 1
Pasadena Public Library 1
Paterson Free Public Library 4
Peabody Institute, Baltimore 1
284
PUBLIC LIBRAKY.
GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY, 1903-04 Continued.
Pamph-
From "Whom Received. Books lets Serials.
Pennsylvania State Library 1
Peoria Public Library 1
Perley, Mrs. M. E 2
Pflster, J. J. Jr 1
Phelan, H. du R . 1
Philadelphia, City of 3
Philadelphia: Controller 1
Electrical Bureau 1
Philadelphia Free Library 2
Philadelphia Library Company 1
Philippine Islands: Auditor 1
Phillips, S. P 1
Phillips Exeter Academy 1
Philpott, J. M 25
Physicians' Book Publishing Co 1
Pillsbury, A. E 1
Portland, Oregon 1
Portland Library Association 4
Portsmouth, City of 1
Princeton University 1
Providence, City of 1
Providence Athenaeum 4
Providence Public Library 1
Reading, City of 2
Redwood Library and Athenaeum 1
Reynolds Library, Rochester, N. Y i
Rogers, Mrs. Fairman 1
Royal Society of Canada 1
Sabin, O. C 1 12
St. Joseph Free Public Library 2
St. Louis: Auditor 1
Public Library 10
Mercantile Library Association 1
Salem Public Library . . . . , 9
San Francisco: Board of Supervisors 5
Associated Charities 1
Boys and Girls' Aid Society 2
Chamber of Commerce 1
Merchants' Association 1
Santa Fe R. R 1
Savannah, City of 1
Sawyer, Miss A. L 3
Scranton (Pa. ) Public Library 1 4
Selby College 1
Seventh Day Adventist Church, Oakland 1
Silk Association of America 1
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C 4 5
Somervijle Public Library 9
Springfield City Library Association 9 8
Stanford University, Palo Alto, Cal 1 2
Stimson, John W 1
PUBLIC LIBRARY. 285
GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY, 1903-04 Continued.
Pamph-
From Whom Received. Books lets Serials.
Stow, Miss Nellie 1
Sturge, E. A 1
Sydney, City of 5
Taunton Public Library 1
Thomas, J. C 1
Tojetti, Mme. Emilia .> 5
Tuft's College, Somerville, Mass . 2
UnitedStates: Agricultural Department 1
Census Bureau 5
Civil Service Commission 1
Coast and Geodetic Survey . . . 1
Education, Commissioner of 2.
Hydrographic Office . 1
Interior Department 1 23
Interstate Commerce Commission ...:.... 1
Library of Congress 2
National Museum 3
Naval Academy 1
Navigation Bureau 1
Patent Office 2
Public Documents, Superintendent of 250 209
Treasury, Secretary of . . 2
War Department 2 9
University Club, N. Y 1
University of California, Berkeley 11
Dental Departemnt 1
University of Chicago 1 1
University of Colorado 1
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ...... 2
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 2
University of Rochester, Rochester, N. Y 2
University of Wisconsin, Madison 3
Upton, C. E 1
Veterans' Home of California 4
Victoria Public Library 1
Warren County Library, Monmouth, 111 1
Western Australia 1
Superintendent of Census 1
Registrar-General 10
Western Reserve University 1
Willey, Rev. S. H 53
Williams Co.. David 1
Willis, F. M 1
Wilmington Institute 5
Wisconsin Free Library Commission 1 2
Wisconsin State Superintendent of Schools 2
Wisconsin State Historical Society 5
Worcester, City of 1
Worcester Public Library 4
Young Men's Christian Association, S. F 1
Young Men's Hebrew Association 1
LAW LIBRARY REPORT.
Thursday, November 10, 1904.
Honorable, the Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco.
Gentlemen The Librarian and Secretary herewith presents the 38th
annual report of the affairs of the San Francisco Law Library Association.
The year just closing has been a prosperous one with the Library. The
accessions have covered all fields of current legal literature. They have
been somewhat in excess of the average of the past years. The number of
legal publications is increasing and this necessitates larger purchases by the
Library. Our income has more than met our expenditures.
950 volumes were added to the Library during the year, making the to-
tal number of books now on the shelves 42,173.
Of the accessions forty-four were presented, 125 were Supreme Court
Records and -781 were purchased.
The donors were: C. B. Labatt, J. Downey Harvey, Colorado Bar As-
sociation, Murdock Law Book Co., Allen, Lane & Scott Pub. Co., the Sec-
retary of State, the Secretaries and Representatives at Washington, the
Secretaries of the States of Nevada, New York and Massachusetts, the Atty.
Genl. of New South Wales.
The character of the books is as follows:
Text books 126
Reports 254
Statutes 137
Digests and indexes 61
Periodicals 127
Selected cases 39
Governmental publications 27
Records 125
General miscellany 54
More particularly classified the books are:
American text books 115
American State Reports 205
American Statutes 107
American Digests and Indexes 58
American legal periodicals
American selected cases 33 -
English text books 10
English reports
English legal periodicals 17
English Statutes
English selected cases 6
Canadian text books
Canadian reports
Canadian Statutes 11
Canadian periodicals
Canadian digests
Australian reports
Australian Statutes 13
Other foreign Statutes
Citations
Encyclopedias, legal 10
Encyclopedias, miscellaneous
Dictionaries, legal
Dictionaries, miscellaneous
Directories, legal
Directories, miscellaneous .'
Miscellaneous periodicals
Statistical works 3
Trials
Literary works
Miscellaneous catalogues
Governmental publications 27
Supreme Courts 125
950
LAW LIBKAEY. 287
The expenditures for the year were:
Books $4,003 . 49
Binding and repairing . 244 . 23
Salaries 2,560 . 00
Miscellaneous 353.50
$7,161 .22
More particularly classified the expenditures were:
American reports $ 689.94
American text books ' 553.00
American Statutes 469 . 71
American digests and indexes 329.50
American legal periodicals 467.42
American selected cases 175.65
English text books 43.15
English reports 224 . 93
English periodicals 210 .39
English Statutes 2.75
English digests and indexes 3.75
English selected cases 53.20
Canadian reports 59.17
Canadian Statutes 20.14
Canadian periodicals 45.45
Canadian digests , 42.50
Other foreign Statutes 64.22
Encyclopedias, legal 66.08
Encyclopedias, miscellaneous 42.00
Directories, legal 10 . 70
Directories, miscellaneous 6.55
Miscellaneous periodicals 45.44
Statistical works 21.25
Dictionaries, miscellaneous 58.50
Citations 22 . 40
Literary works 26.50
Trials 11.50
Newspapers 71.80
Miscellaneous catalogues and indexes 19.00
Telegraph and telephones 18.15
Postage 31.50
Binding 156.90
Binder's supplies 87.33
Printing 12.25
Stationery 11.25
Cartage and expressage 37.05
Legislative bills and files 25.00
Salaries 2,560.00
Insurance 177.00
Miscellaneous 41.30
$7,161.22
Our income for the same period was:
From dollar tax $7,160.00
From subscriptions, fees, etc. 782 . 30
$7,942.30
The Library is now being painted and whitened by the Board of Public
Works a much needed improvement.
With the money appropriated by your Honorable Body for new shelving,
the crowded condition of the shelves has been greatly relieved and the use-
fulness of the Library materially facilitated.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES H. DEERINO,
Librarian.
FIFTY-FIRST
ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT,
OF THE
Superintendent of Public Schools
OF THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 1903-1904
W. H. LANGDON, Superintendent
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 289
San Francisco, July 1, 1904.
To the Honorable Board of Education in and for the City and County of San
Francisco:
, Gentlemen:
In accordance with the law, the Superintendent of Common Schools has
the honor to submit herewith the Fifty-first Annual Report on the Public
Schools of the City and County of San Francisco for the fiscal year terminating
June 30, 1904.
GENERAL PROGRESS.
The past year has been one of the most harmonious and satisfactory in
the recent history of the San Francisco School Department. Within the year
lines of progress have been marked out that will mean an enormous increase
in the efficiency of our schools. The Board of Education, through its success-
ful plans for a bond issue for school purposes, has laid the grounds for a
more advantageous administration of the school system, insuring a material
equipment that will make better instruction possible. The Superintendent's
office has taken upon itself the active and vigorous supervision of the schools,
which is its proper function, and has laid out plans for the improvement of
the educational work of the Department which will be far-reaching in their
beneficial effects. Already much has been done toward bringing about a
flexible uniformity in the schools so that the many schools in the city of San
Francisco may be truly called a system. Improved courses of study and better
methods of instruction 'have been laid out so that the school system may be-
come the best that careful supervision can make it. Upon the past year's edu-
cational work, which has contributed to the above ends, your Superintendent
now desires to report.
THE PLAN OF WORK.
Inasmuch as the State Text Book Commission has been and is engaged
In the work of changing the texts during the first two years of this adminis-
tration, it was resolved that all changes for the betterment of our instruc-
tion and the extension of uniformity should be restricted to these same two
years, so that confusion from unnecessary changes might be avoided as com-
pletely as possible. Thus the energy and the time of the teaching staff beyond
the first two years could be devoted to perfecting the work of instruction as
planned without being subject to the strain of constant readjustment to
change. It was deemed advisable, too, that such outlining of improved
methods be restricted as far as possible to the oeginning of the school term.
The subjects assigned for special improvement during the fall term of this
year were geography and arithmetic, the work in history and the language
arts being assigned to the following year.
INSTRUCTION IN SPECIAL METHODS.
During the year the teachers and principals were called together in grade
meetings for outlining the work in arithmetic and geography, Deputy Superin-
tendent Suzzallo presenting the former and Deputy Superintendent Heaton the
latter. Wherever obvious weaknesses existed in the teaching of the other
subjects, such were pointed out and the remedy suggested. The grade meet-
ings were frequently supplemented by general "volunteer meetings" held at
some central place. The Deputy Superintendents in charge of the work by
informal school meetings, by conversation with individual teachers, and by
actual illustrative class teaching. In this manner every bit of work outlined
was made effective.
10
290 BOARD OF EDUCATION.
VISITATION OF SCHOOLS.
For the purpose of keeping in touch with actual school conditions and
assisting the teachers and principals in the performance of their functions,
the visitation of schools by the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendents
was made a special point, 4385 visits having been made during the past year.
For convenience, the city was divided into two inspection districts, with
Market street as the dividing line. The northern and southern districts were
denominated Districts One and Two, respectively, and Deputy Superintendents
were assigned to each, and charged with the responsibility of visiting schools
and studying conditions.
THE METHOD OF SUPERVISION.
The plan for the supervision of the schools has in large part been indi-
cated. It is perfectly obvious that the staff of the Superintendent's Office is
too small to engage in a direct supervision of the work of the teachers, even
If such a step were advisable. Hence it is the distinct policy of this office
to emphasize the function of the school principal as a local and direct super-
intendent of the work of instruction in his or her particular school. Through
no other relationship of Superintendents, Principals and Teachers can a
thorough system of supervision be provided. While grade meetings have been
necessary, particularly at first, they will grow less and less in number as
general changes cease to be made, and the work of supervision from the cen-
tral office will be done more and more through the principals.
NEW COURSES OF STUDY.
The changes in State text books, proposed and partly carried into effect,
have made some changes in our courses of study absolutely essential. The
distribution of material must be made to correspond to the arrangement of
subject matter in the texts. In consequence the Superintendent's office is
now at work in the preparation of new courses of study in those subjects in
which the texts have been adopted. Experience with the course of study
that has been in effect during the past four years shows that some changes
are necessary. While the spirit of the old course is being kept, the new
courses of study, already roughly outlined, will reduce the work, make it
more definite, and finally distribute the material more evenly through the
grades. Complete courses in Arithmetic, Geography and History will be in
print for the opening of the next school year in July. General suggestions on
the teaching of the Langua0b Arts, partly forecasting the future course of
study in that field, will also be printed with the temporary edition of new
courses.
In order that the new courses of study might meet the actual needs of
our schools as much as possible, meetings of grade teachers, principals and
evening school teachers have been held under the direction of the Superin-
tendent's Office for the purpose of receiving criticisms and suggestions.
Wherever possible these suggestions have been incorporated in the drafts of
the new courses.
INSTRUCTION FOR SPECIAL CLASSES OF CHILDREN.
During the past year considerable progress has been made in providing
special instruction for special classes of children who cannot be handled
effectively in the ordinary classroom. Two ungraded classes have been
established, the first at the Washington School and the second at the Han-
cock School. The work of these classes in bringing up backward children
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 291
has proven most efficient, and one such class should be attached to each large
school in the city as soon as funds are available.
While no parental school has been established as urged by this office
during the early part of the year, the necessity for such an institution is every
day becoming more evident, and, in consequence, public sentiment in favor
of such an institution is growing every day. The organization of the Juvenile
Court to dispose of juvenile offenders and the appointment of attendance
officers to enforce the compulsory education law have .shown the absolute
necessity of some place where truants and youthful offenders may be
detained and specially trained. It is quite probable that within the coming
year a special tax levy must be made for the purpose of providing a parental
school for the detention and instruction of offenders and truants. In the
meanwhile some form of day parental school should be provided as a tem-
porary makeshift for the coming year.
PROMOTION AND CLASSIFICATION.
The system of promotion upon the joint judgment of the class teacher
and the principal has proven a splendid improvement on the part-examination
system. The teacher's judgment, properly supervised by the principal, is
always the best index to the child's ability to do the work of the next grade.
The final examination is certainly an evil of which we are well rid.
The Board has reduced the evil of overcrowding by a judicious use of
portable schoolhouses, making better classification and a consequent higher
grade of instruction possible in many quarters.
There is another evil, however, which careful classification may improve.
With the semi-annual promotion, the tendency has been for a class to be
assigned a new teacher every six months a wasteful process, for the teacher
and the children lose time in getting sufficiently acquainted for the purposes
of serious work. Many principals have remedied this weakness of their own
initiative, but the central office urges the general practice that teachers be
allowed to keep the same classes at least through the A and B grades of the
year's work.
ADDITIONS TO THE TEACHING STAFF.
The Civil Service method of appointment is selecting excellent material
for the teaching staff. The tendency of the examination is more and more
to select well-trained teachers who have had successful experience. Few
probationers will need to be eliminated, particularly among the experienced
teachers. The new teachers adjust themselves rapidly to the work and prove
to be an active and progressive factor in the department.
ANNUAL, INSTITUTE.
The annual County Institute was held during the midwinter recess in
conjunction with the annual session of the California State Teachers' Associa-
tion. Prominent educators of the Nation and the State, among which were
Professor Arnold Tompkins of the Chicago Normal School and Professor S. H.
Clark of the University of Chicago, were present to act as instructors of the
institute. It was one of the most successful gathering of teachers the State
has known, both socially and educationally.
EXPOSITION EXHIBITS.
Two exhibits of educational work, prepared under the direction of Deputy
Superintendent Macurda, were sent to the Louisiana Exposition at St. Louis.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
One was sent to the California Department of the Education Building and
represented work in every school subject in every grade and from every
school. Another exhibit was sent to the San Francisco Municipal Building,
and included work from one primary, one grammar, one high and one even-
ing school. The work was arranged so as to make it truly representative of
the instruction given in our public schools.
CITY AND COUNTY BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS.
The City and County Board of Examinations has met regularly during the
past year, holding its regular annual examination and a number of special
examinations, and granting certificates on credentials as required by the
State law. During the year a number of teachers in the School Department
have applied for and received State documents through this office.
In general, the work of the year has been highly satisfactory from an
educational standpoint. Many lines of work have been laid out, and all
have met with the hearty co-operation of the teaching staff and the Board
af Education, without which sympathetic co-operation little would have been
possible. Under the promise of better school conditions, which the near future
has in store, the work of educational supervision undertaken by this office
will bring fruitful results, results which ought to make San Francisco as
great in education a.s in commerce and industry.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
293
ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
General Statistics
Fiscal year terminating June 30.
1903
1904
Population of city (estimated)
Number of youth in city under 17 years of age.
Number of school census children in the city upon
which the apportionment of State school funds
is made
Assessment roll of taxable property of city
RECEIPTS OF SCHOOL DEPARTMENT FROM
JULY 1, 1903, TO JUNE 30, 1904.
Balance on hand July 1, 1904
State apportionments
City taxes
Rents, etc
Total . .
Estimated value of school furniture. . .
Estimated value of school libraries
Estimated value of school apparatus. .
397,300
111,190
91,386
$419,968,644
$144,218.54
777,106.14
405,338.08
58,557.75
435,000
118,324
97,353
$545,866,446
$62,409.02
799,240.22
507,521.69
59,148.75
$1,385,220.51
*7,133.40
$1,392, 353. 91j$l, 428, 319. 68
I'ity and County tax per $100 . . , .
$.0963
$.096
Estimated value of school sites I $4,734,581 .00 $5,000,000.00
Estimated value of school buildings \ 1,549,000 .OOi 1,609,000.00
153.000.00 1 160,000.00
22,000.00 24,750.00
34,567.00 35,000.00
'$6,493,148.00 $6,828,750.00
*Receipts reported by Board of Education after June 30, 1903.
Honorable William H. Langdon,
Superintendent of Common Schools,
City Hall, City,
Dear Sir:
Herewith please find the actual financial transactions of the Board of
Education for the fiscal year 1903-1904:
. RECEIPTS.
From State Taxes
From City Taxes
From Rents (Lincoln School Lots).
From Rents (other than Lincoln School Lots) .
From Sale of Old Material
From State for maintenance of High Schools.
From Surplus 1902-1903
865,425.42
411,001.64
48,000.00
11,066.00
82.75
25,138.01
47,778.51
Total
Total Expenditures
$1,408,492.33
1,335,364.17
Surplus $ 73,128.16
NOTE.
The following contracts have been entered into by the Board of Education,
and are payable out of the above surplus:
June 3, 1904, additions and alterations at Lowell High School . ..$ 2.240.00
June 3, 1904, additions and alterations at Dudley Stone Primary 12,492.00
June* 10, 1904, additions and alterations to Richmond Primary 18,000.00
Total Contracts .$32,732.00
Balance Surplus 1903-1904 $40,396.16
(Signed)
CHAS. A. BERLINER,
Financial Secretary Board of Education.
294
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
SCHOOLS.
1903 1904
Number of High Schools
Number of Grammar Schools.
Number of Primary Schools...
Number of Evening Schools. . .
Total number of schools 82 82
Number of brick school buildings owned by the Department 7 7
Number of wooden school buildings owned by the Department 65 66
Number of buildings or rooms rented by the Department 56, 60
Total number of buildings used by the Department 128 133
SCHOOL, ATTENDANCE.
Enrollment. 1904
High Schools (6) 3,369
Grammar Schools (23) 20,368
Primary Schools (47) 22,604
Evening Schools (6) 6,628
Total (82) 52,969
AVERAGE NUMBER BELONGING.
High Schools 2,538
Grammar Schools 16,967
Primary Schools 17,919
Evening Schools 2,633
Total . 40,057
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
High Schools 2,396
Grammar Schools 16,165
Primary Schools 16,987
Evening Schools 2,249
Total
37,797
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER ENROLLED AND THE
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS SINCE 1894.
Number
Enrolled
Vverage daily
Attendance
During 1
the
year
ending
June
10
1894
44,349
32,939
the
ending
June
30,
1895
44 822
32 974
the
30
1896
45 435
33 508
the
year
ending
June
10,
1897
46,564
33,531
the
June
30
1898 .
50 101
35 116
the
30
1899
48 870
36 940
the
year
ending
June
10,
1900
48,058
35 004
the
June
30
1901
48 517
34 771
the
30
1902
49 090
35 943
During
the
the
year
year
ending
ending
June
June
30,
10,
1903
1904
52,906
52 969
36,965
37 797
BOAED OF EDUCATION. 295
SCHOOL, CENSUS REPORT SUBMITTED BY CHIEF CENSUS CLERK MR.
T. E. ATKINSON FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904, AS COM-
PARED WITH THE CORRESPONDING REPORT FOR THE YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 1903.
Number of white children between 5 and 17 years of age
Boys 47,502
Girls 46,053
Total 93,555
School Census, 1903 88,606
Increase 4,949
Number of negro children between 5 and 17 years of age
Boys 240
Girls 222
Total 462
School Census, 1903 231
Increase 231
Native-born Mongolians between 5 and 17 years of age
Boys 2,427
Girls 908
Total ,. 3,325
School census, 1903, 2,549
Increase 786
Total number of census children between 5 and 17 years of age 97,353
School census* 1903 91,386
Increase % 5,967
Number of children under 5 years of age
White 20,556
Negro 87
Mongolian 328
Total 20,971
School Census, 1903 19,804
Increase 1,167
Number of children between 5 and 17 years of age who have attended
public schools at any time during the school year 58,856
School census, 1903 57,603
Increase 1,253
Number of children between 5 and 17 years of age who have attended
private schools, but no public schools at any time during the
year 20,978
School census, 1903 14,002
Increase 6,976
Number of children between 5 and 17 years of age who have not
attended school at any time during the school year 17,519
School census, 1903 19,781
Decrease 2,262
Nativity of children
Native-born ~ 115,954
Foreign-born 2,370
Total 118,324
School Census, 1903 111,190
Increase 7,134
Total increase of children under 17 years of age 7,134
296
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN THE
CITY FROM 1894 TO 1904, INCLUSIVE
As reported by the Census Marshals.
Under seventeen years of age.
Number
May
1894
92 026
May
1895
93,558
Mav
1896
94 925
May
1897
98,506
Mav
1898
98 091
Mav
1899
98 368
May
1900
102,022
Mav
1901 . . ...
105 512
Mav
1902
105 911
May
1903
111 190
May
1904
118 34
NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN DEPARTMENT JUNE 30, 1904.
Men Women ! Total
Number of teachers in high schools
Number of teachers in grammar grades
Number of teachers in primary grades
Number of teachers in evening grades
Number of high, commercial, grammar, primary and
evening school principals without classes j
Supervisor of music
Supervisor of drawing I
Assistant supervisor of drawing I
Supervisor of manual training
Assistant supervisors of manual training '
Supervisor of cookery
Assistant supervisors of cookery j
Supervisor of physical culture '
Assistant supervisor of physical culture . . i
Day substitutes !
Evening substitutes :
4*
44
9:"
9 1
o28
337
1
438
441
29
61
90
22
40
62
1
1
1
1
5
1
4
1
1
40
4ft
15
15
119
1,094
STATEMENT OF GAINS AND LOSSES IN THE DEPARTMENT
SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
Number of teachers in Department June 30, 1903
Losses
By resignation 33
By retirement 8
By death 3
Gains
Teachers elected from July 1, 1903, to June 30. 1904
Total
Teachers on leave of absence with part pay 66
Teachers on leave of absence without pay 12
In Department June 30, 1904. . .
FOR
1,04:>
44
1,001
93
1,094
78
1,172
BOAiti) OF EDUCATION.
297
NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN DEPARTMENT BY GRADES JUNE 30, 1904.
SCHOOLS.
Specials
Primary
Grammar
Principals with-
out Classes
|
E
n>
3
Women
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
1. Agassiz
13
3
1
17
17
2. Bergerot
2
2
4
4
3. Bernal
g
4
1
13
13
4. Buena Vista
7
3
1
11
11
5. Chinese
4
1
5
5
6. Cleveland
7
1
1
9
9
7. Cooper
12
1
13
13
8. Douglass
g
2
1
11
11
9. Dudley Stone
10. Edison . .
10
g
2
1
1
11
11
11
11
] 1. Erne rson
12
2
1
15
15
1 2. Fremont ...
g
7
1
16
16
13. Garfield
12
1
1
14
14
14 Golden Gate .. .
7
1
1
9
9
15 Grant
5
3
1
9
9
16. Haight
(a) 3
10
5
2
1
1
1
13
10
1
13
9
18 Hawthorne
g
2
1
11
11
19 Henry Durant
10
2
1
13
13
IiO. Humboldt
10,
2
1
13'
13
'1 Hunter's Point
1
1
1
22. Irving
7
1
i
9
9
?3 Jackson .
4
2
6
6
7
1
i
9
9
'5 John W Taylor
1
1
1
10
i
11
11
7 Lacuna Honda
3
2
f?
G
''8 Aladison
4.
1
5
5
"9 Alar^hall
13
i
14
14
SO Monroe
4
3
7
?! Moulder
10
2
i
13
13
S? Noe Valley
9
9
9
S3 Ocean House .
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3 5 Park
3
1
4
4
36 Peabody . .
9
2
i
12
12
!>7 Redding
9
1
i
11
11
J.8 Pichmond
6
4
i
11
11
39 Sheridan .
5
3
g
g
10
1
i
12
19
4 1 South End
4
2
6
6
42 Starr King
11
1
i
13
n
2
2
i
4
4
44 Sutro
g
3
i
11
11
>' 5 West J3nd
|
1
2
!
3
3
46 Whittier
I
17
3
1
21
21
47. Winfield Scott .
3
1'
4
4
Total
3 329
29 441: Si 438
298
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN DEPARTMENT BY GRADES, JUNE 30, 1904.
(Continued.)
SCHOOLS.
Specials
Primary
Grammar. . .
Principals w
out Classes
9
3
Women
5
;
j
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.
(b)2
3
14
20
2
18
2 Burnett . ...
7
5
13
1
12
3. Clement
8
8
17
17
12
7
20
12
13
2
11
7
8
16
1
15
7 Everett
10'
g
19
1
18
8 Fairmount f
10
5
16
16
9. Franklin
13
9
23
1
10 Hamilton
14
15
1
14
( . . . .
11
i
14
2
12
12 Hearst
13
9
i
23
23
|
18
i
1
18
14 Irving M Scott
11
5
i
17
11
6
7
i
14
2
12
1 6 Jean Parker
s'
7
i
16
16
17 John Swett
9'
9
i
19
2
17
14*
6
i
21
2
19
19 Mission
14
15
15
A Pacific Heights
'
10
i
17
17
i
5
13
13
7
i
16
1
15
|<
5
^
14
3
11
Total
2
162
203
23
390
22
368
EVENING SCHOOLS.
1 Hamilton
10
1
11
4
7
l'
12
1
14
4
10
5
1
6
3
4 Irving M Scott
1
1
1
(d)3
1
38
1
43
17
26
3
3
1
2
1
13
1
15
2,
13
Total
3
3
82
93
32
61
HIGH SCHOOLS.
16
17
15
2
i Girls'
18
1
19
5
14
* Lowell
18
1
19
16
3
4 Mission
12
If
5
8
15
\
16
10
13
1
14
11
Total
92
g
98
54
44
v 'a) 2 Specials, "Deaf and Dumb"
<b) 1 Special, "French and German
,'c) 1 Ungraded
(d) 3 Assistants
Primary Grammar and Evening
Schools.
BOAKD OF EDUCATION.
299
NUMBER OF TEACHERS IN DEPARTMENT BY GRADES, JUNE 30, 1904.
(Continued.)
Specials
Primary
Grammar. . .
Principals with-. . .
out Classes
High School
H
o
9
a
Women
Brought forward
3
329
80
29
441
3
43$
Brought forward ...
3
3;
82
5
93,
32
61
6
92
98
54
44
Brought forward
2
162
203'
23
390
22'
36S
Physical culture
2
2
2
Music . . ...
2
2
1
2
Drawing
2
2
2
Manual Training
6
g
6
Cookery
5
5
5
Day Substitutes
40
40
40
Evening Substitutes . . . .
15
15
15
Grand total ... ... ...
25
494
420
63
92
5
1094
119
975
Board of Examination.
The Board of Examination is composed of
SUPERINTENDENT W. H. LANGDON, Chairman
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT L. M. SHELLEY, Secretary
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT A. A. MACURDA
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT T. L. HEATON
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT HENRY SUZZALLO
Following is the annual report:
RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY AND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
FOR THE GRANTING OF CERTIFICATES DURING THE
FISCAL YEAR 1903-04.
Total
On Exami-
On Creden
Recommen-
nations.
tials
dations.
GRADE OF CERTIFICATE.
K
K3
3
w
p
K
.
5" .
5"
*
TO
s
.
Columns 1
4. Male
Columns 2
5. Fema
fi. Total
Columns 3
(6
.
P fb P
)
1
3 3
1
High School .
4
5
18
4ft
22
54
4
5
18
58,
22
9
9
8
S
x s
Special
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
>
1
1
21
2
! 1
14
H
Freehand Drawing^
1
1
Clay Modeling )
Domestic Science
....
1
2
Music
. .1
4
4
V
3
6
if
1
1
1
2
21
10
30
11
78
89
98
119
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
301
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERMANENT CERTIFICATES 1903-04.
1
Grade. | Male
1
Female
Total
High school 1
2
3
Grammar school . . |
25
25
Special | 1
5
6
1
32
34
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RENEWAL, OF CERTIFICATES, 1903-04.
Grade of Certificate
Male.
Female.
Total.
High School.... , . ...
4
1
1
63
64
Primary
3
3
Special-
Bookkeeping .
2
)'
Cookery
3
Drawing, Freehand
1
Drawing, Architectural .... . . . .
3
1
\
16
German
2
/
1
\
Stenography and Typewriting
2
)
Wood Carving
1
1
8
81
89
D.
APPLICATIONS MADE TO THE CITY AND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCA-
TION FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION FOR LIFE DIPLOMAS AND OTHER
EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS 1903-04.
High School
Grammar
School
Total
M
."
?*
f'
f
ft
*i
5*2
.
K
1
o
K
(D
Femal
1
umns 1
Male.
lumns 2
Fema
umns 3
Total
^
*
P
~p
p
3
? 3
' 3
:
I
: P-
P-
. &
J^ife Diplomas I 1
l
15
I
15
i
11
16
6
6
6
6
1
1J
'.' .1
1
1
Special Life Diplomas
II""
Music ...
1
1
1
X
i
1
........
> 3
i
1
""I 1
(
15 3
26
3
8
11
15
23
302 BOAKD OF EDUCATION.
RECEIPTS FROM STATE DIPLOMA FEES 1903-04.
Received from Life Diploma Fees
High School $22.00
Grammar School 26.00
48.00
Fee returned by State Superintendent 2.00
The same has been sent to the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, Thomas J. Kirk, as follows:
1903 August 13th $16.00
1904 June 10th 27.00
$43.00
1904 June 10th, returned to applicant 2.00
1904 June 30th, Balance on hand 17.00
$62.00
$62.00
RECEIPTS FROM CERTIFICATE FEES, 1903-04.
Total receipts ' $296.00
The foregoing receipts have been deposited with the
City and County Treasurer, as follows:
1903 July $36.00
August 20.00
September 34.00
October . 10.00
December 6.00
1904 January 6.00
February 2.00
March 48.00
April 10.00
May 60.00
June 64.00
Balance on hand July 1, 1903 '
Total . 296.00
ANNUAL REPORT
San Francisco Public School Teachers'
Annuity and Retirement Fund
and Commissioners.
OFFICERS.
MAYOR EUGENE E. SCHMITZ Chairman
SUPERINTENDENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS W. H. LANGDON. .. .Secretary
TREASURER JOHN E. McDOUGALD. . , ...Treasurer
San Francisco, August 23, 1904.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
in and for the City and County of San Francisco, Cal. :
Gentlemen I have the honor to submit the annual report of the San
Francisco Public School Teachers' Annuity and Retirement Fund Commis-
sioners for the year ending June 30th, 1904.
Respectfully submitted,
W. H. LANGDON,
Secretary San Francisco Public School Teachers' Annuity and
Retirement Fund Commissioners.
304
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR SCHOOL, YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
Receipts.
1903 Balance
Contributions from teachers bound by the
Annuity Law
Interest
Set apart by Board of Education from money
deducted from salaries of teachers on
account of absence
Received in accordance with the law from
teachers retired during the year, viz:
July 25th, Mr. T. B. White
July 27th. Miss Christine Hart
August 3rd, Miss Lydia Hart
August 3rd, Mrs. S. A. Miles
August 4th. Mies H. M. Fairchild
August 8th, Miss A. E. Sla^ an
September 25th, Mrs. B. A. Shaw
September 26th, Miss Jean Parker. . .
December 12th, Miss L. Burnham
December 24th, Miss Laura Fowler
Concerts, etc.
Denman School
James Lick School
S. F. Microscopical Society...
Demands paid from July 1, 1903 to June
1904
1904 July 1st, Balance.
ANNUITY FUND.
Amount.
Total.
$25,210.12
10,604.05
643.36
1903 July 1st, Balance
1904 July 1st, 75 per
($16,063.7*) .
cent of
Disbursements for the year
1904 July 1 Balance
PERMANENT FUND.
1903 July 1st, Amount in Fund. .
Interest
1904 July 1st, 25 per cent of
($16,063.75)
yearly receipts
Total in both funds on July 1, 1904
$2,680.48
12,047.85
$22,529.64
643.36
4,015.90
$39,228.78
2,189.25
$41,917.23
11,725.30
$30,191.93
$14,728.33
11,725.30
3,003.03
$27,188.90
$30,191.93
BOAED OF EDUCATION.
305
ANNUITANTS.
Date of
Retirement.
Name.
Annuity
per month.
U96 January 22
Mrs Laura T Hopkins
$50.00
January 22
Miss L. E. Ryder
50.00
January 22
Mrs M H Currier
50.00
April 24
Miss Victorine M Raclet
45 00
1897 September 11
Miss Mary Solomon
50.00
50 00
1898 March 1
Miss Plora McDonald Shearer
36.66 2-8
Miss Kate Kollmeyer . . .
26.66 2-3
1899 April 15
Mrs S N Joseph
50.00
April 18
Miss Mary J Bragg
50.00
Miss M E Caldwell
50 00
Mrs E M Poole .
36.66 2-3
Mrs C M Sisson
38 66 2-3
Miss C A Templeton
50.00
Mrs Aurelia Griffith
50 00
July 25
Miss K. F. McColgan
Miss A A Hill
50.00
50 00
August 1
Hiss E A Cleveland
50.00
A t 1
45 00
Vtiss M J Canham
46 66 2-3
1901 July 20
50 00
Vfr Silas A White
50 00
VFrs J H Wallace
26 66 2-3
Mr A T Winn
50 00
Vtiss L S Templeton
50.00
Vtiss R G Campbell . ....
50 00
Vfiss E J Miller
36 66 2-3
It'ss M A Castelhun .
50 00
50 00
Vtiss ChHtine Hart
50 00
Vtr T B White
50 00
Vtrs S A Miles
50 00
Miss H M Fairchild
50 00
Miss Lydia Hart
36 66 2-3
Miss A E Slavan
50 00
37 50
50 00
October 15
Mrs B A Shaw .
50 00
DECEASED ANNUITANTS.
Name.
Date of
Retirement.
Died.
Pension
Received.
William White
Sept 19, 1895
May 8 1896
$ 345.00
Mrs. Mary J. Cline
Miss Cornelia Campbell
April 24, 1896
Jan. 22, 1896
Nov. 4, 1898
Dec 15 1900
1670.00
2785.00
Mrs. Josephine Gerichten
Miss A. M. Dore
George Brown
Miss A M Manning
Jan. 19, 1897
Sept. 11, 1897
Sept. 12, 1898
Aug. 10, 1899
Mar. 9, 1901
Jan. 1, 1902
Mar. 23, 1901
Sept 5 1901
2233.50
2371.65
741.65
1110.70
Miss N. S. Baldwin
Mar. 1, 1900
May 12, 1901
646.65
Miss N. G Sullivan
July 25, 1900
Aug 15, 1901
511.75
Mrs J D Cooper
June 4, 1901
Aug 5 1901
133.35
Aug 10 1899
Mar 9 1903
1651 35
Mrs. H. A. St. John
Miss E. M. Molloy
Mrs T M Sullivan
Jan. 22, 1896
Jan. 19, 1897
Men 1 1900
Apr. 2, 1904
Nov. 16, 1903
Mch 22 1904
3215.70
3446.00
1666 70
Respectfully submitted,
W. H. LANGDON,
Secretary San Francisco Public School Teachers' Annuity and
Retirement Fund Commissioners.
Report of Park Commissioners
San Francisco, July 1, 1904.
Honorable Eugene E. Schmitz,
Mayor of San Francisco
Pursuant to Section 9, Article XVI of the Charter of the City and
County of San Francisco, the Park Commissioners herewith present their
report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904.
JAS. DE SUCCA, Secretary.
RECEIPTS.
Amount.
Total.
By balance brought forward, 1903
f 12 340.68
J3y revenue from Children's quarters
24 486 55
By boarding and keeping Park Mounted Police
horses and rent of telephone
2,105 00
By receipts from Japanese Tea Garden
1 285 23
By programme privilege
[ 150 00
By automobile permits
|720 00
By rent of boat house
300 00
By United Railroads for concert
By sale of jars of museum
750.00
37 50
By returned labor demands . . . .
35 00
By sale of old iron
5 00
By taxes
$ 299,677.76
$ 342,892.72
DISBURSEMENTS.
Amount.
Total.
To construction account ,
To maintenance account
To salaries, Sect'y., Acct., & Clerk
Office Expenses.
To stationery, advertising bids and ordinances,
printing, general expense ,
To 31st Yearly Report (continued from last
year) ,
To engrossing resolutions
Small Parks and Squares.
To rugs, hat stands, for Commissioners' room
To construction ,
To maintenance
To balance forwarded to next fiscal year,
1904-1905
$ 91,169.31
180,148.69
4,380.00
730.32
1,046.00
25.00
87.00
15,561.93
42,354.23
7,390.24
$ 342,892.72
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
307
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
STRUCTURES.
Amount.
Total.
Dutch cottage, labor and material
5 4 387 93
Buffalo shelter
517 55
Iron fence at beach
382.41
Fences, benches
579 44 1
Fountain, entrance to conservatory
2,515.09
Gateway, Haight street entrance '
2 320 25
Mounting steps
33 48
Shed
39 54'
10 775 89
TENNIS COURTS.
Construction of tennis courts, labor, bitumen,.
1 173 55
1 173 55
WATER WORKS.
Deepening well
5 338 89
Water pipe extension, labor, pipe and fittings
2.097.32
6 512 22
A-rtesian well
1,086 00
532 50
700 17'
Hardware
124 92\
16 392 02
DRAINS.
291 39'
291 39
ROADS AND WALKS.
Walk at Spreckels Lake, labor and material
1,762.52
Drive at Spreckels Lake, labor and material
2,204.00
700 55
85 50
Reconstructing drive at Waller street, labor and '
319 50
821 37
5 893 44
GROUNDS.
To labor and material for grading, forming, dress-
ing, trimming and fertilizing grounds, and
purchasing of loam, clay, manure and trees.
5 659 91
Construction of grounds at Spreckels Lake, labor,
loam etc . . . . . .
5 508 33
167 00
388 50
11 723 74
FORESTS, PLANTATION AND RECLAMATION.
Planting trees, spreading loam, manure, etc., re-
claiming sand drifts '
To labor in hauling and spreading loam and ma-
nure planting trees etc
14 320 37
To loam purchased
To transportation of street sweepings
880.25
12 076 20
To constructing track for street sweepings
To labor and material for construction of bunk-
ers for street sweepings
3,152.13
286 75'
30 715 70
STOCK AND IMPLEMENTS.
Carts
9QO 00
Anemometer and register rain gauge
113 35
Hardware
61 5*>
Live stock
237 00
611 87
308
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT Continued.
CONSERVATORY.
To plants and seeds 146.33
NURSERY.
To seed 54.00
SPRECKELS LAKE.
Labor 7,392.02
Clay 4,393.98
Hardware 59.97
SMALL WORKS.
Rock-work, labor and cement 358.25
Boxing and moving- shrubs for St. Louis Exposition 187.50
Watering trough at beach 13.50
MUSEUM.
Show cases 247.23
CHILDRENS' QUARTERS.
24 horses for merry-go-round 420.00
12 Angora goats 84.00
Sulky wheels 18.00
Crockery 11.43
Constructing shelves 12.50
JAPANESE TEA GARDEN.
Cashier's cabinet , 43.20
Stones for bridge 150.00
SMALL PARKS AND SQUARES.
To constructing and improving the following
parks and squares
Labor, loam, clay, etc.
Lobos Square 6,810.56
Columbia Square 5,531.66
Alta Plaza 2.912.98
Union Square 258.37
Washington Square 48.36
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.
STRUCTURES.
To labor, lumber, paints, oils, hardware, fencing.
repairing and moving monuments, benches,
and supplies used in the general maintenance
of structures.
Labor, including carpenters, painters, plumb-
ers, etc
Material
Amount.
$8,200.30
2,348.89
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
309
MAINTENANCE; ACCOUNT Continued.
Amount.
Total.
TENNIS COURTS AND CLUB HOUSE.
Labor
$1 262 00
Material, nets and fittings, lime, etc...
47 80
$1 309 80
WATER WORKS.
Labor
$6 527 70
Hardware and machine fittings . .
2 796 64
Fuel oil
7 113 54
Machine oil ....
22 86
Labor on wood for fuel
282 20
Supplies, packing, lumber, etc .
231 91
$ 1 9 174 85
DRAINS.
Labor
$1 668 32
$1 668 3
ROADS AND WALKS.
To labor and material repairing, cleaning, dress-
ing and sprinkling roads and walks
Labor
$8 210 57
Labor on great highway
801 10
Labor on speed-road
518 50
Oil
636 56
Powder and fuse, bitumen
183 37
$10 350 10
GROUNDS.
Lawns and Grounds in general.
Labor
$60 014 93
Hose, plants, seed, iron garbage boxes, etc. . . .
FORESTS.
Thinning and replanting, etc.
Labor
2,267.80
$ 9 443 70
$62,282.73
> 44^ -jo
CONSERVATORY.
Labor
$3 891 95
Coal
832 10
Orchids, flower pots, insect powder, etc
STOCK AND IMPLEMENTS.
Labor, maintaining tools and implements, smith-
shop and rolling stock
200.67
$2 033 55
$4,924.72
o 337 jg
Repairing rolling stock
670 08
Maintaining Live Stock.
1 936 75
Feed for birds and animals
2,596.33
91 20
Wire fence for horse corral
40 50
T6 50
SURVEYING AND DRAUGHTING.
Labor, stationery, repairs to instruments
NURSERY.
Labor
$1.444.30
$8 968 10
$1,444.30
Seed, plants, labels, lumber, etc
338 46
$9 306 56
310
PAKK COMMISSIONERS.
MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT Continued.
Amount.
STABLES.
Labor $4,017.95'
Feed and hay 9,811,96
Supplies, veterinary services, drugs, etc 154.161
MUSEUM.
Labor 7,226.25
Labor, carpenters and painters 393.15
Paints and oils, light glass, varnish 880.66
Coal 492.08
Gas 80.70
Insurance on paintings 300.00
Hose and fittings for flre extinguishers 169.50
Stationery, cards for labels, etc 109.72
General expense, lumber, frames, brooms, brushes,
hardware, etc 1,164.92
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Labor and fittings $1,600.40
JAPANESE TEA GARDEN.
Supplies, charcoal, paper, etc $1,071.80
Cash registers 199.50
SUNDRIES.
Music $4,175.46
Permits, rules, regulations and numbers, etc., for
automobiles 530.25
Freight and express 175.47
Seneral expense, rent of filters, engrossing and
framing resolutions 417.25'
CHILDRENS' QUARTERS.
To labor, Sup't. and Assts $7,791.65
Supplies, bread, ham, .tongue, candy, syrups, coffee,
chocolate, tea. etc 9,309.89
Feed and hay 334.00
Coal ' 316.47
Gas 267.00
Printing menus, bags, checks, etc 150.30
Tickets for merry-go-round, donkey rides, etc..... 130.00
General expense, hardware, stationery, crockery,'
kitchen utensils, harness, napkins, etc 734.14
Repairs to merry-go-round, labor, machinists, car-
penters, painters, hardware, lumber, etc 1,542.09
Painters on buildings 322.00
Paints and oils 83.61
SMALL PARKS AND SQUARES.
Labor, water, hose, etc.
Alta Plaza $4,372.85
Alamo Square 5,156.30
Bernal Park 1,575.25
Buena Vista Park 242.25
Columbia Square 2,261.98
City and County Hospital Grounds 1,681.35
City Hall Grounds 2,369.30
Convenience Station (Union Square) 1,486.65
Duboce Park 2,322.25
Franklin Square tTT.60
Garfleld Square 1,896.00
General Account 282.50
Hamilton Square 2.890.80
Holly Park 52.50
Jefferson Square 4,880.35
Lafayette Square 2,493.30
Portsmouth Square 1,261
South Park 1,112.20
School Grounds 1,112.50
Telegraph Hill 214. 7&
Union Square 2,532.65
Washington Square 1,380.75
REPORT
OF THE;
President Department of Public Health
FOR THE
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1904.
San Francisco, June 30th. 1904.
To the Honorable Eugene E. Schmitz, Mayor of the City and County of
San Francisco:
Dear Sir: The Department of Public Health of the City and
County of San Francisco, through its President, has the honor to present
to you for consideration its annual report for the one-half of the fiscal
year terminating this day. It is proper to mention that from June 30th,
1903, to January 9th, 1904, the chairman of the Board of Health was a
layman who has submitted no report to this Board as to the service dur-
ing the first one-half of the fiscal year. Since January 9th, 1904, the Com-
missioners under your direct appointment constituting the present Board
of Health have sought to fulfill a policy of general upbuilding of the
Department. This period has been one of exceptional activity. In accord-
ance with the carefully outlined plans for greater efficiency and clear sighted
economy, the Board of Health felt that their duty was toward that of in-
ternal reorganization of the various service under their control. The policy
of the Board has been that of correcting conditions where the public good
was materially impaired. In accordance therewith the City and County
Hospital, received their first attention where then existed a lack of good
discipline, ordinary cleanliness and necessary comfort of patients.
At the first meeting of the Board all the rules and regulations which
pre-existed were abrogated and the adoption and establishment of the
present rules and regulations in accordance with those existing in well
known eastern institutions, especially the Cook County Hospital of Chi-
cago. These rules allowed larger efficiency and a complete change of gov-
ernment. The Warden was made the supreme head of the institution and
rsponsible only to the Boa,rd of Health. We believe from a point of close
financial management and a better discipline, that a layman of business
experience and integrity should occupy this place. In accordance with this
conception the positions of Deputy Warden, and Receiving Secretary were
added to the staff of officers. The Training School was considered a most
important adjunct. From a class of forty-three it was enlarged to sixty-five.
The pre-existing term of service for those in training was two years. This
is wholly too short for ample training and was accordingly raised to three
years so that larger experience should be added to their lives work of
service. Rules and regulations were adopted for their government with
the aim of <>r eating a Training School which should be characterized by
312 KEPOKT OF THE PEESIDENT OF THE
longer and better training- than exist in any ether institution on the coast.
There are twenty-two nurses who have completed their work and about tc
receive their diplomas from this Board.
We are pleased to report to you that the affairs of the Hospital
have been conducted most economically, and as fully for public good as th*
funds allow. The lines of internal improvement that we have inaugurated
lead in many directions. Patients are accepted through the Receiving Sec-
retary's office, received through a separate entrance, allowing greater pri
vacy and quiet, a method hitherto unobserved. A reception room for visitors
to the institution has been set apart and properly furnished through the
kindness of the Supervisors' Committee on Public Buildings. The entire
staff of officers, from the Warden to the Ward Tenders has been placed in
uniform. A register for the visiting staff inaugurated. An entirely new
and complete system of charts has been introduced, the result of consult-
ing the systems in vogue in eastern institutions, and adopted to our re-
quirements so that history taking and record keeping in all its various de-
partments can be made a matter of preservation and public record. Sim-
plicity in the keeping of the financial accounts of the institution has been
developed. Throughout the institution in every one of its departments the
greatest care as to quietude, cleanliness and devotion to the patients' wel-
fare has become the daily watchword.
The Board is an exponent of liberal medicine as shown by opening
of the Hospital to representatives of the three schools and in accordance
therewith five colleges were installed in charge of the various wards. They
are the Affiliated Colleges, (including the University of California and San
Francisco Polyclinic) ; Cooper Medical College, College of Physicians; Hahne-
mann Medical College of the Pacific; California Medical College, (Eclectic).
The spirit of earnestness and efficiency has been shown in management and
we are pleased to report to you that the institution has been lifted Into a far
better one and has opened up larger possibility for finer work. The effort
has been to draw the profession who have been gracious enough to give
their time gratuitously to the institution, close to the Board of Health in
their efforts for larger service for public good. The appropriation of the
City and County Hospital has been most scanty, 34 cents per day per cap-
ita being the amount for maintenance, medicines and surgical supplies, and
we regret to report to you that the budget is wholly inadequate to give
other than imperfect care where the greatest could be accomplished by larger
funds. Through the hoarty co-operation of the Board of Public Works,
which has been felt throughout the entire six months, a new operating room
connected with ward A, has been established so as to provide for the con-
gested state of the surgical service pre-existing. The operating r.iom was
furnished by one branch of the newly appointed service the Homeopathic
division, which equipped the room at Iheir own expense with all modern
appliances of surgery at a cost of several hundred dollars. The Eclectic
and Homeopathic Wards have also been equipped with bacteriological instru-
ments to serve in their private laboratories. The three schools of medi-
cine are therefore represented and work in harmony within the proper ratio
of wards and equally just distribution of patients. Larger facilities for
various Ray treatments have developed under a specialist. One of the most
important needs of the City and County Hospital accommodation is that of
a Childrens Ward. They at present are scattered throughout the institution
without that care and denied those accessories so urgently demanded for
the betterment of" children. Throughout the Departments there has been
a paucity of rules and regulations governing, and nowhere more than within
the workings of the central office. The Board of Health having seen the
necessity for definite rules being prescribed in order for efficient work to be
accomplished, ha\e therefore adopted such for Health Officer, Deputy Health
Officer, District Health Officers, City Physicians, Chief Inspecting Physician,
Market, Dairy, Plumbing, Bakery, Bath and Laundry Inspectors, Dislnfec-
tors, Cemetery Inspector, Workshop and Factory and Food Inspector. In or-
der to fulfill the requisite for a growing public health service the Board
of Health believe that the creation of certain offices were essential in order
for a wiser distribution of power and a better control of the various health
problems. In accordance therewith the positions allied to the Health Officer
in his authority were created, as Deputy Health Officer, District Health
Officers, Inspecting Physicians, and Factory and Workshop Inspectors. This
organization was affected with the sole aim of creating better service and
give to the municipality a better protection at all times with special ref-
erence to the period of epidemics. The District Health Officers were given
a larger service within three districts covering the entire city and county.
It was with the same thought in view that the Inspecting Physicians
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 313
having charge of the sanitary bureau with work with better efficiency under
the head of a Chief Inspecting Physician. The large number of factory and
workshops in the City and County of San Francisco created a demand for
inspectors in this field where the watchful consideration of women and
girls especially could be guarded. To this special service a woman physi
cian was delegated. The pre-existing organization pertaining to the other
branches of the office government were otherwise maintained. Throughout
this organization the Board sought the highest efficiency and aimed at
no infringement upon Civil Service rules. We regret most sincerely that
misapprehension has existed vpon the part of many good citizens as to the
real motives of your Board within the sphere of these necessary changes.
A lamentable weakness existed that we felt could be made stronger by
closer union of certain departments and a wiser distribution of other power.
The aim of the Board has been to keep within the Charter rights and to
act in an honorable manner in the creation of new positions and in ob-
taining those individuals best capable of filling them. It has given your
Health Board confidence that they weie acting within their just province, that
the Civil Service Commissioners have seen fit to recognize the new desig-
nations and have so registered them. The work has been so varied and
extensive that hitherto we have riot asked lor examinations for the newly
accredited positions, but this will be done in the near future. The atten-
tion of the Board has been directed to the creation of rules and regu-
lation governing the Alms House where there pre-existed no rules whatever
except verbal regulations which resulted in lax methods of government.
The Board has memorialized the Supervisors relative to the great necessity
for better fire provisions at this institutions and the imminent menace to
the welfare of all inmates through the possibilities of fire destruction. We
feel that this is an alarming matter and should receive the urgent attention
of the Board of Supervisors. The possible destruction of these buildings
by fire, housing over 1000 people, is too awfui to contemplate. The possibility
of fire leads directly to the consideration of the water supply of the in-
stitution. The premises have been supplied by an antiquated well service.
This supply is fast becoming exhausted by an encroachment of the caving
soil at the bottom of the well. This condition requires constant cleaning of
them, while the water supply grows steadily less. This should also claim
the early attention of the Supervisors for the comfort and security of the
inmates.
It is very obvious that the allowance of fifteen cents per day per
capita is wholly inadequate and can provide for nothing except the bare
necessities for existence. Through the wise judgment of the Superintend-
ent, Mr. F. A. Schmitz, the utmost patience and attention to the inmates
is being provided at the same time care being given to the agricultural
necessities on the farm. Careful regard is being paid as to cleanliness and
good discipline. Consulting Physicians have been appointed through recom-
mendations from the various medical schools whose service at the Alms
House will add materially to the welfare of both the curable and incurable
cases and at the same time open a large sphere for under graduate obser-
vation throughout the several institutions who have been good enough to
send their representatives in accordance with this opportunity.
Reorganization has been effected in the Emergency Hospital, gov-
erning the Chief Surgeon and his Staff of Assistant Surgeons, the Stewards
and Matrons. In order to encourage the Matrons to a higher degree of work
in nursing, a training school has been established with the appointment of
one of their number as Superintendent, under the direct control of the
Chief Surgeon of the Hospital, wherein a training in Emergency Surgery
can be brought up to the highest efficiency. Instruction has been ordered
for the ambulance drivers so that a knowledge of the first care to the in-
lured may be acquired. Each ambulance goes equipped with all the neces-
sary instruments for the accomplishment of this Emergency Service which
has been hitherto omitted.
In order that no misconstruction of the motives of this Board should
^xsist in the public mind, the Board has placed itself on record as prohib-
iting by either "word or card" the acquiring of any patient who has been
received or treated at any of the various Emergency Hospitals under our
control! This will prevent so far as we are able to do, any possibility of re-
ceiving fees unjustly. The element of discipline has been inaugurated by
carefully prescribed orders and places all of the employees in differential
uniform. A thoroughly up-to-date X-Ray laboratory has been established at
the Central Station wherein a 16-inch coil has been installed. Internal re-
arrangement at the Central Emergency Station permits of greater quietude
and close attention has been given as to history taking and record keeping
for reference in diagnosis and treatment. Your Board has carefully inspected
314 EEPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
the Leper and Smallpox Hospitals and has inaugurated a better state of in-
ternal government as regards the service of all employees together with
definite instructions as to rules and regulations. We have converted the
surroundings of the Leper Hospital from a disorderly, repulsive place to an
actual garden spot, providing a better outlook and more congenial sur-
roundings to these hopeless beings.
One of the most important innovations in safeguarding the inter-
ests of the city that this Board has inaugurated, has been that of School
Inspection. Through the considerate and generous assistance of the Board
of Education the entire School Department of the city has been covered
by sixty-five Inspectors. These Inspectors visit the schools daily through-
out the school year and give the best that is within them towards the rec-
ognition of the initial case that might otherwise favor an epidemic of some
contagious or infectious disease. The School Inspectors graciously give their
service gratuitously to the city, and it is with pride that we point to the
fact that they are representatives of the best element of the medical profes-
sion of this city. They have organized with a president of their own choos-
ing and hold bi-monthly meetings within the rooms of the Board of Health.
Their service to this city cannot be overestimated, and to them should be
given all possible recognition for their faithful and kindly service, not for-
getting the intrinsic value from a medical standpoint. It is a bold army
f cultured physicians doing kindly and scientific service.
The subject of dairy and milk inspection has been most carefully
studied. It was found that altogether toe lax rules existed for providing
pure milk for this city. In keeping with the advanced bacteriological knowl-
edge of the importance of pure milk and the indispensable element of clean-
liness within the dairies we have carefully planned and shall propose to the
Board of Supervisors in the near future for their adoption certain rules and
regulations governing the dairies, dairy depots and the handling of milk
to the public. Careful attention to the care of milk in the dairies will
largely set aside the examination of milk upon the public highways as a
means of maintaining its purity. In accordance therewith and with your
approbation larger facilities within the bacteriological laboratory have been
provided and will aim for the objective point of the examinations of milk
and foods shall be the Laboratory.
It will be thus observed that our plans have been laid for very
thorough work in examinations of adulterated foods and drugs, found within
this city, through our enlarged and better equipped laboratories. We have
felt that the milk question deserved the first consideration and accordingly
have taken for early consideration that which the public should be first
and at all times safeguarded. We will proceed with due care and discrim-
ination, aiming to give the public a knowledge of all adulterations and urge
the representation upon labels, a correct knowledge of the contents. Under
the Charter the Board of Health is dependent upon the office of the Dis-
trict Attorney for legal assistance and although that office has always
responded most kindly, yet it is obviously overburdened. We appeal strong-
ly that provision be made for an attorney for our Commission who could
question and counsel in enforcing Health Ordinances.
In order that the public should be better enlightened in the ob-
nerA'ance of all modern rules relative to good sanitation in the home, a
leaflet has been prepared by our able Health Officer, Dr. Ragan, under the
approbation of the Board of Health for general distribution, through our
Sanitary Bureau and School Inspection, and will be shortly forthcoming.
This is intended for general public information only and bears the stamp
of nothing but hygienic hints to homes with a just regard for public wel-
fare.
In line with the most advanced ideas relative to the alarming in-
fection of Tuberculosis, the Health Officer has been directed to have all
tubercular cases within the City and County registered and to that end has
invited the co-operation of the medical practitioners throughout the city.
Furthermore attention has been given to the disinfection of all rooms and
homes where tubercular cases have existed.
The Board has adopted a resolution fixing the time when children
who have suffered from a communicable disease may return to school; this
has received the approbation of the Board of Education and has been
printed upon certain cards which the School Inspectors are required to fill
out to accompany the child who has been sent home with some suspicious
form of contagious or infectious disease.
An effort has been made to segregate all cases of tuberculosis within
the City and County Hospital and Alms House so that greater protection can
be given to those otherwise unaffected. It is the hope that in the not
distant future separate buildings may be acquired for the better segre-
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 315
Cation and the more efficient care of many of these cases by outdoor treat-
ment which could be very materially improved or cured. Tn order that
more perfect work in the tenement house districts m this city can be ac-
complished a volunteer corps of efficient women nurses have been added to
the sanitary bureau without salary. Our thanks should be extended to these
v-ery capable adjuncts to the Department of Sanitary Inspection.
The Sanitary Bureau through the unstinted efforts of Dr. W. C.
Hassler. the Chief, has been most actively engaged In the correction of in-
sanitary conditions throughout the city with special reference to the Chi-
nese district and to that end we have submitted to the Board of Supervis-
ors suggestions as to ordinance to be adopted in order to compel prop-
erty owners to make their basements and cellars rat-proof. All of the base-
ments and cellars of that portion of Chinatown east of Dupont street from
the south line of Sacramento street to the south line of Pacific street were
condemned during the past six months and all wood flooring, partitions and
ceilings were removed. The work of concreting the same has almost been
completed. This includes four blocks and approximates one hundred and
twenty-five buildings.
The crusade against the general insa.nitary condition in Chinatown
has been most actively followed. From a place of filth, accumulations and
infectious odors it has become infinitely more cleanly and habitable. The
Board of Health has seen the necessity of a portable sterilizer that would
fulfill an urgent necessity in the disinfection of certain of the contents
of premises that would otherwise require destruction. It is also their
plan that all fabric merchandise, exported from Chinese quarters should re-
oeive disinfection and the stamp of that disinfection, before passing out of
the city.
The growth of the spirit of co-operation between the U. S. P. H.
& M. H. Service, the State Board of Health and this Commission has been
reflected in the creation of an organization known as the Public Health Com-
mission of California for the unification of effort in urging and enforcing
all local and general legislation in health matters. Past Assistant Surgeon,
,f)r H. Blue, has been elected President and Dr. Regensburger, Vice Pres-
ident. The energy manifested has been so genuine as to stimulate the Health
Department to aid lo the utmost the upbuilding of strong barriers against
disease. The monthly meetings prove valuable for the interchange of ideas.
Numbering as it does on its roll the most influential members of the differ-
ent departments of pur lie health service, it gives to each the opportunity
of seeing matters approached from more sides and looked at from more
standpoints that would be possible within the limit of a single Board.
In order to more perfectly register births and deaths of the city,
a new form of certificate has been adopted in keeping with the require-
ments of the registration bureau at Washington. More accurate information
and closer record as to causes of death are thereby established. I desire
also to call your attention lo the renewal of the publication of the Monthly
Bulletin. After many months of discontinuance the way has been made
plain for its re-establishment. One issue has been sent out and it will be
forthcoming monthly. It has been remodeled to give concise detail as to
the exact workings of the Board and offering a resume of what has been
accomplished.
The Board of Supervisors have been urged to create ordinances
whereby an improved system of ventilation for apartment houses could be
Assured. We have been very earnest in our enforcement of sanitary laws
in public buildings, theatres, public telephones, and cars for transportation
companies.
All Maternity Hospital and Institutions where children are cared for
have been closely inspected and guarded so that every possible legitimate at-
tention could be rendered to this class. In order for closer guardianship
jnder the direction of the District Health Officer, M. J. White, Secretary
for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, has been ap-
pointed auxiliary inspector within the control of this Board without salary.
A blank form has been printed providing definite legislation for these in-
stitutions and enabling the Board to keep in close touch with the highest
pood of which these institutions are capable.
The financial status deserves more than passing notice. For the first
Fix months of the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 1903, the salary roll of the
central office of the Board of Health aggregated $5400 per month, beginning
January 9, 1904, when the present Board of Health took formal possession,
the salary roll of the same Department aggregated $4700 per month, a sav-
ing of $700 per month in salaries alone. A total saving in salaries for six
316 KEPOKT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
months was $4200 From the expense of the Health Department there was
saved for six months $900, making a total saving of $5100 for six months.
This money in place of boing returned to the treasury was in ac-
cordance with the approbation of the Board of Supervisors disposed of as
follows 1
Permanent improvement of the sanitary condition of Chinatown $3,400
Purchase of motor for portable sterilizer 1,300
Purchase of materials and supplies for bacteriological laboratory 400
Total $5.100
These figures will make plain and substantiate the statement of the
Department January 9th, of This year, at which time a reorganization was
effected for general betterment. The aim was not that of the simple saving
of funds, but the better direction for larger service to the Commonwealth.
We believe that a larger fund should be given to the Health Department for
increasing service and increasing demands made upon that service, in va-
rious directions for the upbuilding of a stronger Department of Public
Health. Ifconomy in certain directions may be a source of danger rather
than a just regard, but the well directed expenditure of money where it be-
comes neceasary in safeguarding the public will ever be the aim of the
Commissioners of Health into whose distribution these funds are given. The
sole object of this Commission has been and will be for careful discrimina-
tion between the necessity on the one hand and extravagant expenditure on the
other. We are desirous of accomplishing nothing but the highest welfare
of the public and to this end our best thought and study shall be directed.
The Board of Health desires to express their warm appreciation of the kindly
service rendered the Hospital from the "City and County Hospital Commit-
tee of Ladies" whose services have proven of unqualified value.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMI5S \V WARD, M. D.,
President of the Board.
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
City and County Almshouse,
19031904,
San Francisco. July I, 1904.
To the Honorable the Board of Health of the City and County of San P'ran-
cisco:
Qentlemen: I respectfully submit to your Honorable Board the fol-
lowing report of the City and County Almshouse for the fiscal year ending
Tune 30. 1904:
ADMISSIONS
Total number of inmates in Almshouse July 1, 1903 837
Total number of males admitted during year 746
> Total number of females admitted during year 145
Total number of admissions during year 891 891
Total 1,728
DISCHARGES
Number of inmates discharged at own request 296
Number of inmates discharged for cause 22
Number of inmates left without permission 228
Number of inmates died 172
Number of inmates sent to City and County Hospital... 26
Number of inmates overstayed pass 103
Number of inmates sent before the Insanity Commissioners 9
Total 856
Remaining in Almshouse, July 1, 1904 872
SOCIAL. CONDITION OF INMATES (ADMITTED)
Single - 443
Married 93
Widowed 345
Divorced 10
Total . 891
RACE OF INMATES ADMITTED
Caucasian 883
Mongolian 6
Ethiopian 2
891
BY WHOSE ORDER ADMITTED
By Board of Health 730
By Superintendent City and County Hospital 118
By Superintendent City and County Almshouse 41
By the Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco. ... 2
Total 891
EMPLOYES
Average number of officers and employes during year.... 39
318
ALMSHOUSE REPOET.
AGES OF INMATES ADMITTED.
Prom 20 to 30 13
From 150 to 40 52
From 40 to 50 . S6
From 60 to 60 199
From 60 to 70 351
From 70 to 80 153
From 80 to 90 27
From 90 to 100
Total 891
NUMBER OF TIMES ADMITTED AND RE-ADMITTED.
First time 457
Second time 213
Third time 101
Fourth time 30
Fifth time 24
Sixth Time 16
Seventh time 6
Eighth time 10
Ninth time l.i
Tenth time 6
Eleventh time 4
Twelfth time 2
Thirteenth time 2
Fourteenth time 1
Total 891
NATIVITY OF INMATES ADMITTED.
UNITED STATES.
California 20
Connecticut 1
Florida 1
Georgia 2
Illinois 14
towa 3
Kentucky 8
Louisiana 1
Massachusetts 21
Maine 12
Maryland 4
Missouri 4
Mississippi 2
Michigan 2
Nevada 1
Total
New Jersey 3
New York 59
New Mexico 12
Ohio 15
Pennsylvania 20
Porto Rico 1
Philippines 1
Rhode Island 2
Tennessee 5
Virginia 9
Wyoming 1
Vermont . .' 8
Wisconsin 6
Washington .... 3
241
FOREIGN.
Austria
Australia
Brazil
China
Canada
Denmark
England ......................... 43
Finland ......................... 6
France .......................... 19
Germany ......................... 73
Greece ........................... 3
Holland ......................... 2
Italy ....... ...................... 21
Total .
Mexico 2
Newfoundland 1
New Brunswick 2
Novia Scotia 2
Norway 7
Russia 1
Prussia 2
Sweden 11
Switzerland 20
Spain 1
Scotland 20
Wales 5
West Indies 1
. 650
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
319
The highest number of inmates recorded during fiscal year for one
day was 978 on February 25, 1904.
The lowest number of inmates in any one day was 816 on Sep-
tember 12. 1903.
OCCUPATION OF INMATES ADMITTED.
3
Locksmith
2
Beggar
1
Musician
2
Barber
9
Moulder
. . 2
5
Machinist
9
1
Milliner
2
Bookkeeper
2
Millwright
1
4
Miner
43
4
Nurse ....
4
Butcher
3
Nailmaker
1
2
None
1
2
Plasterer
2
223
2
Carriage painter
2
Printer
2
1
Pressman
2
Cook
46
4
> Clerks
13
Painter
9
Cigar dealer
2
F'orter . . .
12
Cooper
1
Peddler
10
4
2
Doctor .
2
Railroadman
1
Dishwasher
. . 8
1
4
4
Domestic
88
Sailor
17
Dyer
2
Saloon keeper
1
Dairyman . .
1
3
1
1
Engineer
10
Stevedore ...
4
Expressman
1
Steward
2
Fisherman
9
2
Fireman
2
3
Gardner
17
Shoemaker
11
Uackdriver
... 1
3
2
Tailor
9
Hatmaker
1
Teamster
23
Hodcarrier
1
Teacher
2
Housekeeper
. . 34
Tinsmith .
1
Hotelkeeper
1
Tanner
2<
Hostler
3
2
1
"Watchmaker
2
2
Waiter
18
La tch maker
1
Wheelwright
1
Laundry m an ...
2
Watchman
1
A 09
Longshoreman .
14
Total .
. 891
320 ALMSHOUSE REPORT.
The following is a resume of the work done in the different de-
partments during the fiscal year:
TAILORING DEPARTMENT.
Men's overalls fitted
400
Men's brown canvas coats made and fitted 166
Men's brown canvas pants made and fitted 93
Men's brown canvas vests made and fitted '.'.'. 103
Men's junipers fitted
Coats, pants and vests repaired 132
SHOEMAKING DEPARTMENT.
Men's shoes made (pairs) ' 226
Men's slippers made (pairs) ~ \
Men's shoes repaired (pair?) 716
Women's shoes repaired (pairs) 158
FEMALE DEPARTMENT.
Men's shirts, caps, aprons and jumpers 603
Women's underclothing, caps and aprons 781
Bedspreads, sheets, pillowslips etc 632
Tablecloths, napkins, towels and shrouds 504
FARMING DEPARTMENT.
Number of acres sown with potatoes 25
Number of acres sown with oats 10
Number of acres sown with vegetables 14
Number of acres used for pasturage 10
Number of acres for buildings, roade, etc 21
Total number of acres . 80
LIVE STOCK.
Horses 20
Cattle 10
Hogs 4
Total 34
ALMSHOUSE EXPENSES FOR 1903-1904.
Tleef, mutton, poultry and fish $14,247.26
Groceries, flour, etc 18,488.90
*Pry goods, clothing, etc 3,602 .37
Tobacco 1,299.74
Medicines and drugs 633.96
Liquors 1,913.71
Repairs of Buildings 39.20
Rpeairs of stoves and ranges 292 . 53
Repairs of vehicles and harness 910 . 26
Feed of horses and cattle 4.413.61
Horseshoeing 555 . 15
Fuel and lights 5,832.79
Tool and implements 1,345.58
Crockery and utensils 160 .17
Laundry supplies 406 . 50
Carpets and furniture 472.38
Milk 4.759.50
Horses and cattle 194.00
Petty expenses 86.90
Garden seed 345.49
Salaries 25,000 . 00
Total $85,000 . 00
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
321
TOTAL COST OF DRY GOODS, CLOTHING AND SHOES.
Cost of dry goods, clothing and shoes for year. $3,602.37
Cost of dry goods, clothing and shoes per day 9.87
f'ort of dry goods, clothing and shoes for one inmate for the year.. 4.00
Cost of dry goods, clothing and shoes for one inmate for one day. .. . .011
ALMSHOUSK EXPENSES PER DAY.
Beef, muttons, poultry and fish 39.00
Groceries, flour, etc 50.66
Dy groods, clothing, shoes, etc 10.00
Tobacco 3.56
Medicines and drugs 1.73
Liquors 5.18
Repair of Buildings .11
Repair of stoves and ranges .80
Repair of vehicles and harness 2.50
Feed of horses and cattle 12.06
Horseshoeing 1.52
Fuel, water and light 16.00
Tools and implements 3.69
i 'rockery and utensils .44
) .aundry supplies 1 . 11
Carpets and furniture 1.30
Milk 13.07
H orse and cattle .53
Petty expanses .24
Garden seed .95
High salaries 68.50
Total $232 . 95
TOTAL COST OF FOOD.
Cost of food for year $39,595 . 66
Cost of food for one day 102 .67
Cost of food for one inmate for year 34 . 21
Cost of food for one inmate for one day .094
11
322
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 323
The Physical Condition of Inmates of Almshouse is as follows:
Number of male inmates totally blind 27
Number of female inmates totally blind . 2
Number of male inmates bedridden 79
Number of female inmates bedridden 26
Number of male inmates crippled 77
Number of female inmates crippled 8
Number of male inmates able to work 190
Number of female inmates able to work 34
Number of male inmates convalescent 106
Number of female inmates convalescent 52
Number of male inmates mentally incompetent 128
Number of female inmates mentally incompetent 44
Number of male inmates old and infirm 74
Number of female inmates old and infirm 44
Total number of inmates 891
It will be seen from an examination of the foregoing report that:
That the number of inmates who are able to attend to their own wants
is 224
That the number of inmates who are unable to attend to their own wants
is 667
That only one inmate in every four is able entirely to help himself.
That with only eight nurses in the employ of this institution one nurse must
attend to 83 patients.
When I took over the management of the Almshouse January 11, 1904,
the Repair and Improvement of Buildings Fund was entirely exhausted, so
Your Honorable Board cannot expect an extended report of Improvements.
^3ut I can assure your Honorable Board that, beginning July 1, 1904, im-
provements were begun which, when completed, will add to the efficiency
and usefulness of the Almshouse.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK A. SCHMITZ,
Superintendent.
REPORT OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
OF THE
City and County Almshouse
19031904.
San Francisco, July 1, 1904.
To the Honorable the Board of Health
of the City and County of San Francisco.
Gentlemen
I respectfully submit to your Honorable Board the yearly report of the
Medical Department of the City and County Almshouse for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1904:
Number of inmates July 1, 1903 837
Average mimber of inmates 900
Number of deaths during year 172
Number of males died 141
Number of females died 31
Cost of drugs, alcoholic liquors and surgical supplies $2,547.67
NATIVITY OF DECEASED PERSONS.
Austria 1
Canada 3
China 1
Denmark 2
England 8
France 6
Germany 18
Greece 1
Ireland 60
Italy 7
Mexico 1
New South Wales 1
Norway 3
Scotland 5
Switzerland ., 1
United States 54
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Diseases
CLASS A.
CONSTITUTIONAL
Anemia ,
Chronic rheumatoid arthritis 3 3
Phthisis Pulmonalis 7 7
Cancer intestinal, etc
Developmental
Senility 33 9 42
CLASS B.
NERVOUS SYSTEM
Alcoholism acute 1 l
Hemorrhage cerebral 9 5 14
* Softening chronic cerebral 24 7 31
CIRCULATORY
Heart, valvular disease of 27 4 31
Heart dilation 13 i 14
Aneurism aorta 1'
RESPIRATORY
Bronchitis chronic G
Pneumonia acute lobar 8 i 9
URINARY
Nephritis chronic interstitial 6
CLASS C.
VIOLENT DEATHS
Coroner's cases , ,
Total 141 31 172
Respectfully submitted,
Resident Physician.
REPORT
OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
FISCAL, YEAR 1903-1904.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE EUGENE E. SCHMITZ,
MAYOR OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; and
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Sirs: The Board of Public Works herewith respectfully transmits, for
your information, a report of the operations of the Department of Public
Works for the fiscal year 1903-1904. This report is comprised of the reports
of the secretary and the several bureaus of the department, namely:
Bureau of Engineering;
Bureau of Streets;
Bureau of Building
(a) Division of Architecture,
(b) Division of Maintenance and Repair;
Bureau of Light and Water.
Respectfully,
H. L. SCHMITZ,
President of the Board of Public Works.
Report of the Secretary of the Board of Public Works.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 1, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: I have the honor to submit the following report of the
operations of the Board of Public Works during the fiscal year 1903-1904.
This report contains an itemized statement of all moneys received and
expended by the Department of Public Works, together with a general resume
of all work performed by and under the direction of the Board.
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES.
The um of $416,720.00 was appropriated by the Board of Supervisors to
the Board of Public Works for "General Maintenance" of the Department,
said appropriation to be expended at the discretion of the Board.
The following table sets out in general detail the manner in which this
appropriation was expended:
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 327
Expended.
General office buggies $ 840.00
Scavengering 456.00
Janitors' and engineers' supplies 5,295 . 76
Fuel and power. City Hall and Hall of Justice 4,765.92
Cleaning and repairing sewers 80,929 . 25
Repairing basalt and cobble streets 49,591.99
Repairing bitumen streets 22,954 .37
Repairing streets on waterfront 1,366.84
Repairing county roads 8,746.01
Repairing San Bruno road , 6,498 . 45
Cleaning and sprinkling streets 215,773 . 30
Supplies, corporation yard 5,823.61
Supplies, fuel, etc., bridges 2,062 . 34
Reserve fund 2,527.85
Cleaning Chinatown 7,684 . 53
Sidewalk and general repairs 1,195.90
Total expenditures $416,512.17
Surplus 207.83
Total appropriation $416,720 . 00
In addition to "general maintenance" the following sums aggregating
$353,147.00 were appropriated for "specific" purposes as set forth below.
The table appended shows the manner in which these moneys were
segregated and expended, and it will be observed that in no case has there
been a deficit.
Expended. Balance.
**General office salaries $24,837.55 $ 662.45
**Bureau building salaries 1,570.00 2,330.00
""Cleaning and maintaining City Hall and Hall of
Justice 47,104.25 .75
Repairs to City Hall and Hall of Justice 17,730.56 19.44
Repairs to Fire Department buildings 14,995.61 4.39
Repairs to Police Department b'uildings 2,499.22 .78
Repairs to county jails 7,994.58 5.42
Repairs to alms house 3,999.21 .79
Repairs to City and County Hospital 6,997.61 2. 89
Repairs to Small-Pox Hospital 998.27 1.73
Repairs to Emergency Hospital 999.28 .72
Repairs to Coroner's office 297.24 2.76
Addition to chapel at alms house 3,996.42 3.58
For the completion of pest house 15,000.00
*Bureau of Streets salaries 32,834.83 465.17
"Corporation Yard, salaries 8,278.90 1.10
"Maintenance of bridges, salaries 8,095.70 4.30
New construction on streets and sewers 69,442.00
Bureau of Light and Water 3,960.12 9.88
Bureau of Engineering 59,993.54 .4
""Division of Architecture 17,247.66 752.34
Totals $348,872.55 $4,274.45
Notes:
"The sums appropriated for the "completion of pest house" and for
"new construction on streets and sewers" have been classified as being wholly
expended, inasmuch as the balances remaining after deducting the amounts
actually audited, have been set aside for the original purposes intended and
will be re-credited to the Board of Public Works for future disposition.
**The appropriations marked thus (**) in each Instance show a balance
remaining at the close of the fiscal year. These several amounts, aggregat-
ing $4,216.11, were saved out of the respective sums set aside by the Board of
Supervisors for "salaries."
328 REPORT OF SECRETARY.
RECAPITULATION.
Appropriated. Expended.
General maintenance $416,720.00 $416,512.17
Specific 353,147.00 348,872.55
$769,867.00 $765,384.72
765,384.72
"Total surplus $ 4,482 . 28
*As noted above, $4,216.11 of the total surplus was returned from the
"salaries" account as not being used.
STREET WORK.
CONTRACTED FOR AND PAID OUT OF FUNDS OF FISCAL YEAR 1902-
1903 COMPLETED IN 1903-1904.
Contract.
Kearney street between California and Post streets $ 634.19
Third street between Mission and Berry streets 75,287.74
*H street between Fifth and Seventh avenues 750 .00
"Grading flre engine lot Third avenue between Parnassus and I
streets 450.00
"Gough street between Turk and Golden Gate avenue 1,361.00
Total $78,482.93
"For work in front of city property.
SEWER WORK.
CONTRACTED FOR AND PAID OUT OF FUNDS OF FISCAL YEAR 1902-
1903 COMPLETED IN 1903-1904.
Contract.
*H street between Second and Seventh avenues $1,826 . 68
"Work in front of city property.
STREET AND SEWER WORK.
CONTRACTED FOR IN THE FISCAL YEAR 1902-1903 COMPLETED IN
1903-1904, AND WHERE A PORTION OF THE TOTAL COST WAS PAID
FOR AT THE TIME OF COMPLETION.
Contract. Inspection.
Third street between Mission and Berry streets $ 13.60 $1,336.00
Kearney street between California and Post streets 25.00 28.00
Harrison street between Fifth and Sixth streets 73.30
Potrero avenue between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth
streets 30 . 00 160 . 00
H street, Second to Seventh avenues, sewer 320 . 72
H street, First to Seventh avenues, paving 68.00
$ 462.62 $1,592.00
1,592.00
Total . $2,054.62
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
329
GENERAL SUMMARY OP PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS ON STREETS
AND SEWERS DURING 1903-04, PAID FOR BY THE CITY AND
COUNTY.
Location of Work
Kind of Work Done Contract
Inspection Total Cost
Crossing Frederick and
Stanyan Sts :
Bituminous Rock
Paving
Bituminous Rock
Paving
$160.45
300.00
540.00
30.00
174.06
285.14
147.92
12.50
340.00
55.00
200.00
495.00
116.93
10,588.89
102.02
28.83
262.79
140.87
115.72
9,205.43
53.00
1,500.00
14.00
1,970.40
30.00
904.85
75.00
37.16
13.89
33.75
1,852.63
75.00
108
$160.45
300.00
540.00
108.00
30.00
174.06
285.14
147.92
12.50
340.00
55.00
200.00
495.00
116.93
10,797.89
102.02
28.83
262.79
140.87
115.72
9,469.43
53.00
1,500.00
14.00
2,102.40
30.00
972.85
75.00
37.16
13.89
33.75
1,996.63
75.00
Haight, bet. Masonic
Av. and Central Av.
Third St. bet. Harri-
son and Berry
Crossing Mission and
New Montgomery
Crossing Potrero Av.
and 25th St
Crossing 26th & Flor-
ida, & 26th & Ala-
bama
Resetting Hydrants..
Vitrified Brick Pave-
ment
Sewer (ironstone
pipe)
Granite curbs and
-
Crossing 26th & Har-
rison, & 26th & Treat
Av
Granite curbs ana
cesspools
Bituminizing
Crossing Collingwood
and Nineteenth
Crossing Battery and
Green
Crossing 26th & Har-
rison
26th, bet. Treat Av.
and Harrison
Extension of Brick
Bituminous Rock
Pavement
Granite curbs ana
sldewa.lks . .
26th and Harrison and Bituminous Pave-
Treat Av i -mont
26th, bet. Treat Av. &
Harrison
Bituminous Pave-
Division, bet 17th &
18th Sts
Bituminous Pave-
ment and curbs. ...
Basalt Block Pave-
ment
Setting granite curbs,
etc
Spear St. bet. Market
and Mission
2d, 6th. 10th Avs. B
and Fulton Sts
Crossing 18th Av. and
I St
209
Sewer with catch-
China Av. and Paris
and Mission
Sewer, manhole, etc.
Sewer, manhole, etc.
Sewer, manhole, etc.
Asphalt Paving
China Av. bet. Paris
Crossing London and
China Avs
New Montgomery,
Market to Howard...
Crossing Grove and
264
132
68
East Park St. & Rich-
Opening and exten-
sion
Sewer at manhole
Bituminous Pave-
ment, etc
Bituminous Pave-
ment, etc
Basalt Block Gut-
ters, etc
Vallejo and Hodges
alley
Dupont St. bet. Pacific
and Broadway
26th and Florida Sts...
Buena Vista Av.,
Haignt to Waller
Haight and Belvedere.
Front Broadway Jail. .
12th Av. bet. Califor-
nia and Clement
25th av. and Lake st. . .
Dupont, bet. California
and Sacramento
Clement, bet. 15th and
16th Avs
Sewer in crossing. . ..
Bitumen sidewalk. . .
Bitumen sidewalk. . .
Curbs on corner
Bitumen paving and
curbs, etc
144
Sewer and manhole. .
KEPORT OF SECRETARY.
GENERAL SUMMARY OF PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS ON STREETS
AND SEWERS DURING 1903-04, PAID FOR BY THE CITY AND
COUNTY ( Continued ) .
Location of Work
Kind of Work Done
Contract
Inspection
Total Cost
Belvedere, bet. Haight
and Waller
6th Av. and California
3rd and Market
Harrison, bet. 24th &
95th
Bituminous Rock....
Cesspool
60.03
31 .26
379.20
138.00
37.80
372.00
144.54
10,383.99
890.12
905.00
1.694.13
1,434.87
4,875.05
460.00
4,769.80
60.03
31.26
379.20
138.00
37.80
372.00
144.54
10,939.99
926.12
943.00
1,730.13
1,482.87
5,063.05
468.00
4,937.80
Bitumen pavement...
Bitumen pavement...
Bitumen pavement...
Cesspools and corners
556
36
38
36
48
188
8
168
San jose Av. & Dun-
Potrero Av. and 20th
St
Potrero Av. and 20th
St
Dupont, Filbert to
Montgomery Av., etc.
Florida St. bet. 25th
and 26th
Douglass & 24th Sts. .
Stevenson St., Annie
to 3d . .
Bituminous Rock
Pavement
Bituminous Rock
Pavement
Concrete sidewalks...
Asphalt Pavement. . .
Asphalt Pavement. . .
Asphalt Pavement. . .
Stone sidewalks
Paving
Jessie St., 2d to New
Montgomery
Hayes, L.arkin to Van
Ness Av
Chenery, bet. 30th ana
Randall
Vallejo, Battery to
Front
$56.437.02
$2,003
$58,440.02
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
331
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT SHOWING RECEIPTS AND DEPOSITS
FROM MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES, COMPILED FROM THE CASH-
IER'S REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1903-1301.
In the matter of segregating, the following headings showing The dis-
position of the receipts have been "classified into their respective funds, which
will be treated individually in the table as submitted. The classifications are:
1. Special Permit Fund.
(a.) Street space permits.
(b.) Sidewalk permits.
(c.) Sub-sidewalk permits.
(d.) Asphalt kettle permits.
(e.) Special deposits.
(f.) Reimbursement for cost of removing debris from street.
2. House Building Fund.
3. House Moving Fund.
4. Tearing up Streets Fund.
a. Side sewer deposits.
b. Side sewer deposits underestimated.
c. Side sewer special deposits.
5. Advertising.
6. Sale of Old Material.
7. Unapportioned Fee Fund.
No. of
Permits
Issued
Receipts.
Amount
Deposited
With
Treasurer
1 Special Permit Fund . . .
$59,195.25
2 326
$46 365 00
(b) Sidewalk Permits . . .
349
7,370.00
52
2 560 00
(d) Asphalt Kettle Permits
256
2 850 00
(f) Reimbursement for cost of removing
50 25
2 . House Building Fund
2,353
65
21,339.50
3,855.00
21,339.50
3,855.00
67 931 45
1 702
65 961 00
\ j ) Side Sewers underestimated
1,894.65
(c) Side Sewer Special Deposits
37.65
2 008 35
2 008 35
6 Sale of Old Material
53.40
53 40
17 192 00
17 192 00
Total
7 103
$171 537 30
$171 537 30
332
REPORT OF SECRETARY.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT SHOWING AMOUNTS OF MONEYS RE-
CEIVED BY CASHIER BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS DURING THE
FISCAL, YEARS 1901-02, 1902-03 AND 1903-04.
RECEIPTS FROM
FISCAL YEARS.
1903-04.
29,284.85
Street Space Permits $26,485.00
Sidewalk Permits 3,395.00
Sub-Sidewalk Permits 2,765.00
Asphalt Kettle Permits
Side Sewer Deposits
Balances due on Side Sewers underesti-
mated
House Moving Permits
House Building Permits
Advertising Charges , ,
Sale of Old Material
Bureau of Engineering (Fees)
Miscellaneous
3,225.00
14,411.00
121.55
256.85
$40,745.00
6,520.00
3,600.00
1,110.00
51,010.00
3,884.91
3,555 J)0
17,793.00
1,068.00
390.50
$46,365.00
7,370.00
2,560.00
2,850.00
65,961.50
1,894.65
3,855.00
21,339.50
2,008.35
53.40
17,192.00
87.90
Totals $79,944.25
Increase over 1901-02
Increase over 1902-03..
$129,864.67
$171,537.30
$49,920.42
$91.593.05
$41,672.63
Exclusive of the receipts of the Bureau of Engineering (which \vi-re
deposited direct with the City and County Treasurer prior to July 1st. 1903),
the above statement shows an increase in the receipts during the fiscal year
1903-04 over those of the preceding fiscal year (1902-3) of $24,480.63, and a cor-
responding increase over the receipts of the fiscal year 1901-2 of $74,401.05.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS DEPOSITED IN THE CITY AND COUNTY
TREASURY CREDITED TO THE SPECIFIC FUNDS AS NOTED BE-
LOW, AND DISBURSEMENTS THEREFROM BY DEMANDS ISSUED
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1903-1904.
1. SPECIAL PERMIT FUND.
(Including Moneys Deposited for Street Space, Sidewalk, Sub-Sidewalk and
Asphalt Kettle Permits.)
Deposited (as per receipts) $59,195 . 25
2,027 demands issued on Treasurer for return of deposits 41.495.00
Amounts of deposits during fiscal year not yet withdrawn by de-
mand on Treasury $17,700.25
2. HOUSE MOVING FUND.
(Deposits for House Moving Permits.)
Deposited (as per receipts) $ 3,855 .00
53 demands issued on Treasurer for return of deposits 3,200.00
Amounts of deposits during fiscal year not yet withdrawn by de-
mand on Treasury >3 ."> 5 .
3. TEARING UP STREETS FUND.
(Including Deposits for Construction or Reconstruction of Side Sewers, ate.)
Deposited (as per receipts) $67, 931. 45
1458 demands issued for balances unexpended on
side sewer deposits $17,533 . 59
12 demands issued for horse and buggy hire for use
of Side Sewer Inspector 420.00
29 demands issued for bitumen, paving over side
sewers, etc., trenches 4,647.39
578 demands issued for wages and teaming (side
sewer construction) as per pay roll 40,547.25
,2077 demands issued . $63,148.23
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 333
RECAPITULATION.
Total receipts from permits issued fiscal year 1903-04 $130,981.70
Total demands issued for return of deposits 107,843 . 23
Total amounts not yet withdrawn by demand on treasury $ 23.1SS.47
During the fiscal year, the greater portion of delinquent balances due
from depositors and property owners in the construction of side sewers has
been collected and paid into the treasury. The balance remaining due, with
the exception of about $80.00, is practically collected, for the reason that de-
mands are on hand in favor of delinquents, on subsequent deposits, to more
than offset their indebtedness, and said demands will not be delivered until
delinquencies have been settled.
A record is now kept in the office of the Cashier of all persons delinquent
to the City and County in the construction of side sewers, which gives the
exact location of the work performed and the property owner's name and
address. This record is examined daily by searchers of "coords when re-
porting on titles to real property in the City and County.
MONEYS RECEIVED BY THE CITY ENGINEER.
(Pursuant to Section 12, Chapter 1, Article VI. of the Charter.)
The City Engineer received during the year the following sums of money,
which, upon receipt, were deposited in the treasury:
On account of contract work charged to private property $ 7,894.50
On account of lot surveys for private parties 9,297.50
Total receipts 1903-1904 $17,192 . 00
Total receipts 1902-1903 14,120.75
Increase over 1902-03 $ 3,071 . 25
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Total number of petitions recorded, 1,610, apportioned as follows.
Street work (by public and private contract) 1,123
Move buildings, along or upon public streets 58
Extensions of time on contracts 73
Miscellaneous 356
Total 1,610
The street work petitions above noted include:
Requests for surveys, reduction of sidewalk widths, artificial lights, re-
moval of obstructions from streets, abatement of nuisance caused by dump-
age and blasting, changes of grades of streets and street crossings, and for
the grading, curbing, paving and sewering of street*, ami the repairing and
construction of sidewalks.
Miscellaneous permits were issued on petitions for signs (under Oidi-
nance No. 548 of the Board of Supervisors) hitching posts, watering troughs,
awnings, moving engines and boilers over streets, and the erection of tem-
porary parade stands and structures.
MINUTE RECORD.
Total number of meetings held by the Board during the fiscal year 1903-
1904, 102.
Regular meetings 52
Special meetings 6
Adjourned meetings 44
Total 102
Total number of resolutions passed at above meetings, 1,473.
334 REPORT OF SECRETARY.
PUBLIC CONTRACTS (STREET WORK.")
Number of contracts entered into by and between contractors and th
Board of Public Works for the fiscal year 1903-1904, (,0
Work has been completed on 39 contracts, including 12 th it were n-
tered into during last fiscal year.
Work is in progress on 33 contracts.
PUBLIC CONTRACTS (MISCELLANEOUS.)
Number of contracts entered into by and between contractors and the
Board of Public Works, 19.
The above comprise contracts other than street work, sue.h as for new
buildings, alterations and additions to buildings, etc.
PRIVATE CONTRACTS (STREET WORK.)
Number of contracts filed during the fiscal year 1903-1904, 190.
The above comprise contracts entered into between property owners and
contractors, to perform certain street work by private contract, after per-
mission to do so was granted by the Board of Public Works.
MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS.
During the fiscal year 1903-1904 522 typewritten permits were Issued for
the maintenance of watering troughs, hitching posts on the sidewalks, tem-
porary repairs to plank sidewalks, runways adjoining the c.urb (to afford in-
gress and egress for vehicles over the same) and sundry permits for privi-
leges not covered by the usual blank forms of the department.
CERTIFICATES OF SATISFACTORY COMPLETION.
Number of certificates issued during the fiscal year 1903-04, 174.
The above comprise certificates issued by the Board to contractors, upon
the satisfactory completion of the work performed under their several and
respective contracts.
Of the above number, 50 certificates were issued for work performed
under public contract, and 124 under private contract.
CIVIL SERVICE.
Number of requisitions made to Civil Service Commissioners for eligibles
during the fiscal year 1903-1904, 31.
Laborers 6
Classified lists 25
Total 31
The following Civil Service eligibles were certified and appointed from
the classified lists:
Inspector of public buildings 1
Carpenters 6
Painters 3
Pavers S
Hod carriers 1
Rammers 1
Sewer cleaners 5
Ordinary clerks 1
Stenographer-Typewriter 1
Total 22
The six requisitions for laborers covered certificates for the names of
seven laborers for temporary appointments to the different departments under
the control of the Board.
Respectfully submitted,
MORRIS LEVY,
Secretary Board of Public. Works.
Report of City Engineer.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BUREAU OF ENGINEERING.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 1, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: During the past fiscal year, while the appropriation was the
same as it was the year before, the business of this office has increased over
that of former years, as is shown by the comparative statement of work
done contained herein. Street improvements, the cost of which was $586,-
343.54, have been made under the direction of the bureau during the year,
an increase of about 34 per cent over that of the last preceding year. The
increase in the number of matters of various classes referred to the bureau
for report has been about 50 per cent. The receipts from fees from private
persons for street work and lot surveys have increased over $3,000. These
fees are turned into the general treasury and this bureau receives no benefit
from them, the $3,000 having been really diverted from work much needed
by the City at large. This additional work has been kept up only at the
expense of other classes of work, some of which is urgently required. For
the coming year, the appropriation is the same and the increase in fees will
be at least $3,000 over last year; so that, instead of increasing our appropria-
tion, as should have been done, we are really given over $6,000 less than we
^were two years ago and are expected, in addition to our regular work, to do
a greatly increased amount, almost $400,000 having been set aside in the
budget for public improvements, which we have to plan and supervise.
Some very important branches of work, for which adequate provision has
never been made, are the making of surveys for the re-tracing and estab-
lishment of street lines which are required over the greater portion of the
city; surveys for the determination of proper grades for establishment In
numerous and extended portions of the city where they are required pre-
paratory to the making of sewer plans; the making of section maps of the
city required for a proper recording of improvements made in and upon
the public streets and for recording and indexing lot surveys made; the ad-
justment of the official street grades to a uniform system of levels and the
true city base, and the connection and binding together of all portions of
the city by a system of triangulation.
Regarding the matter of the establishment of street lines and the fix-
ing of street grades, the report from this office to your Board, under date
of April 1st, 1903, has this to say:
"In the matter of re-surveying and fixing lines of streets since the re-
survey of the central portion of the city in 1866 by the Board of Engineers
and the survey of a small portion of the outside lands about the year 1868,
very little has been done to define the lines of streets or perpetuate monu-
ments fixing same. In a very large portion of the city the street lines have
never been officially marked, so that to this day it is practically impossible
to properly locate property where its position depends on the position of ad-
jacent street lines, as is usually the case. We thus have a condition from
which much confusion and damage have resulted and much more must re-
sult. The city owes it to the property owners for their protection that the
lines of all streets be defined by substantial monumens and funds can t>e
used for no better purpose than the proper prosecution of this work. The
work, which must necessarily extend over a term of years, should be taken
ap and systematically prosecuted until every street line in the city has toeen
defined. Some attention has already been given the matter, but the volume
of other work required of the bureau has, during the past year, bec.ause of
our limited force, resulted in the practical suspension of this work."
"In the matter of levels for the establishment of grades, on many miles
of our streets, grades have not been established and the necessary surveys
for this purpose are yet to be made. That plans for drainage may be ex-
tended to include all settled portions of the city, grades should be estab-
lished on all such streets. The interests of the property owners demand
this, not alone that they may have proper sewerage, but that they may, in
336 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
improving, follow established lines and thus be saved the expense of raising
or lowering their improvements when streets are graded and paved. The
establishment of lines and grades of streets should, in all cases, be made
in advance of improvements. To follow any other course but defers the day
when the city must meet the expense, and results in much needless expense
to property owners."
Since the filing of this report, conditions have changed only for the
worse. Calls are frequently made for surveys in parts of the city where
street lines are not fixed and many requests for improvements have been
made where neither street linees nor grades have been established.
The need for the large scale section maps of the city on which to record
various improvements made on the streets and under the surface of same,
has been admitted; and as the block books now serving as a record and
index of lot surveys are badly worn, having been in daily use for over 35
years, it is very necessary that another set of books or maps be prepared to
continue this record. This work was taken up during the fiscal year 1901-
1902; a map on a scale 40 feet to the inch was then started on sheets :u
inches by 42 inches in size. The work was advanced as far as funds would
permit, but was suspended in July, 1902, because of the reduction In our
force then required, and the funds allowed the department have not per-
mitted of its being resumed.
The work of precise levels has been prosec.uted for a considerable portion
of the past year and has now progressed to the point that we have about
2,500 reliable bench marks scattered about the city so that a bench may
be had within a reasonable working distance from any point where we may
be called upon to make surveys involving a determination of elevation rel-
ative to city base.
In connection with the precise level work we have learned definitely of
the elevations of points about the city which have for years past been used
as benches, and we find, as has already been pointed out to your Board in
previous reports, that these so-called benches and the improvements made
with reference to them, vary from a fraction of an inch to two feet from
the true elevations and the offlc.ial grades. That is, extensive improvements,
both on streets and lots fronting thereon which are supposed to have been
placed at official grade are not at official grade, but vary from same in
amounts as stated. The re-construction of these improvements to conform
to the official grades is not to be thought of. The remedy Is to be sought
in the changing of the official grades to conform to the improvements. This
is a work which must be undertaken by the department and a sufficient staff
should be provided to enable its being carried through in a reasonable length
of time.
Some progress has been made in the preparation of general sewer plans,
aside from the work required in connection with sewer construction done
during the year. Attention has been given mainly to the preparation of a
map of the city in sections on a scale of 100 feet to the inch on which all
sewers, manholes, catchbasins, etc., constructed are shown; also the sizes
and elevations of the sewers and the official street grades. On this map all
new sewers are posted, as constructed. When completed, we shall have a
very useful record, one which will be of great value to the office in the
designing of other sewers and to the public, who are constantly making In-
quiry for the information which will be recorded thereon.
By reference to this map, the position of all Y branches and slants for
house Connections which have been placed on sewers constructed subsequent
to January, 1900, can be ascertained. This information will enable the maK-
ing of connections of house drains with the newly constructed sewers at a
minimum cost without breaking into the sewers in the manner which has
been in vogue in this city for so many years, and which has probably re-
sulted in more breaks in our pipe sewers than all other causes combined.
Some attention has also been given to the preparation of drainage sheets
or plans for drainage in the different districts and plans have been prac-
tically completed for some of the main sewers which are most urgently
required. The further advancement of work on these lines is much to be
desired.
The miserable condition of our sewers has been written about and
expatiated upon so much that it seems useless to say any thing more about
them. They are still with us. Now that the bond issue has been parsed
by the people and money will be available for the carrying out of the pro-
posed system of sewerage some improvement may be expected. One of the
worst cases, however, that of Sixth street, was not provided for in the
bond issue. It was so bad that it could not wait for the bonds; but the
money set aside for it two years ago was used for other purposes and noth-
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 337
ing was done for it in the present budget. An examination of it shows an
almost incredibly bad condition, the sewer being filled with debris ana ooze
to the top of the arch. Constant cleaning out and repairs are necessary, but
most unsatisfactory. More money has been spent for cleantng tlie sewer
on the one block between Folsom and Harrison streets than would pay for
a new one.
The Channel street sewer is inadequate to carry off the flood v/aters of
the winter and the usual complaints will be heard as soon as the rains begin.
It is needless to go over the list we can look for our omy relief to the
money from the bonds.
Another good to, result from this money will be the ability to put the sew-
ers into good condition before the streets are paved. This should always be
done before the surface of the street is improved, but too often the paving
of the street seems to be the signal for the tearing of it up 10 lay sowers,
side sewers, water pipes, gas pipes or electric conduits. When we consider
how much of this is done we can realize better one reason for the bad con-
dition of our streets. In the present budget, appropriations are made for
the widening and paving of Fourth street from Market street to Berry street,
for the paving of Mission street from Onondaga avenue to the County line,
and for' the paving of H street from Seventh avenue westward, in all of
which cases, fortunately, sewers are provided for in the bond issue, so that
we shall be enabled to properly improve these streets.
Now that arrangements have been made by bond issue to meet the cost
of the construction of a system of main sewers with proper outfalls in our
city, some attention should be given the matter of securing rights of way
for drainage purposes, where required. In some cases these rights of way
will extend through tracts of acre property of considerable extent, where the
lands acquired should be such, and be so located that they can be used for
street purposes, as well as for drainage, or at least should be along lines
where streets may at some time be opened. Their location, therefore, re-
quires a much more extended study than would be needed if they were to
serve for drainage only.
The improvement of our bituminous rock pavements is 'a matter which
has received the attention of this office. Its cheapness of first cost, noiseless-
ness when compared with block pavements, and the ease with w?iich it can
be kept clean have made it a popular pavement with property owners and
the streets thus paved are sought by the drivers of all classes of vehicles.
The crawling of the wearing surface or forming of waves therein under traf-
fic is a very objectionable feature of the pavement and one which we have
sought to, and probably can, remedy, at least in a very large measure, by a
change in the method of preparing the wearing surface mixture, modifying
the mesh composition of the sands and by the use of a binder course where
the traffic is heavy. The changes suggested are given somewhat more in
detail in the report of our Chemist, hereinafter embodied. Some test pave-
ments prepared on the lines therein indicated should be laid and if found
to effect an improvement, as there is every reason to expect, this should be
followed by a revision of the specifications for such pavements contained in
Ordinance No. 240.
Further changes in this ordinance are recommended. The specifications
for asphalt pavement should be so changed as to allow of the use of Cali-
fornia oil asphalts when of a proper quality and should prescribe more defi-
nitely the mesh composition of the sands and the properties of the asphalt
to be used.
The oil asphaJt pavements laid by the city have thus far proved to be
very satisfactory, and while their life has not been fully demonstrated, it
is certain that they are much better suited to heavy traffic than our bitu-
minous rock pavements as now laid. Changes permitting of the use of oil
asphalt would probably result in the construction of asphalt pavements in
competition with the bituminous rock pavements.
The present requirements of the specifications exacting the construction
of basalt block gutters and curbs 20 inches in depth in connection with all
basalt block pavements often results in a needless hardship to property
owners. The construction of c.urbs 14 inches or 16 inches in depth on a
concrete foundation extending 20 inches below the top of the curb could be
substituted for the 20-inch curb at a reduced cost and with better results.
In the case of narrow and unimportant streets the construction of
gutters on concrete with a basalt block pavement could well be dispensed
with.
Your attention is earnestly called to the damage resulting to our pave-
ments from their improper use. A vigorous crusade should be waged against
338 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
the hauling of excessively heavy loads on wagons without springs and with
narrow tires over the pavements.
The wear and tear to which the pavements are subjected through failure
to regulate these matters is needlessly severe. From an examination of our
best basalt block pavements which have been recently laid, it is plainly seen
that they will not stand such traffic long. Basalt blocks which are undoubted-
ly of a superior quality^ are crushed on edges and ends from the hammering
of heavy trucks and this occurs most frequently where the blocks are on a
concrete foundation and particularly where the blocks of such a pavement
are not well bonded together with an asphaltic grouting. This excessive
wear on blocks not well grouted as demonstrated in our pavements, leads to
the conclusion that it is a matter of considerable importance that all such
pavements, when broken into for any purpose, should be thoroughly repaired.
Negligence in this matter will be paid for dearly by the City in the greatly
increased cost of maintenance of such streets.
The city being on the eve of expending about $1,600,000 for repaving ac-
cepted streets, the matter of the control of the character of the traffic and
the repair of pavements when opened should receive the attention which its
importance warrants. Ordinances should be passed at once providing for
the use of springs on trucks, regulating the tire widths and limiting loads,
the same to take effect after a term of months, which shall be determined
to be ample to allow for making necessary changes in vehicles, and pro-
vision should be made for a more thorough inspection of pavement repairs
and enforcement of the regulations for same. San Francisco is far behind
other cities of the Union in these respects.
During the past few years the city has done a considerable amount of
repaving, in which some superior types of pavement have been laid. How-
ever good they may be, some attention is required for their proper maintenance.
As has been noted, basalt blocks on a concrete foundation, when not supported
by asphalt grouting, wear very much more rapidly than when so strengthened.
It is noted also that this class of pavement in many cases shows the
first signs of failing in the disintegration of the asphaltic grouting. It would
seem, therefore, as a measure of economy, that when the grouting loses its
life it should be replaced, and some of this class of pavement already require
such repairs, while in a few instances they are beyond repair short of the
entire relaying of the basalt block surface.
A brick pavement has been under observation on the crossing of Mission
street and New Montgomery street. The traffic to which it has been sub-
jected has been unusually severe and while the brick laid are not of as
good quality as are now to be had on the Coast, they have given fairly sat-
isfactory service, enough so to warrant the use of brick in lieu of basalt
blocks for gutter construction with most of our bituminous rock and asphalt
pavements where gutters are provided; also for paving of s'tr^ets where
gradients are too steep for asphalt and yet such that good footing could be
had on the brick. The use of paving brick in gutter construction in con-
nection with smooth pavements seems particularly desirable.
In the repaving of down town streets we have found it at times almost
impossible to secure proper construction because of the heavy traffic which
we are -unable to keep off the street. Such traffic not only adds to the cost
of construction by delaying and annoying the workmen, but also prevents
our securing the best results, the work being disturbed before it is In
proper condition to receive the traffic. This matter should be regulated by
ordinance so that the portions of the streets on which work is in progress
could be entirely closed to traffic for such a time as is necessary for proper
construction, and arrangements should be made whereby the assistance of
the Police Department could be secured to enforce such regulations, detail-
ing officers for such duty whenever required. Now that your Board Is about
to undertake the repaving of a large portion of the streets In the heart of
the city, such provisions are necessary to the effectual carrying out of the
proposed work. The property owners along the line of the work and the
public will be well repaid for the small temporary inconvenience which they
will suffer through the enforcement of such regulations by the reduced cost
and improved quality of the work.
Among the various important matters with which this bureau has to
deal are the establishment and change of official grades. Cases are con-
stantly arising where, because of changed conditions or for other reasons,
grade changes are necessary. The department has before it also, the work
of effecting extensive grade changes to correct discrepancies where they
exist between the elevations of improvements made on and along the streets
and the official grades, a work of which note was hereinbefore made. It is,
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 339
therefore, very important that the method of procedure effecting grade
changes should be as simple as possible while yet protecting the interests of
the city and the property owners directly affected and should be such as
permit of effecting a physical change of grade as well as a change by or-
dinance of the official heights to which the street should be improved. In
other words we should be able to actually change the grade of a street as
well as to effect a change upon paper. This we arc not now able to do in
many cases.
The section of the Charter regulating this matter should be amended
so as to fully prescribe a method of procedure and cover all of the various
conditions which will arise in connection therewith. The Charter now
provides that so much of the proceedings laid down therein for the open-
ing and closing of streets as is applicable shall be followed in effecting
grade changes and that same may be supplemented by ordinance. Fol-
lowing this, a supplementary ordinance has accordingly been passed by the
Supervisors, but the objects to be attained differ so from tlie matter of
opening and closing streets that neither the best interests of the city nor
those of the property owner affected are well served. As the matter now
stands, we may effect the grade change on paper and adjust all benefits
and damages, assessing the property in the district for an unlimited amount
to meet the costs, including the costs effecting the actual or physical change,
but we can not effect the actual change, which is often the sole objec.t to be
attained. Speedy action on this matter is urgently needed and an appropriate
amendment to the Charter will be prepared by this bureau to be submitted
to the people at the first opportunity.
The members of the Board of Fire Commissioners and the Fire Under-
writers have been very much interested in the establishment of an Auxiliary
High Pressure Fire Protection System and it has received considerable atten-
tion from this office. Similar systems in Eastern cities have been reviewed
and the beginning of a general plan has been made. Twin Peaks offers us
a reservoir site at an elevation of 755 feet and gives us natural advantages
unequalled in any other city. The reservoir capacity last asked for by the
]>ire Commissioners, 20,000,000 gallons, is double that originally estimated
upon and would appear to be more than ample for any possible future con-
tingencies. In the budget for the year 1904-1905 the Supervisors have set
aside $150,000 for the purchase of the necessary land and for the construc-
tion of the reservoir. It must be borne in mind, however, that this is but
the beginning, that the general plan has not yet been more than outlined,
and that this amount is only a very small percentage of the cost, of the
completed system. At this rate, and we could hardly expect much more
in an annual budget, it would be a number of years before there would be
any protection whatever afforded property by this high pressure system.
The success of this undertaking should not depend upon the chances of an
annual appropriation; it is most decidedly a matter for a bond issue. First
of all, a plan should be prepared, extending over all that portion of the
city which it is intended to cover, in the immediate future, as was done in
the preparation of plans for the sewers under the recent bond issue. An
estimate of the cost c.ould then be made and the matter submitted to the
people, who would doubtless endorse it. Copies of reports on this subject are
Herewith submitted.
Another subject for a bond issue would be the widening of Sansome
street from Jackson street northerly to the Bay. This would furnish a much
desired means of approach to the northern water front and relieve the con-
gested traffic. The property to be acquired could be taken from the western
side of the street, where the improvements are of small comparative value.
The gradients for several blocks could be lowered and the widened street
could pass under Broadway, leaving that street and the railroad thereon
undisturbed. This plan would take the place of and is more desirable than
the tunnel under Telegraph Hill, which has been suggested to relieve the situ-
ation.
The necessity for a proper bridge over the Southern Pacific railroad at
San Jose and Mt. Vernon avenues is apparent to any one who goes to Ocean
View by way of San Jose avenue. At present the only way is through
private property and is both inconvenient and dangerous. The street rail-
road bridge was built with the expectation that the City would build its
bridge as an addition. An appropriation was asked for this object in the
present budget. It is hoped that it will be granted in the next. Its neces-
sity is more apparent during the winter, when the impassable condition of
Mission street diverts more travel to this route.
At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors, held June 9th, 1902, the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company agreed to construct a steel
340 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
drawbridge across Channel street at the foot of Third street within three
years, said bridge to be constructed in accordance with plans approved by
the Board of Public Works. It was afterwards decided to change the plan
of the drawbridge from that of one turning on a central pier to one of the
bascule type and the Page Double Leaf Bascule Bridge was selected. In
April, 1903, a complete set of soundings was made in Channel street, between
Third and Kentucky streets, for the purpose of determining the exact lo-
cation of the proposed bridge. On August 8th, 1903, the absolute location
and foundation plan was submitted for approval to the Board of Public
Works. This plan was approved by the Board .of Public Works on August
12th, 1903, by the Board of State Harbor Commissioners on August 26th,
1903, and by the Assistant Secretary of War on November 23d, 1903. On
April 6th, 1904, the contract was drawn up and executed between the
railway company and the Thomson Bridge Company for the building of the
abutments for $57,688 and work was immediately commenced by dredging out
the site for the south abutment. One of our assistant engineers will be In
constant attendance upon the work and will see that all tne specifications
of the contract are carried out. Upon its completion a detailed report will
be prepared, which will be submitted in our next annual report. It is ex-
pected that the bridge will be completed in the spring of 1905, and that
the entire cost will be about $175,000. Upon its completion, however, It
cannot be used until the foot of Third street from Berry street to the bridge
is filled in and paved, and provision for this work should be made in the
next budget; in fact, it would have been better had the mud been drert.sred
and the filling made before the abutment was built. Provision should also
be made for the construction of fenders to protect the abutments as soon
as they are completed. Requests for appropriations in the present budget
for these objects were made, but unsuccessfully.
After all the years of endeavor, the thousands of dollars sprnt, the en-
gaging of spec.ial engineers, the work in the field and in the office, the visits
to -Washington, the memorial to Congress, it would 'seem that the acquisition
of water rights on the Tuolumne river as a source of supply fur municipal
Water Works is farther away than it was hoped when the subject was first
contemplated. The decision of Hon. E. A. Hitchcock, Secretary of the In-
terior, denying the application of the City of San Francisco for a right o^
way for reservoir sites at Hetch Hetchy Valley and Lake Eleanor in the
Yosemite National Park for storage of water for municipal purposes, ac-
companies this report. It is based upon an unexpected reason, one that does
not appear to enter into the real merits of the question, for it is difficult to
understand why the great City of San Francisco should be refused its abso-
lutely needed water supply because of the construction of two reservoirs or
lakes in the summit of the distant and desolate Sierras, taking up less than
four square miles of the 1,500 square miles "of the National Park. They
would enhance rather than detract from the natural beauties of the Park
and yet the reason assigned for refusing the application is that the "natural
condition" of the "natural curiosities and wonders" of the Park would be
disturbed.
The people of the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation Districts, however,
base their opposition on no such esthetic grounds; they are entirely practical.
They claim for their own uses all the water, flood and otherwise, of the
Tuolumne River. They utterly disregard the fact that San Francisco did
not propose to take from the Tuolumne River during its periods of. ordinary
flow any of the natural flow of water, but to rely entirely upon the water
liberated from the reservoirs in which a small part of the river's great
surplus spring flow was to be stored. They refused to even consult with a
Special Committee from San Francisco, appointed by the Board of Super-
visors to secure united action. "There was nothing to consult about," they
said. Feeling ran high in their community and if any one of their people
ventured to suggest that San Francisco might possibly take these flood
waters without injury to their rights, he was in danger of personal ostracism.
They were like the dog in the manger, they could not use the water them-
selves and they intended to do the best they could to prevent any one else
using it. And the worst of it is, that, with their Congressman, Needham, on
the Committee on Public Lands, and with the decision of the Department of
the Interior in their favor, they seem to have succeeded in effectually block-
ing, for a time at least, all the efforts of San Francisco to sec.ure its own
water supply from the Sierras.
In the meanwhile, the necessity for an assured increased supply of
water still exists. The daily consumption at present amounts to 33,500,000
gallons, and it has been calculated that it will reach 40,000,000 gallons in
1910 and 55,250,000 in 1920. San Francisco has grown more in the last few
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 341
years than had been estimated. No one realizes this more than the Spring
Valley Water Company itself and it professes to be able to meet all possible
needs of the future. It is hoped that it will be, for it is very evident that
for some years to come, no matter what arrangements may ultimately be
made, San Francisco must look to that company for its water supply.
An off(er to furnjsh water to the City has been made by the Bay Cities
Water Company, and has been fully Investigated, a detailed result, of the
investigation accompanying this report. It was proposed to utilize the wa-
tersheds, reservoir sites and gravel beds of Coyote Valley in Santa Clara
County. The company estimated the water production of the watersheds
under its control at 62,000,000 gallons per day, with a reserve for future de-
velopment at Los Cruceros on Coyote Creek of 8,000,000 gallons per day, or
a total of 70,000,000 gallons. The investigation showed 57,300,000 gallons
daily, disregarding the possibility that the right to divert all of the water
capable of development may not rest in the Bay Cities W T ater Company.
The question of legal complications is one of importance; in fact, It has
already arisen and the people of the Santa Clara Valley, depending for their
water upon an artesian system, have begun proceedings to prevent the Bay
Cities Company cutting off their source of supply. The Spring Valley Water
Company will also take a hand if it feels its interests are about to be
encroached upon and watersheds on Smith's Creek, to which it lays claim,
drawn upon. Before the Bay Cities Water Company makes a definite propo-
sition to the city, which so far it has not done, it would be well to have
these legal questions settled.
SUMMARIZED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES, AND REVIEW OF
WORK DONE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1904.
The total receipts of this office for the fiscal year ending June 30th,
1904, have been $17,192.00.
These receipts consist of fees received for certain classes of work done
by the Division of Street and Lot Surveys, and are classified as follows:
Surveys on contract work, charged to private property..? 7,894.50
Surveys on lots for private parties. . . .\ 9,297.50
Total $17,192.00
All fees received have been deposited with the City Treasurer and re-
ceipts are held for same.
The total expense of the office for the fiscal year has been $59,993.54.
This may be classified as follows:
Salary of City Engineer $ 4,032 . 20
Salaries and wages, Division of Street and Lot Surveys
and Division of Construction 52,778 . 55
Materials ,. 1,711.44
Incidentals (transportation, repairs, horse hire, etc,).... 1,471.35
Total $59,993.54
The following persons are now connected with the Division of Street
and Lot Surveys and the Division of Construction. This list embraces all
.employees of the Bureau of Engineering:
City Engineer Thos. P. Woodward, (appointed May 20th, 1904).
Chief Assistant Engineer E. J. Morser.
Surveyors Chas. H. Holcomb, A. H. Sanborn, H. D. Gates, S. Harrison
Smith, H. H. Hollidge, Wm. C. Pidge.
Assistant Engineers F. C. Herrmann, H. D. H. Connick, J. W. Parker,
O. N. Sanford. J. R. Price.
Draughtsmen W. A. Smith, Jas. M. Owens, Jno. O. Burrage, Robert
Munch, Peter Summerfield.
Chemist John H. Gray, Jr.
Surveyors' Field Assistants P. W. Brady, B. D. Rickey, H. H. Ely, W.
D. Evans, J. W. Farnham, W. H. Firebaugh, Jas. A. Garbarino, James H.
Flynn, Daniel Greene, Geo. J. Grinnell, D. R. Hult, W. W. Mathewson, Andrew
Olsen, Ed A. Parker.
Stenographers Miss A. B. Code, Miss E. C. Hawkins.
In addition to the above, the following have been connected with said
divisions during some portion of the past year:
C. E. Grunsky, City Engineer, resigned March 9th, '04, to accept ap-
pointment as Isthmian Canal Commissioner; J. C. Newlands, experienced
342
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clerk, resigned; R. L. Goldberg, draughtsman, resigned; C. H. Boardman,
draughtsman, dropped, fund exhausted; W. R. Fitzmaurice, draughtsman,
dropped, fund exhausted; John Johns, assistant to Chemist, resigned.
The following persons are now serving as Inspectors on construction of
public works:
Inspectors Jno. J. Mulcrevy, Wm. J. Turner, Jno. J. McGowan, Thos.
Christal, Edw. Deady, Wm. Roche, I,. J. Welch, Francis Bridges, J. J. Mc-
Kinnon, Lawrence McMahon, P. C. O'Dowd, J. W. Sloane, J. J. Halloran, J.
J. Sullivan, J. J. Sweeney.
A. A. Flynn, employed as an Inspector on public works during the year,
has been transferred to the Bureau of Streets.
Inspectors are not constantly employed and are paid only when they
work. The expense for inspection is a charge met by the contractor, except
on repaving accepted streets and on other public works, where the cost of
the work is borr/3 by the City. In these cases, the inspection is paid by the
City and charged as a part of the cost of the work.
Other persons, not hereinabove enumerated, who have served on the
preparation of plans and estimates for improvements to be made under bond
issue, are the following: J. C. H. Stut, Mechanical Engineer; Miss L. L.
Wills, Stenographer; H. R. Schmucket, Architect and Builder.
The following tabulated statement gives a brief summary of some of the
different classes of work done during the past two fiscal years in form for
comparison :
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF SOME OF THE DIFFERENT CLASSES
OF WORK DONE BY THE BUREAU OF ENGINEERING DURING
1902-03 AND 1903-04.
CHARACTER OF WORK.
Lot Surveys
Duplicate diagrams issued
Surveys made for construction and in connection with
matters referred to the office for investigation
Miles of streets and avenues of which re-surveys fixing
lines have been made, the work still being incom-
plete
Miles of streets of which surveys have been made for
the purpose of making profiles and establishing
grades
Miles of streets of whic.h profiles have been made
(office work)
Miles of streets on which precise levels have been run..
Miles of streets on which subsidence levels have been run
Number of bench marks established
Number of specifications
Number of contracts for street improvements com-
pleted, work on which has been supervised
Number of contracts for street improvements, work
on which was in progress at the end of the fiscal year
Number of matters referred to the office for investiga-
tion and report
Number of reports rendered recommending grade
changes
Number of grade changes recommended
Number of reports rendered recommending establish-
ment of grade
Number of grade establishments recommended
Number of reports accompanied by maps showing ex-
tent and boundaries of assessment districts for grade
changes, together with estimated costs and damages.
710
17.55 miles
12.3 miles
12.3 miles
60.4 miles
3.16 miles
465
250
160
22
592
31
236
16
111
14
1903-04.
690
8
620
25.7 miles
8 miles
5 miles
36.2 miles
none
412
316
199
12
897
29
135
25
97
In addition to that above given, the work of making surveys for the
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purpose of setting permanent monuments and fixing lines of streets has been
in progress in the following tracts:
The Park Lane tract.
Richmond District, First to Twelfth avenues, and Fulton street to Point
Lobos avenue.
Jordan tract.
The Academy tract.
Reiss tract.
Parnassus Heights.
The work of running levels for profiles and for the establishment of
grades has been completed on the following tracts:
Sunset District, Forty-second avenue to Forty-fourth avenue, L to R
streets, and Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, Forty-seventh avenues southerly from W
street.
And on streets as follows:
August alley, off Green street between Powell and Mason streets.
Allen street, off Hyde street between Union and Filbert streets.
Albert alley, Landers street easterly to Dolores street.
Bond street, Mission street southeasterly.
Bowie place, Eleventh street easterly 205 feet.
Belvedere street, Parnassus avenue to Grattan street.
* Bessie avenue, Folsom street westerly.
Congress street, Masonic avenue to Buena Vista avenue.
Cole street. Carl to Grattan street.
Clayton street, Frederick to Parnassus avenue.
De Long avenue, Frederick to Piedmont avenue.
Devisadero street, Duboc.e avenue to Fourteenth street.
Eleventh avenue south, P street south to Q street south.
Fifth avenue, Lake street northerly.
Glen Park avenue, bet. Twelfth street and Bond street.
Green street, Taylor to Jones streets.
Greenwich street, Hyde to Larkin streets.
Helen street, California street southerly 137:6 feet.
Juri street, San Jose avenue westerly.
Lyell street, Bosworth street southerly.
Lombard street, Montgomery street to Winthrop street.
Lysett place, Sacramento street southerly 117:6 feet.
Lincoln street, Taylor to Jones streets.
Le Roy place. Sacramento southerly 137:6 feet.
Landers street, Sixteenth street northerly to Albert alley.
Minna street, Tenth street westerly 310 feet.
Masonic avenue, Piedmont to Congress streets.
Nineteenth avenue, K street to S street.
N street, Fifteenth avenue to Twenty-eighth avenue.
Noe street, Nineteenth street to Twentieth street.
Presidio avenue, Pacific avenue to Presidio line.
Parnassus avenue, Clayton street to Stanyan street.
Q street south, Fifteenth avenue south northerly.
Sanchez street, Thirtieth street to Palmer street.
Shrader street. Carl street to Grattan street.
Sanchez street, Alvarado street to Twenty-third street.
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Thirteenth avenue south, P street south to Q street south.
Twelfth avenue south, P street south to Q street south.
Twenty-fourth avenue, Lake street northerly.
Upper Terrace, Sixteenth street to Seventeenth street.
Street improvements have been completed under the direction and su-
pervision of this office costing $586,343.54. (Similar street improvements
made during the fiscal year 1902-1903 cost $437,355.92.)
The quantity and oost of the various classes of these street improvements
are as shown in the following tabulated statement:
lie as to Character of Work and Showing Cost.
wners,
SUB TOTALS.
CLASS TOTALS.
TOTAL
Cost.
ost.
Quantity.
Cost.
$7,080.26
258,623.88
2,107.50
21,014.96
12,708.44
11,699.62
7,839.88
706.20
52,883.10
3,654.05
4,631.28
1,440.00
Quantity.
Cost.
Lin feet
Sq. feet
Lin feet
Sq. feet
1,100
20,385
550
3,583.65
3,583.65
1,918.5
B30
1,812
4,545
702
1,470.8
600
41,045
1,043,836
11,100
83,110
49,521
46,913
21,333
8,694
142,074
19,446
51,144
24,000
1,100
41,045 $ 7,080.26
$384,389.17
>,058.89
20,935 1,054,936 260,731.38
,014.96
!,708.44
',810.69
7,167.3 132,631 33,723.40
8,806.5
702
1,470.8
600
219,014
19,446
51,144
24,000
73,128.80
3,654.05
4,631.28
1,440.00
i.'eYs'.so
1,969.85
.,440.00
18
6,482
1.62
199.00
18: 1.62
6,482 : 199.00
200.62
[
3,188
>7,915.1
297.9
51,446.25
665
4,243.15
2,259
4 fi4fi 72
73,462.71
),011.97
283.75
5,8^3.06
162.51
62,245.87
107.52
76.28
420.75
11,401
10,612.29
58,613.4
62,850.42
5,151.13
115.90
18,206
989
36,412 13,618.13
2,908 363.58
18,206
989
36,4,12
2,908
13,618.13
363.58
13,981.71
2,691
1,659
300
. 1 3 9.">.Q 9.(\
4,085.52
796.32
60.00
4,650
4,085.52
187.13
46,354
35
1,879
1,161
5,708.23
3.50
357.01
58.05
46,354
5,708.23
6,126.79
357.01
1,914
1,161
360.51
58.05
...
3,081.79
17
24,962.75
340.00
58,726.33
17
24,962.75
340.00
58,726.33
59,066.33
1,067.70
.,069.70
, 399.15
125.00
5,300.00
3,190
No. of
1,086
129
6
151
4
3,1*0.40
1,441.25
7,874.15
157.00
7,894.25
180.00
3,190
No. of
1,086
129
6
151
4
3,430.40
1,441.25
7,874.15
157.00
7,894.25
180.00
20,977.05
Cu. yds.
1,973
18,563
788.75
6,939.90
Cu. yds.
1,973
18,563
788.75
6,939.90
7,728.65
1,426,05
6
96.00
6
96.00
96.00
Lin feet
6
30.00
Lin feet
6
30.00
30.00
299.54
299.54
299.54
4,227.61
, 1 7 1 . 5
570,444.09: 570.444.09 570,444.09
16,552.20 16.552.20 16,552.20
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$586.996.29 JS86.996.29 j $586,996.29
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The total mileage of streets paved in the City and County, and the in-
crease in same during the past fiscal year is shown by the following
TABULATED STATEMENT GIVING MILEAGE OF STREETS PAVED IN
SAN FRANCISCO ON JUNE 30, 1904, AND THE INCREASE IN SAME
DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR:
Character of Pavement
Constructed
Prior to June
30, 1903
Constructed
In Year
1903-1904.
Total Mileage
June 30,
1904.
Miles.
Feet.
Miles.
Feet.
Miles.
Feet.
Wooden
303
5,271
1,255
371
3,274
3,961
4,150
3,865
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550
3.730
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1,724
3,756
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1
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Bit. rock on concrete. . . .
Bituminous rock on cob-
Basalt blocks on sand. . . .
Basalt blocks on concrete
Asphalt on concrete. . . .
Asphalt on cobbles or ba-
salt . .
Total
216
1,330
6
3,445
222
4,775
The total mileage of sewers laid in the City and County, and the increase
in same during the past fiscal year, is shown by the following:
TABULATED STATEMENT GIVING MILEAGE OF SEWERS LAID IN SAN
FRANCISCO ON JUNE 30. 1904. AND INCREASE IN SAME DURING
PAST FISCAL YEAR.
Character of Sewers.
Constructed
Prior to June
30, 1903.
Constructed
In Year
1903 1904.
Total Mileage
June 30,
1904.
Miles.
Feet.
Miles.
Feet.
Miles.
Feet.
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3,503
1,427
4,679
3,279
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3,503
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4,679
3,279
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Ironstone pipe
Wooden box
Total
318
4,819
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323
3.399
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356 REPORT OF CITY EXCUXKKR.
PRECISE LEVELS.
H. H. Hollidge, Surveyor, in his report of the work being prosecuted under
the head of "Precise Levels" for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1904, says:
"The work embodied in this report, while covering only a period of seven
months, viz.: from July 1st, 1903, to February 29th, 1904, compares favorably
with the preceding years. The surveys made during the first year 1900-1901,
when the work was started, were in much more favorable territory than
were those made subsequently. In the first instance the work being in the
down town districts, there was more shelter from the wind, and the field
of operation was of easy access. As the work spread to the outlying dis-
tricts, in the succeeding years, more unfavorable conditions prevailed. The
party, though leaving the City Hall at 6:30 a. in., often arrived at the
scene of the work only to find the wind blowing so strongly that a return
to the office was the only alternative. The balance of the day was then
devoted to office work. In the early stages of the work and prior to the
completion of the down town districts, the party had recourse to returning
to more sheltered territory and continuing with the field work.
The office work consisted: First, of balancing the polygonic sections, cov-
ering the area in which the work was performed by what is known as the
"Bavarian System" for eliminating the error of closure a full explanation
of which and an outline of the manner in which the field work was carried
on, appears in the report of 1900-1901, to which you are respectfully referred;
Secondly. The compiling of a Bench Book, which has been typewritten
to date and is accessible for reference; and
Thirdly. The work of compiling the data gathered in the field for the
purpose of re-adjusting and establishing grades.
If it is still the intention of carrying out the original idea of establish-
ing Bench Marks at every street intersection, especially in the hilly sec-
tions, thus bringing within easy access of construction parties, fixed checked
elevations from which to start their work, saving much valuable time in
pegging up or down heavy slopes where the contours crowd each other, there
is still considerable territory to be covered. As stated in the report of
1900-1901, above referred to, it being the desire to cover as much ground as
possible in a given time, the lines of levels were run in polygonic sections
along one street and back the second parallel street to the right or left,
to a closure at the point of beginning, thus bringing a line of Checked Bench
Marks within one block of any piece of work in a strip of territory four
blocks wide. As will be readily seen, it would not be necessary to observe
the same degree of accuracy in running these short distances with a closing
bench mark, only two blocks distant as was observed in the original skeleton
line of levels. The work of fixing additional benches, if undertaken, could
progress more rapidly than the early portion of the work.
The following is a brief summary of the work done:
Miles.
Precise levels run from July 1st, 1903, to Feb. 29th, 1904.. 36.2
Previously reported 252 . 8
Total to date 2S9 .
Number of bench marks established during same period. . . . 412
Previously reported 2,093
Total 2,505
Number of days occupied in transit work at locating and
uncovering monuments for the purpose of establish-
ing bench marks thereon during the fiscal year 18
Number of days occupied in transit work at locating and
uncovering monuments for the purpose of establishing
bench marks thereon since Feb. 29th, '04 5
Total
Number of days in office on balancing precise levels since
Feb. 29th, '04, completing notes of all field work to date
Number of days in office on Bench Book since Feb. 29th, '04 5
Levels run for the purpose of gathering data for the re-
adjustment of established grade 11.3 miles
Number of days in office on the re-adjustment of estab-
lished grades since Feb. 29th, '04 13
BOAED OF PUBLIC WORKS. 357
LABORATORY.
John H. Gray, Jr., Chemist, in his report of the work done in the Test-
ing Laboratory during the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1904, says:
The kind and number of samples received may be summarized as follows:
Asphalt and asphaltic cement 410
Asphaltic flux 4
Asphaltic wearing surface 24
Asphaltic binder 8
Bituminous rock 298
Stone dust ^ ' 1
Paving sand 35
Rock 6
Portland cement 17
Gravel 3
Brick 23
Basalt blocks . . 31
Total 860
A number of samples of basalt blocks and bricks were submitted to the
rattler test at the University of California by Mr. Loren E. Hunt. The
samples of basalt blocks tested represent practically all the varieties then
on the market. His results showed conclusively that there is Considerable
difference in the wearing qualities of the blocks from different quarries, the
loss in 4,500 revolutions varying from 3 per cent to 45 per cent of the weight
of the block. The variation in wearing quality of different paving bricks sub-
mitted to the rattler test was equally striking.
The cements tested were uniformly good. The results of long time
tests on certain brands of cement, including the two local brands of Port-
land cement, are given in the following table:
358
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Since the last Annual Report the specifications relating to sands for
asphalt paving mixtures have been radically changed.
The old specifications did not indicate a sufficiently definite mesh-com-
position, either for the sands used or for the resultant paving mixture. The
new specifications indicate very definitely the mesh-composition desired and
refer all proportions directly to the final paving mixture. The new specifi-
cations are as follows:
"Asphalt Wearing Surface. Upon this binder course shall be laid an
asphalt wearing surface, composed of asphaltic cement, sand and stone-dust,
and the materials must be mixed in such proportions that the percentage
composition (by weight) of the wearing surface shall be within the follow-
ing specified limits:
(Composition of Wearing Surface.)
( 1 ) Bitumen soluble in chloroform . between 9% and 13%
(2)* Sand, stone-dust and other inorganic ingredients.
Passing Rejected by
Screen of Screen of
Mesh No. Mesh No.
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100 between 6% and 18%
80 between 16% and 36%
50 between 13% and 29%
30 between 5% and 9%
20 between 3% and 6.%
"At least 6% and not more than 18% of these inorganic ingredients shall
be stone-dust."
"The stone-dust shall be pulverized limestone or Portland cement. All
of it must pass a 50-mesh to the inch screen, and at least 60% must pass a
200-mesh to the inch screen."
Thus is secured a well-balanced paving mixture so far as mesh-com-
position is concerned.
The problem of obtaining a proper sand for asphalt wearing surface mix-
tures is one of real difficulty in this district. Sands obtained from a dozen
different localities, and representing practically the whole variety of local
sands showed upon analysis the following mesh-composition:
MESH COMPOSITION OF LOCAL SANDS.
Screen numbers (meshes per linear Inch).
No of
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Rej. by
Sample
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30-50
20-30
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360 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
Location of samples:
6,501 Twentieth avenue and I street. South of Park.
6,502 Thirty-first avenue and H street. South of Park.
6,503 Forty-fourth avenue and II street. South of Park.
6,504 North Beach.
6,505 Foot of Leavenworth street.
6,506 Twentieth avenue and H street (from Sunset sewer trench).
6,507 Twelfth avenue and C street (north end of pile"). North of Park.
6,508 Twelfth avenue and C street (south end of pile). North of Park.
6,509 Collins street and Rose avenue. North of Park.
^6,513 Beach and Laguna streets (U. R. R. Power House).
'6,514 Foot of Baker street (Harbor View).
6,515 Ocean Beach (back of Olympic S. W. Co. pier).
It is seen that there is very little of any of these sands that pass the
100-mesh screen and in only two cases is more than 2% rejected by the 30-
mesh screen. And in all but one sample from 66 to 77% lies between the
50 and the 80 mesh. Hence, a very large percentage of the sand used in the
wearing surface mixture has to be brought from points outside of San Fran-
cisco, because no mixtures of fine or coarse sands or stone-dust with the
local sand will bring the 50-80 mesh-component within the specifications
without causing the limits to be exceeded in some other mesh-component.
We have received one sample of sand, No. 6,053, however, which with a
proper coarse sand might mix to advantage with the local sands and thus
cheapen the paving mixture. Its mesh composition is as follows:
Passing mesh No. 100 66.2%
Mesh 80-100 20.0%
Mesh 50-80 12.8%
100.0
It is seen that it is rich in Just those ingredients which the local sands
lack, and is poor in just that component (the 50-80 mesh) which by its ex-
cess unfits the local sand for use with any other sands on the market.
The use of such a sand as No. 6,053 would enable the making of a
proper pavement mixture with a minimum amount of both stone-dust and
of coarse sand, reducing as much as possible the amount of material to be
imported for the pavement.
In the new asphalt specifications, the penetration of the asphaltic cement
has been raised from 40 to 70 in the old to from 65 to 80 in the new speci-
fications. This was done partly because the oil asphalts have been found to
harden with age more rapidly than the natural asphalts; and partly be-
cause it is found that where the penetration of the asphaltic cement has
been 80, or even 100, the wearing surface on the street is hard and not
unduly yielding, even on our hottest days. I think it would be a still fur-
ther improvement to demand an asphalt direct from the still of such a
penetration that very little or no addition of "flux" would be required. There
would thus be avoided both the presence of the most volatile ingredients of
the flux and also certain objectionable properties peculiar to the harder
grades of asphalt, due to the higher temperature required in its manufacture.
And in addition to an improvement in quality there would probably also be
greater uniformity in the product.
Taking as a gage the standard set for an asphalt wearing surface, the
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362 EEPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
The samples analyzed were taken after being spread upon the street
previous to rolling.
It is seen that, -in mesh composition, only sample No. 2,731 conforms
to the requirements of the new asphalt specifications. The material from
the mine from which this bituminous rock came varied greatly in mesh
composition, some containing principally coarse and some containing only
very fine sand; and a proper mixture of these different jfvudos is represented
by the above sample (No. 2,731). The material coming from the other
mines is much more uniform in mesh composition and cannot be varied to
the desired extent except by mixing the material from one mine with that
jf another. A mixture of one part of Santa Cruz No. I with two parts of
San Luis Obispo No. 1 would be better In mesh composition than either
taken separately. But at present there is no attempt mado to mix bitu-
minous rock from different mines in order to improve the i/ie.sh composition.
No mixing of the products of the first three mines mentioned, in whatever
proportions, would produce in the mixture enough of the very fine or the
very coarse components. The addition of these artificially In -=ome suitable
way is desired and would undoubtedly result in a stiffer, more compact and
more serviceable paving mixture.
But this whole question, either of mixing different varieties of bitumin-
ous rock or of adding the lacking Ingredients would involve an improve-
ment, both in the methods and machinery at present used in handling this
material. E. g., the material represented by sample No. 2,731, although the
only one having the proper mesh composition, is at present not permitted to
be laid on the streets because it is not homogeneous and can not be properly
mixed by the crude methods now used.
Furthermore, the treatment should be such as to harden the bitumen,
which is now rather soft, and also free it from some of its volatile matter.
The greater hardness and compactness of the asphalt pavements laid
(even when the asphaltic cement has as high a penetration as 100 by the
Dow machine) shows what might be expected from improved methods of
heating and mixing our bituminous rocks, and especially since the bitumen
in them is of a superior quality and has, in all probability, a longer life than
the bitumen in our oil asphalt pavements. From our experience we cannot
help feeling that the increase in the quality and life of the pavement which
would result from a more scientific handling of the crude material, would
much more than compensate for the slight increase in the cost of the same.
And there is no question but what a scientific treatment of the material would
accomplish the desired results:
1. Correcting the mesh composition.
2. Production of a homogeneous mixture.
3. Removal of undesirable volatile matter.
4. Hardening of the bitumen itself, which are necessary for the pro-
duction of a more serviceable wearing surface and one wYilch will better
remain in position on the street.
It would be of considerable value to the City if we were In a position
to indicate more definitely some such scientific treatment. But in order that
the treatment might be practical, as well as scientific, it must be founded
on a practical, as well as scientific knowledge of the facts. It is necessary
to know fully what variety of material is available. There seems no other
satisfactory way of obtaining such knowledge and proper authentic samples
of the material, than for the office to procure such by Inspecting the mines
now being worked, and personally selecting at the mine such samples as
would properly represent the variety and the nature of the material to be
treated. The collection of such a set of samples would involve but a slight
expense compared to its value. Such samples would also be of value in
serving as a 'standard by which to identify the source and gage the quality
of the material actually used in the pavements. The sooner this is done
the sooner can a proper method of treatment be indicated and the defects
now existing in our bituminous rock pavements be remedied."
Among the reports rendered during the year on matters of more than
ordinary importance, and of which copies are appended hereto, are the fol-
lowing:
Letter modifying the description submitted in communication of Dec.
22, '02, regarding the franchise for the Bay Shore Route of the Southern
Pacific and the crossing of said route by the Western Pacific.
Report on the feasibility and cost of converting the Geary Street Cable
Ry. into an electric road with overhead trolley.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 363
Report recommending establishing of grades by reason of the granting
of a franchise of the Southern Pacific Ry. Co. along the Bay Shore route,
referred to in former communications.
Report recommending grade changes by reason of the granting of fran-
chise of the Southern Pacific Ry. Co. along the Bay Shore route, and with-
drawing former recommendations.
Report appraising damages to property on the Bay Shore route of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Co.
Report on grade changes on Golden Gate avenue, Jones to Leavenworth
streets.
Transmittal of letters relating to the rejection of San Francisco's ap-
plication for reservoir rights-of-way on the Tuolumne River and Lake
Eleanor, together with draft of Memorial to the President and Congress of
the United States.
Appraisement of the property of the Spring Valley Water Company,
actually vsed in supplying the City and County of" San Francisco with water.
Report on the offer of the Bay Cities Water Co.
Report on the application of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry. Co.
for a franchise.
Reports on Auxiliary High Pressure Fire Protection System.
Report on a plan for a harbor on the Bay Front of the City at the
mouth of Islais Creek.
Report on the adequacy of the chimney of the building occupied by the
Sanitary Reduction Works to carry off fumes and smoke without injury to
neighboring property.
Report in regard to the proposed Convenience and Safety Stations.
Report on Bituminous Repair Plant.
Report in the matter of the proposed boulevard through the Laguna
Merced Rancho, etc., as detailed in the proposition of May llth, '04, of the
Spring Valley Water Works to the Board of Supervisors.
Report in the matter of lowering the present grade of Mission street
between Cortland avenue and Bosworth street.
Respectfully submitted,
THOS. P. WOODWARD,
City Engineer.
MODIFYING DESCRIPTION REGARDING BAY SHORE ROUTE OF THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 12, 1903.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: In accordance with my application verbally made to the
Street Committee of the Supervisors, regarding the francnlse for the Bay
Shore Route of the Southern Pacific and the crossing of said route by the
Western Pacific, for which the matter of the application for a franchise is
now before the Supervisors, I would suggest that it be recommended to the
Supervisors that the description submitted in my communication of Decem-
ber 22d, 1902, be modified as follows:
By substituting for the last complete paragraph on pagr* , which reads:
"Crossing Tulare street over said street by a bridge, between the east line
of Mississippi street and the east line of Texas street, with a clear head-
room of at least 14 feet," a paragraph which will read: "Crossing Tulare
street over said street by a bridge, between the east line of Mississippi street
and the east line of Texas street, with an elevation of the top rail of at
least 20.767 feet about city base, and with a clear head-room of at least 14
feet."
By substituting for the first complete paragraph on page 7, which reads:
"Crossing Army street over said street by a bridge, between the west line
of Pennsylvania avenue and the west line of Mississippi street, with a clear
head-room of at least 13.8 feet," a paragraph which reads: "Crossing Army
street over said street by a bridge, between the west line of Pennsylvania
avenue and the west line of Mississippi street, with an elevation of the top
of rail of at least 19.12 feet abo/e city base, and with a clear head-room of
at least 13.2 feet."
364 RUPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
And that the third complete paragraph on page 12, \vnich reads: "The
least clearance or head-room for the roadway of streets passing under rail-
road bridges is, etc., etc.," be amended so as to add thereto the following:
"Provided, however, that at all sub-grade crossings of railroads for which
franchises may exist or be hereafter granted, the depth from top of rail to
the lowest part of the superstructure shall not exceed 2.4 feet, where an in-
crease in said depth will reduce the clear head-room to less than 20 feet."
Respectfully,
(Signed.) C. E. GRUNSKY,
City Engineer.
By E. J. MORSER,
Chief Assistant Engineer, Department of Public Work?.
REPORT ON THE CONVERSION OF THE GEARY STREET CABLE RAIL-
WAY INTO AN ELECTRIC ROAD.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13, 1903.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: There is transmitted herewith the report of Mr. .7. C. TI.
Stut, who was employed some months ago as Consulting Mechanical En-
gineer, to report upon the feasibility and cost of converting the Geary Street
Cable Railway into an electric road with overhead trolley. The informa-
tion contained in this report was called for by Resolution No. 3,436 of the
Board of Supervisors. It has not been heretofore transmitted, owing to the
fact that other plans relating to the Geary Street Railway were under con-
sideration by the Supervisors at the time of its completion. These other
plans culminated in a submission of the question to the electors, on the
eighth of this month, whether bonds in the amount of $710,000 should be
issued, to be used by the municipality in converting the road into an electric
line with underground conductors of electricity. The bonds aid not receive
the necessary two-thirds vote. As the question of the construction and
operation of the road by the municipality under a bond issue has thus been
disposed of for the present, the report of Mr. Stut should now be filed with
the Supervisors.
It was thought advisable to submit to Mr. Stut not only the question
relating to the feasibility and cost of converting the Geary Street Railway into
an electric railway with overhead trolley, but to obtain also a report upon the
alternate project of an extension westerly to Tenth avenue and thence south-
erly to the Park. Mr. Stut was also asked to estimate the cost of converting
the present road from Kearney street westerly to Fifth avenue into an electric
railway with underground conductors of electricity combined with an ex-
tension on the overhead trolley system on Point Lobos avenue to Tenth ave-
nue and along Tenth avenue to the Park. This has been done. The result
of his estimates may be briefly stated as follows:
Overhead trolley electric railroad on Geary street from
Kearney to Point Lobos avenue, on Point Lobos avenue
to Fifth avenue, on Fifth avenue to Golden Gate ParK,
estimated cost 5401,920
Overhead trolley electric railroad on Geary street from
Kearney street to Point Lobos avenue, on Point Lobos
avenue to Tenth avenue, on Tenth avenue to Golden
Gate Park, estimated cost 425,920
Electric railroad with underground conductors on Geary
street from Kearney to Point Lobos avenue and on
Point Lobos avenue to Fifth avenue, thence overhead
trolley electric railroad on Point Lobos avenue to
Tenth avenue and on Tenth avenue to Golden Gate
Park, estimated cost 495,400
Very respectfully,
(Signed.) C. E. GRUNSKY,
City Engineer.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 365
REPORT OF J. C. H. STUT ON THE CONVERSION OF THE GEARY
STREET CABLE RAILROAD INTO AN ELECTRIC RAILROAD.
April 13, 1903.
TO MR. C. E. GRUNSKY,
CITY ENGINEER, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
DEAR SIR: Pursuant to a resolution passed by the Board of Supervisors
of the City and County of San Francisco, viz:
"Resolved, that the Board of Public Works is hereby directed and re-
quested to report to this Board an estimate of the cost of the conversion of
the Geary Street Cable Railway into an electric railway, with overhead
trolley, and its equipment with necessary rolling stock, together with an
estimate of the cost of operating said railway with power purchased from
electric power companies."
As agreed with you, I beg leave herewith to report on this estimate of
cost of conversion of the Geary Street Cable Railway ,into an electric railway,
with overhead trolley, its equipment, and with the necessary rolling stock,
together with an estimate of the cost of operating said railway with power
purchased from electric power companies of this City.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The estimates of cost herewith presented are made for three entirely
distinct projects of conversion and not for one alone, as directed in the above
resolution. This, of course, has required a large amount of extra work that
was not thought of in the beginning of my investigations; nevertheless, it has
been considered advisable to give to the Board of Public Works this extra
information, so that the Board will have the figures and estimates for all
three projects and so will be able to recommend any of them, if so desired.
These three projects are:
First. The conversion of the Geary Street Cable Railway into an over-
head electric trolley road. The road to extend from its present terminus,
east of Kearney street, along Geary street to Point Lobos avenue, along
Point Lobos avenue to Fifth (5th) avenue, along Fifth avenue to Golden
Gate Park.
Second. The conversion of the Geary Street Cable Railroad into an over-
head electric trolley road. The road to extend from its present terminus
east of Kearney street, along Geary street to Point Lobos avenue, along
Point Lobos avenue to Tenth (10th) avenue, and along Tenth avenue to
Golden Gate Park. The distance of road from Fifth avenue, along Point
Lobos avenue to Tenth avenue, and along Tenth- avenue to the Park is 0.808
miles; this is estimated as entirely new road to be built.
Third. The conversion of the Geary Street Cable Railroad into a con-
duit electric system, in combination with an overhead electric trolley system.
The conduit system to extend from the present terminus, east of Kearney
street, along Geary street to Point Lobos avenue, along Point Lobos avenue
to Fifth (5th) avenue. At Fifth avenue the trolley system will commence,
extending along Point Lobos avenue to Tenth (10th) avenue, and along Tenth
avenue to Golden Gate Park.
REMARKS ON THE ABOVE THREE PROJECTS OR PROPOSITIONS.
THE FIRST PROPOSITION.
The first of these three projects is the one that is covered by the above
quoted resolution, passed by the Board of Supervisors. This project con-
templates the conversion of the present Geary Street Cable Railroad into an
overhead electric road, commencing at Kearney street and ending on Fifth
avenue at Golden Gate Park.
A good feature of this project is its comparative cheapness, as com-
pared with the two following propositions. It is the cheapest of the three,
as will be seen later on. An undesirable feature is its terminus at Golden
Gate Park at Fifth avenue, too far removed from the amusement centers.
THE SECOND PROPOSITION.
The second of these propositions overcomes this undesirable feature, be-
cause at Tenth avenue there is an entrance to the Park near the music stand
and the Park Museum, and the terminus would also take in the "Chute*;"
366 REPORT OF CITY KXGLXEKR.
but this project would cost somewhat more than the first, because 0.808
miles of new double track must be built from Fifth to Tenth avenue, and
along Tenth avenue to the Park. In this case the old tracks of Fifth avenue
are considered to be abandoned.
THE THIRD PROPOSITION.
The third project involved the conversion of the present cable road into
a modern, up-to-date conduit electric road from Kearney street to Fifth
avenue. From Fifth to Tenth avenue, and along: Tenth avenue to the Park
a new overhead trolley road would be required. Or, in other words, this
proposition will be a combination of a conduit and a trolley road. The same
cars will use both the conduit and the trolley.
When a car arrives at the point of junction between conduit and trolley
lines, it will drop the plow for the conduit, and take up the trolley, or vice
versa, without any inconvenience to the passengers whatever. That this can
be done has been demonstrated for years in the City of Washington.
Of course, the road could be made of conduit entirely; but, on account
of first cost, it may be found advisable not to do so. This construction
would abolish all poles, wires, and other overhead appurtenances of an
overhead trolley road, in the populated portion of the City, and besides, it
would give the people of San Francisco an object lesson for other street
railroads.
This City has been the leading city for cable railroads for years, where-
as it has no conduit electric roads, as yet, and therefore not up-to-date and
cannot compare with some Eastern Cities of the United States in this re-
spect.
The cost of this construction is higher than either of the two preceding
projects, still the difference is not so very large, as will be seen later on;
where the power consumption is fully ten (10%) per cent less, as compared
with a trolley road of the same length and traffic; this was repeatedly stated
to me by Eastern engineers of experience when I made my Investigations for
my previous report in 1901.
The cable road on Fifth avenue is to be considered abandoned in this
project also.
POWER.
For power to operate the cars on the road, electric current is to be
purchased from any of the larger electric companies that are now furnish-
ing power to the City. From my interviews with some of the represen-
tatives of these companies, this power can be obtained from them without
any serious trouble, and so long as the people of San Francisco are willing to
pay for it.
There is one thing, however, that these companies will probably insist
on, and that is the introduction of a storage battery in connection with the
necessary motors. This battery is assumed to even up the great variations
of power required on electric railroads. The argument is made by the com-
pany that their main circuits also furnish currents for light, and that the
light must of necessity have a steady voltage and current; and this cannot
be done at the present state of the art, without the introduction of a storage
battery between the main circuits and the circuits that will operate the
electric road. On this account I had to consider this proposition, and in all
three projects an estimate of cost of Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars is
allowed for this purpose.
ESTIMATE OF COST FIRST PROPOSITION.
For an overhead trolley railroad on Geary street, from Kearney street
to Fifth avenue, to Golden Gate Park. Everything pertaining to an over-
head electric road is estimated on. viz.:
Electric bonding of the present rails, trolley, feed and guard wires, iron
poles, insulators, eye-bolts, switches, filling the present cable conduit with
sand, and cement on top of the sand; removing the turntable at Kearney
street, cross-overs, one three-story brick car house and office building com-
bined, real estate, one fifty-vara lot, thirty (30) modern electric cars, thirty-
two (32) feet long, one storage battery, double set of motor generators for
the electric current, with all the necessary switchboards, appurtenances,
transformers, etc., all complete for the sum of $401,920.00.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 367
ESTIMATED EXPENSES PER YEAR FOR THE ABOVE ROAD.
Including management, secretary, bookkeeper, receivers, electricians,
timekeepers, carpenters, trackmen, watchmen, car-washers, blacksmith, ma-
chinists, mbtormen and conductors; deterioration and maintenance of tracks,
wires, cars, motors, storage battery, office, car house, etc., stationery, print-
ing, legal expense and three and one-half (3%) per cent interest on $405,000.00
investment, the total expenditure per year will be $196,275.00.
There is no insurance nor taxes included in these expenses, nor a dam-
age account.
SECOND PROPOSITION.
Overhead electric trolley road from Kearney street to Tenth avenue anfl
Golden Gate Park. All the expenses are as above, in the first proposition,
with the additional cost of 0.808 miles of new double track road, from Fifth
avenue to Tenth avenue, along Point Lobes avenue, and along Tenth avenue
to the Park. This new road is supposed to be constructed of the latest one
hundred* and seven (107) pounds per yard grooved girder rail nine (9) inches
deep, and the street is supposed to be paved with asphalt between tracks
and two (2) feet on either side of track. All this new road to be electrically
equipped, the same as the converted portion on Geary street. The total
estimated cost of this proposition is $425,920.00.
That portion of the Geary street system on Fifth avenue from Point
Lobes to the Park is supposed to be entirely abandoned in this proposition.
ESTIMATED EXPENSE PER YEAR FOR THE SECOND PROPOSITION.
The expense account for this proposition includes the same items as the
first, with three and one-half (3%) per cent interest on $430,000 invest-
ment. The total expenditure per year will be $197,657.00.
No insurance, taxes or damages are included in this estimate.
THIRD PROPOSITION.
This proposition contemplates the conversion of the present Geary street
conduit for cable into a conduit for an electric road. The rails, slot iron,
and conduit as at present, will be left undisturbed, and only conductor rails
and insulators introduced into the present conduit so as to equip it for elec-
tricity. This conduit electric road is contemplated to extend out to Fifth ave-
nue, or as far as the cable conduit goes on Point Lobos avenue, from here to
Tenth avenue and to the Park an overhead line with heavy grooved girder
rails is contemplated, as in the second proposition.
The cost of this third proposition, including everything fully equipped
and complete, is estimated at $493,400.00.
ESTIMATED EXPENSE PER YEAR FOR THIS THIRD PROPOSITION.
This account includes every item again the same as in proposition one,
with three and one-half (3 l / 2 %) per cent interest on $500,000 investment,
and amounts per year to $196,840.00.
No insurance, taxes or damages are estimated.
As will be seen, the expense account is only a very small amount more
than that for the first proposition; this is accounted for from the fact that
an electric conduit road takes less current per horse power than an over-
head trolley road.
In this proposition, also, it is assumed that the present cable conduit on
Fifth avenue from Point Lobos avenue to the Park will be entirely aban-
doned.
SUMMARY.
ESTIMATED COSTS AND ANNUAL EXPENSE.
Estimated Costs Estimated Expenses
Per year.
I $401,920.00 $196,275.00
II 425,920.00 197,657.00
III 493,400.00 196,840.00
As stated above, in the expense accounts, nothing is allowed for insur-
ance, taxes and probable damages.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed.) J. C. H. STUT.
368 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
REPORT RECOMMENDING ESTABLISHMENT OF GRADES ALONG BAY
SHORE ROUTE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 16, 1903.
LO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: The granting of franchise to the Southern Pacific Company
along the Bay Shore Route has made it nec.essary to establish official street
grades on a number of streets where grades have not heretofore been
established.
This matter has already been referred to in my communication of Sept.
6th, 1902, and Dec. 23d, 1902.
My recommendations are:
(TO ESTABLISH GRADES.)
On Williams avenue at its intersection with Jupiter street, at 45.00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Williams avenue at its intersection with Diana street, be estab-
lished at 46 . 00 feet
On Twenty-fourth avenue south, northerly line of, at the westerly
line of Railroad avenue . . 18 .45 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Twenty-fourth avenue south, southerly line of, at the westerly
line of Railroad avenue, at 17. 67 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Twenty-fourth avenue south, northerly line of, at the easterly
line of L street south, be established at 18.55 feet
On Twenty-fourth avenue south, southerly line of, at the easterly
line of L street south, be established at 18.16 feet
On Twenty-fourth avenue south, at the westerly line of L street
south, be established at 19.00 feet
On Twenty-fourth avenue south, at the crossing of M street south,
be established at 34.00 feet
On Twenty-fourth avenue south, on a line 130 feet westerly from
and parallel with the westerly line of M street south, be estab-
lished at 42 . 70 feet
On Twenty-fourth avenue south, on a line 270 feet westerly from
and parallel with the westerly line of M street south, be
established at 42 . 70 feet
On Twenty-fifth avenue south, at the crossing of Railroad avenue, at 9. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Twenty-fifth avenue south, at the crossing of L street south, be
established at 10.00 feet
On Twenty-fifth avenue south, at the crossing of M street south, be
established at 18.70 feet
On Twenty-fifth avenue south, on a line 90 feet westerly from and
parallel with the westerly line of M street south, be estab-
lished at 18.70 feet
On Twenty-sixth avenue south, at the crossing of Railroad avenue, at 7.00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Twenty-sixth avenue south, at the crossing of L street south,
be established at 8.00 feet
On Twenty-sixth avenue south, on a line 480 feet westerly from
and parallel with the westerly line of L street south, be estab-
lished at 18 . 20 feet
On Twenty-sixth avenue south, at the crossing of M street south,
be established at 18.20 feet
On Twenty-seventh avenue south, at the crossing of Railroad ave-
nue, at 8.00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Twenty-seventh avenue south, at the crossing of L street south,
be established at 9.00 feet
On Twenty-seventh avenue south, on a line 280 feet easterly from
and parallel with the easterly line of M street south, be estab-
lished at 17.60 feet
On Twenty-seventh avenue south, on a line 160 feet easterly from
and parallel with the easterly line of M street south, be estab-
lished at . ..17. 60 feet
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 360
On Twenty-seventh avenue south, at the crossing of M street south,
be established at 18.60 feet
On Paul avenue, at its intersection with Railroad avenue, at 23. 50 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Paul avenue, at its intersectoin with Carr street, be estab-
lished at 31.00 feet
On Paul avenue, on a line 70 feet easterly from, and parallel with
the easterly line of Gould street produced, be established at. . . . 39 . 20 feet
On Paul avenue, at its intersection with Gould street, be estab-
lished at 39 . 20 feet
On Visitacion avenue, at its intersection with Hart street, be
established at 11. 10 feet
On Visitacion avenue, on a line 30 feet easterly from and parallel
with the easterly line of Hart street, be established at 11.10 feet
On Sunny Dale avenue, at its intersection with Hart street, be
established at 11.10 feet
On Sunny Dale avenue, on a line 70 feet westerly from and parallel
with the westerly line of Hart street, be established at 11 . 10 feet
On each of the above mentioned streets and avenues be established to
conform to true gradients between the grade elevations above given therefor.
Very respectfully,
(Signed.) C. E. GRUNSKY,
City Engineer.
REPORT RECOMMENDING CHANGE OF GRADES ALONG BAY SHORE
ROUTE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16. 1903.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: The granting of a franchise to the Southern Pacific Com-
pany along the Bay Shore Route will make it necessary to change the of-
ficial grades of a number of streets.
I recommend that grades be changed and new grades be established as
below noted. The recommendations now made differ in some respects from
those previously filed, owing to a number of changes in the project which
have been made from time to time.
There has heretofore been transmitted to the Supervisors by your Board
a copy of your Resolution No. 2,190. bearing upon this matter. This resolu-
tion should be rescinded and recalled from the Supervisors.
My recommendations are:
(TO CHANGE AND ESTABLISH GRADES.)
On Seventh street, northeasterly line of, at the southerly line of
Sixteenth street, at '. 3.14 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Seventh street, southwesterly line of, at the westerly line of
Mississippi street, at 3 . 50 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Seventh street, southwesterly line of, at the easterly line of
Mississippi street, be lowered 1.31 feet and established at 4. 00 feet
On Seventh street, northeasterly line of, at the westerly line of
Pennsylvania avenue, be lowered 5.82 feet, and established at.. 4. 00 feet
On Seventh street, southwesterly line of, at the westerly line of
Pennsylvania avenue, be lowered 5.13 feet and established at.. 4. 20 feet
On Mississippi street, at the crossing of Sixteenth street, at 3 . 50 feet
(The same being the present official grade.*
On Mississippi street, westerly line of, at a point 96.7 feet south-
erly thereon from the southerly line of Sixteenth street, be
lowered 0.51 of a foot and established at 4 .80 feet
On Mississippi street, easterly line of, at the southwesterly line of
Seventh street, be lowered 1.31 feet and established at 4. 00 feet
On Mississippi street, at the crossing of Seventeenth street, at.... ll-.OOfeet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Seventeenth street, at the crossing of Mississippi street, at 11. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Seventeenth street, at the crossing of Pennsylvania avenue, be
lowered 5.8 feet and established at 4. 20 feet
370 REPORT OF CITf E^OINEKR.
On Mariposa street, at the crossing of Iowa street, at 30. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Mariposa street, on a line parallel with and 100 feet westerly
from the westerly line of Iowa street, be raised 4.5 feet and
established at 30.00 feet
On Mariposa street, at the easterly line of Pennsylvania avenue,
b3 raised 7 feet and established at .8.00 feet
On Mariposa street, at the westerly line of Pennsylvania ivenue,
be raised 10 feet and established at 28.00 feet
On Mariposa street, at the crossing of Mississippi street, at 30.00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Pennsylvania avenue, at the crossing of Sixteenth street, at.... 3. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Pennsylvania avenue, westerly line of, at the northeasterly line
of Seventh street, be lowered 5.82 feet, and established at.... 4. 00 feet
On Pennsylvania avenue, westerly line of, at the southwesterly line
of Seventh street, be lowered 5.13 feet and established at 4. 20 feet
On Pennsylvania avenue, at the crossing of Seventeenth street,
be lowered 5.8 feet and established at 1.'20 feet
On Pennsylvania avenue, easterly line of, at the crossing of
Mariposa street, be raised seven (7) feet and established at.... 28. 00 feet
On Pennsylvania avenue, westerly line of, at the crossing of Mari-
T osa stree* be raised 10 feet and established at 28.00 feet
On Pennsylvania avenue, at the crossing of Eighteenth street, at.. 70. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Pennsylvania avenue, at the crossing of Nineteenth street, at. . 136 .00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Pennsylvania pvi-nue, on a line parallel with and 200 feet
southerly from the southerly line of Nineteenth street, at lytO.OO feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Pennsylvania avenue, at the crossing of Twentieth street, at. . 130 .00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Pennsylvania avenue, at the crossing of Twenty-second street,
be raised 4 feet and established at 36.00 feet
On Pennsylvania avenue, at the crossing of Twenty-third street,
be raised 2 feet and established at S8 . 00 feet
On Pennsylvania avenue, at the crossing of Twenty-fifth street, at 50. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Twenty-second street, at the crossing of Indiana street, at ;?S.OOfeet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Twenty-second street, at the easterly line of Iowa street, be
raised 1 foot and established at 31 .00 feet
On Twenty-second street, at the westerly line of Iowa street, be
raised 3.80 feet and established at 33.SOfi;et
On Twenty-second street, on a line parallel with and 20 feet
westerly from the westerly line of Iowa street, be ra'.sed 5.2
feet and established at 35.40 feet
On Twenty-second street, at the crossing of Pennsylvania avenuf,
be raised 4 feet and established at 36.00 feet
On Twenty-second street, at the crossing of Mississippi street, at.. 40. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Twenty-third street, at the crossing of Iowa street, at 20.00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Twenty-third street, on a line 90 feet westerly from and parallel
win the westerly line of Iowa street, be raised 10.8 feet and
established at 38.00 feet
On Twenty-third street, at the crossing of Pennsylvania avenue,
be raised 2 feet and established at 38.00 feet
On Twenty-third street, at the crossing of Mississippi street, at.... 90. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Iowa street, at the crossing of Twentieth street, at 36.00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Iowa street, on a line parallel with and. 50 feet northerly from
the northerly line of Twenty-second street, be raised 0.94 feet
and established at 34.17 feet
On Iowa street, easterly line of, at the crossing of Twenty-second
street, be raised 1 foot and established at 31. 00 feet
On Iowa street, westerly line of, at the crossing of Twenty-second
street, be raised 3 . 80 feet and established at 33.80 feet
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
371
On Iowa street, on a line parallel with and 50 fee\ mtherly from
the southerly line of Twenty-second street, be raisea l.7 feet
and established at 30.37 feet
On Iowa street, at the crossing- of Twenty-third street, at 20. 00 feet
(The same being the present official gride.)
On Army street, at the crossing of Pennsylvania avenue, at 8.00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Army street, on a line 145 feet westerly from and parallel with
the westerly line of Pennsylvania avenue, be lowered 5.0 feet
and established at 3.00 feet
On Army street, at the crossing of Mississippi street, be lowered 5
feet and established at 3.00 feet
On Army street, at the crossing of Texas street, at 8. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grad^. >
On Mississippi street, at the crossing of Twenty-fifth street, at.... 90. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade )
On Mississippi street, at the crossing of Army street, be lowered
5 \feet and established at 3.00 feet
On Mississippi street, at the crossing of Tulare street, at Base
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Q street south, at the crossing of Third avenue south, at Base
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Q street south, at the crossing of Fourth avenue south, be low-
ered 0.5 of a foot and established at Base
On Q street south, at the crossing of Fifth avenue south, be low-
ered 0.5 of a foot and established at 0.50 foot
On Q street south, at the crossing of Sixth avenue south, be low-
ered 0.5 of a foot and established at 1.00 foot
On Q street south, at the crossing of Seventh avenue south, be low-
ered 0.5 of a foot and established at 1.50 feet
On Q street south, at the crossing of Eighth avenue south, be low-
ered 1 foot and established at 2.00 C<-.et
On Q street south, at the crossing of Ninth avenue south, be low-
ered 1. 5 feet and established at 2.50 f eot
On Q street south, at the crossing of Tenth avenue south, be low-
ered 2 feet and established at 3.00 feet
On Q street south, at the crossing of Eleventh avenue south, be
lowered 2.5 feet and established at 3.50 ft-t
On Q street south, at the crossing of Twelfth avenue south, be
lowered 3 feet and established at 4.00 feet
On Q street south, at the crossing of Thirteenth avenue south, be
lowered 3.5 feet and established at 4.50 feet
On Q street south, at the crossing of Fourteenth avenue south at.. 19. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Fourth avenue south at the crossing of P street south, at Base
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Fourth avenue south on a line 300 feet westerly from and
parallel with the westerly line of P street south, be raised 1.25
feet and established at 1.50 feet
On Fourth avenue south, at the crossing of Q street south, be
lowered 0.5 of a foot and established at Base
On Fourth avenue south, on a line 300 feet westerly from and
parallel with the westerly line of Q street south, be raised
1.25 feet and established at 1.50 feet
On Fourth avenue south, at the crossing of R street south at Base
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Fifth avenue south, at the crossing of P street south, at 1.00 foot
(Thu same being the present official grade.)
On Fifth avenue south, at the crossing of Q street south, be low-
ered O.ri of a foot and established at 0.50 foot
On Fifth avenue south, on a line 300 feet westerly from and parallel
with the westerly line of Q street south, be raised 1.25 feet and
established at 2.00 feet
On Fifth avenue south, at the crossing of R street south, at 0.50 foot
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Sixth avenue seuth, at the crossing of P street south, at 2.00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Sixth avenue south, at the crossing of Q street s'outh, be low-
ered 0.5 of a foot and established at 1.00 foot
372 REPORT OF CITY EN(JINKKK.
On Si?:th a\-nue .south, on a line 300 feet westerly from and parallel
with the westerly line of Q street south, be raised 1.25 feet and
established at 2 . 50 feet
On Sixth avenue south, at the crossing of R street south, at 1.00 foot
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Seventh avenue south, at the crossing of P street south, at.... 3. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Seventh avenue south, at the crossing of Q street south, be low-
ered 0. 5 of a foot and established at 1.50 feet
On Seventh avenue south, on a line 300 feet westerly from and
parallel with the westerly line of Q street south, be raised 1.25
feet and established at 3.00 feet
On Seventh avenue south, at the crossing of R street south, at.... 1.50 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Eighth avenue south, at the crossing of P street south, at 4.00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Eighth avenue south, at the crossing of Q street south, be low-
ered 1 foot and established at 2.00 feet
On Eighth avenue south, on a line 300 feet westerly from and
parallel with the westerly line of Q street south, be raised 1
foot and established at 3.50 feet
On Eighth avenue south, at the crossing of R street south, at 2. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Ninth avenue south, at the crossing of P street south, at 6.00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Ninth avenue south, at the crossing of Q street south, be low-
ered 1.5 feet and established at 2.50 feet
On Ninth avenue south, on a line 300 feet westerly from and
parallel with the westerly line of Q street south, be raised
0. 75 of a foot and established at 4.00 feet
On Ninth avenue south, at the crossing of R street south, at 2. 50 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Tenth avenue south, at the crossing of P street south, at 8. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Tenth avenue south, at the crossing of Q street south, be low-
ered 2 feet and established at 3.00 feet
On Tenth avenue south, on a line 300 feet westerly from and
parallel with the westerly line of Q street south, at 4. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Eleventh avenue south, at the crossing of P street south, at 10. nn r.--t
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Eleventh avenue south, at the crossing of Q street south, be
lowered 2.5 feet and established at 3.50 feet
On Eleventh avenue south, on a line 300 feet westerly from and
parallel with the westerly line of Q street south, be lowei-d
0.25 of a foot and established at 4.50 feet
On Eleventh avenue south, at the crossing of R street south, at.... 3. 50 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Twelfth avenue south, at the crossing of P street south, at.... 13. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Twelfth avenue south, at the crossing of Q street south, be
lowered 3 feet and established at . . . . , 4.00 feet
On Twelfth avenue south on a line 300 feet westerly from and
parallel with the westerly line of Q street south, be lowered
0.5 of a foot and established at 5.00 feet
On Twelfth avenue south, at the crossing of R street south, at.... 4. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Thirteenth avenue south, at the crossing of P street south, at.. 20. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Thirteenth avenue south, on a line parallel with and 70 feet
easterly from the easterly line of Q street south, be lowered
4.9 feet and established at 4.50 feet
On Thirteenth avenue south, at the crossing of Q street south, be
lowered 3.5 feet and established at 4. 50 feet
On Thirteenth avenue south, on a line 300 feet westerly from and
parallel with the westerly line of Q street south, be lowered
0.25 of a foot and established at 6 .00 feet
On Thirteenth avenue south, at the crossing of R street south, at. . 4.50 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 373
On Fourteenth avenue south, at the crossing of P street south, at.. 33. 00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Fourteenth avenue south, on a line 370 feet westerly from and
parallel with the westerly line of P street south, be lowered
3.62 feet and established at 20.7". feet
On Fourteenth avenue south, on a line 110 feet easterly from and
parallel with the easterly line of Q street south, be lowered
0.82 feet and established at 20. 75 feet
On Fourteenth avenue south, at the crossing of Q street south, at. . 19.00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Fifteenth avenue south, at the crossing of P street south, at. ... 50.00 feet
(The same being the present official grade.)
On Fifteenth avenue south, on a line 260 feet easterly from and
parallel with the easterly line of Q street south, be raised 3.47
feet and established at 44.40 feet
On Fifteenth avenue south, at the crossing of Q street south, at. .. . 34.00 leet
(T^ie same being the present official grade.)
On each of the above mentioned streets and avenues be changed and
established to conform to true gradients between the grade elevations above
given therefor.
The recommendations made by me in reference to this matter in ray
communications of September 6th, 1902, and December 23d, 1902, are hereby
withdrawn.
Very respectfully,
(Signed.) C. E. GRUNSKY,
City Engineer.
APPRAISEMENT OF DAMAGES TO PROPERTY ALONG THE BAY SHORE
ROUTE OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21st, 1903.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: Under your instructions an appraisement has been made of
the damages to property in the district affected by the proposed changes of
street grades along the line of the proposed Bay Shore Route of the South-
ern Pacific Company.
The result of this appraisement of damages is below noted, the in-
dividual lots or tracts of land being indicated by consecutive numbers and
by names of owners taken from the records in the office of the Assessor.
The amount of damages herein set out includes the damage to land
and improvements and an allowance for the increased cost of grading
streets not now improved. It does not include the cost of putting improved
streets into a like condition of improvement at the proposed new grades, the
expense of which work will fall entirely upon the Southern Pacific Com-
pany.
The position of each lot or tract of land is indicated on a map herewith
submitted in five sheets entitled "Map of the district affected by the pro-
posed changes of street grades, along the line of the projected Bay Shore
Route of the Southern Pacific ConTpany, as set forth in Resolution of In-
tention No. 4,110 of the Board of Supervisors."
On this map the consecutive numbers correspond to those in the fol-
lowing schedule, in which the names of owners and the appraised damages
to lands and improvements are noted:
374 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
Serial Names from Appraised
Number. Assessor's Books. Damages.
1 and 2 Potrero Land Imp. Co No damages
3 and 4 Pacific Imp Co. (now owned by A. T. & S. F. Co.). .. .No damages
5 and 6 Potrero Land Imp. Co No damages
7 , Southern Pacific Railroad Company
8 Pacific Imp Co. (now owned by A. T. & S. F. Co. )... .No damages
5 Mary E. Vorhger and Alice C. Ball (now owned by
A. T. & S. P. Co. ) No damages
10 Central and Southern Pacific Company
1 1 Southern Pacific Company
12 Cal. Title Ins. & Trust Co. (now owned by A. T. &
S. F. Co. ) No damages
13 Mary Bell (now owned by A. T. & S. F. Co.) No damages
14 Cal. Title Ins. & Trust Co. (now owned by A. T. &
S. F. Co. ) No damages
15 Mission Transportation & Refining Co. (now owned
by A. T. & S. F. Co. ) $213.20
16 to 21 Cal. Title Ins. & Trust Co. (now owned by A. T. &
S. F. Co. ) 1,352 . 40
22 Chas. H. Lane 959.40
23 Jno. Trant 1.142.20
24 Frederick W. H. Atzeroth 92.80
25 Elizabeth Christy 662 . 40
26 Elizabeth Christy 2,161.51
27 Annie Toomey 796 . 44
28 Henry H. Lieb 878.24
29 Henry H. Lieb 850 . 54
30 Elizabeth Christy 259.80
31 Elizabeth Christy 204.64
32 S. M. and Sarah E. Robinson 736 .64
33 Titi Kelly 389.64
34 A. W. Lohrke N 585.28
35 Jas. H. and Catherine McHugh 279.44
36 Chas. F. Adams 532.75
37 Richard D. and Annie (Jalbally No damages
38 This No. was not used.
39 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
40 C. F. Adams 652.84
41 Tobino Colson 518.84
42 J. B. Hedstrom 1,605.34
43 Jno. Kannitz 1,010.64
44 Jno. and Mary Kannitz 161.44
45 Jno. and Mary Kannitz 426.04
46 C. F. Adams 60.00
47 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
48 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
49 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
50 Santa Fe Land Imp. Co 481.20
51 Santa Fe Land Imp Co No damages
52 Potrero Land Imp. Co No damages
53 Phoebe Hearst 1,226.80
54 Kate Tully 1,462 . 40
55 Gawn Graham 708.86
56 Geo. Hesketh 3,103.09
57 Southern Pacific Railroad Co
58 Jas. Eva Estate Co No damages
59 Real Estate & Development Co No damages
60 John E. Hopper 571.60
61 Thos. Hart 734.60
62 P. A. Roddin 2,551.20
63 Jno. White 1,078.00
64 Peter White 329.46
65 W. S. Spinney f>S5.20
66 Ada E. Burnheimer 708.90
67 Wm. L. Dolan 1,190.60
68 Wm. E. Wright 1,119.60
69 Rebecca E. Davidson 2,907.05
70 Ella L. Davidson.. 24.45
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
375
Serial
Number.
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82 *
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108 to 110
111 to 122
123
124
125
126
127 to 131
132
133
134
135 to 137
138 and 139
140 to 143
144
145
J46
J47 to 152
153 to 157
158 to 160
161 to 166
167 to 169
170 to 174
175 to 196
197 to 200
Names from
Assessor's Books.
Appraised
Damages
Tubbs Cordage Co .................................. $2,806.64
Elizabeth Tubbs, Alfred S. Tubbs, Austin C. Tubbs,
Wm. B. Tubbs, Nettie Tubbs Oyster ............. 2,622.25
Wm. Short, Jr ....................................... 135.36
Juliet Garber ........................................ 180.10
Josiah R. Howell .................................... 172.40
Jeremiah Twomey ........................... : ...... 555 . 10
S. P. R. R. Co ...................................... ........
Tubbs Cordage Co ................................... 1.48S.80
Elizabeth O. Tubbs, Alfred S. Tubbs, Austin C. Subbs,
Wm. B. Tubbs, Nettie Tubbs Oyster ............ 666.80
S. P. R. R. Co ..............................................
W. H. Taylor ....................................... 105.87
M. Mattson .......................................... 435.00
Caroline Bahlmann ................................. 3,077 . 93
Caroline Bahlmann ................................. 352.93
Jno. P. Jones ....................................... 179.93
Patrick Keating ....................... ............ 117.57
Jno. J. and Mary Doherty ........... ................. 467.57
A. L. Rhodes ......................... -. .............. 221.13
John Ryan ........................................ 481.13
Anna Donahue ..................................... 225.60
J. E. Mason, F. E. Mason, Potrero Nuevo Land Co. .. .No damages
Samuel F. Weeks, Gussie F. Howe ............ . ..... No damages
Southern Pacific Railroad Company ................
A. Cron ............................................ 77.47
Southern Pacific Railroad Company ..................
Margaretha Stahl .................................. 49.47
Dr. S. H. Malech ................................... 58.67
J. Cabanes ......................................... 63.47
John Bashford ........ . ............................. 36.34
Geo. F. Lyon ....................................... 216.29
David Paul ........................................ 611.93
Potrero Land & Water Front Co ..................... 1,236.23
Southern Pacific Railroad Company ..................
Potrero "Land & Water Front Co ..................... No damages
Southern Pacific Railroad Company .............. ....
Southern Pacific Railroad Company ............. ^.
Southern Pacific Railroad Company .................
Southern Pacific Railroad Company .................
Southern Pacific Railroad Company .................
Southern Pacific Railroad Company .................
Southern Pacific Railroad Company .................
Southern Pacific Railroad Company ..................
Southern Pacific Railroad Company ..................
Ruth A. Wellman, Alice K. Wellman, Emma R. Well-
man, Jean A. Wellman, Ray E. Wellman, Wm. R.
Wellman, Frank M. Wellman ..................... 218.54
John Shirley ....................................... 50.67
Alpha Bonney, Jr .................................... 45.11
Jno. Shirley ....................................... 34.00
Hugh McNeely ..................................... 26.39
W. H. Taylor, Jr ..................................... No damages
Richard Flaherty .................................. 5.36
Charlotte Clark ..................................... 21.04
Hannah V. Winslow ................................. 34.00
Grace Lansing ..................................... 45.11
J. B. Reinstein ................................ ..... 269.22
Ann Mahoney ................................. ..... 218.51
Sarah D. Sanderson ........................... ..... 129.75
Wm. O'Brien ...................................... 21.03
Sarah D. Sanderson .................................. No damages
Ann Mahoney ........................ .............. No damages
Louis Sloss, Lewis Gerstle, Simon Greenewald (entire
block) ............................................ 738.97
California Glue Works .............................. 37.09
376
EEPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
Serial
Number.
201 to 221
222
223 to 242
243 to 246
247 to 294
295
296 to 343
544
345
346
347 to 349
350 to 360
361 to 370
371 to 388
389 to 394
395 to 406
407 to 408
409
410 to 415
416 to 418
419 to 428
429 and 430
431
432 to 440
441 and 442
443 to 454
455 to 477
478 to 490
491 to 493
494 and 495
496 to 499
500 to 505
506
507 to 512
513 to 521
522 and 523
524 to 530
531 to 533
534 to 537
538 to 547
548 to 554
655 to 566
567 to 599
00 to 602
603 to 606
607
608 to 610
611 to 612
613 and 614
615 to 617
618
619 and 620
621
622
623
624 to 626
627 to 634
635 and 636
637
638
639 to 641
642
643 to 645
646 and 647
648
649
Names from
Assessor's Books.
Appraised
Damages
A. B. Patrick & Co $ 356 . 24
Legallet-Hellwig Tanning Co No damages
A. B. Patrick & Co 356 .12
California Glue Works 37.09
Legallet-Hellwig Tanning Co No damages
S. P. Co. and Santa Fe Land Imp. Co No damages
Santa Fe Land Imp. Co 7sr. . r.s
S. P. Co. and Santa Fe Land Imp. Co No damages
S. P. Co. and Santa Fe Land Imp. Co.*. No damages
S. P. Co. and Santa Fe Land Imp. Co No damages
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
S. Ducas & Co 167.14
Harriet E. Jackson 30.19
S. F. & Fresno Land Co 76.13
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
J. P. Fuller 15.86
Walter J. Engle (trustee) 2.84
Ella Coady Henkenius No damages
John O'Kane No damages
L. B. Hilliard No damages
J. P. Ford and Pat Herman No damages
Loisa F. Goncalves No damages
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
L. B. Hilliard . No damages
Israel Isaacs Est. and Reuben Isaacs, trustee No damages
San Francisco & Fresno Land Co No damages
Hecht Estate Co No damages
The Norton Tanning Co No damages
Heinerich Witschen No damages
Chas. Groezinger No damages
S. F. & Fresno Land Co No damages
Mary Bardon No damages
L. B. Hilliard No damages
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Jas. B. Cowell No damages
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Helena Seymour No damages
Patrick McGough No damages
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
L. B. Hilliard No damages
Patrick M. Partridge No damages
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Florence M. Holmes and Elinor M. Crudace No damages
S. F. & Fresno Land Co 10.01
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum No damages
The Norton Tanning Co No damages
Margaret Lehaney No damages
Richard O'Neil No damages
Annie Shea No damages
Margaret Lehaney No damages
Wm. F. Meagher No damages
M. Layden No damages
Chas. Cartwright No damages
G. F. Atkinson No damages
John A. Jacobs and Richard Otto No damages
Mrs. H. T. Bickel No damages
Herman Joost No damages
Thomas Hennessey . No damages
Catherine Hennessey No damages
Daniel Williamson No damages
Joseph James No damages
Daniel G. Williamson 90.82
J. F. Pages 27.15
E. Bosqui
Wm. J. Gorman 46.44
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
377
Serial Names from Appraised
Number. Assessor's Books. Damages
651 to 6C3 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
654 and 655 San Francisco & Fresno Land Co $ 100.15
656 to feo2 Mrs. E. Baum 71.82
663 Mrs. H. T. Bickel No damages
664 Abby F. Bickel No damages
665 to 668 Bridget Riordan No damages
Jno. and Catherine Dempsey No damages
6 70 Daniel J. Connolly No damages
671 Timothy O'Leary 150.18
672 to 674 Mary O'Brien 175.13
675 to 679 Wm. Dunphy 117.73
680 to 682 Mrs. E. Baum 56.92
6S:J to 685 S. F. & Fresno Land Co 189.15
86 to 691 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
92>to 710 S. F. & Fresno Land Co No damages
711 to 718 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
719 to 739 S. F. & Fresno Land Co 185.28
740 to 764 S. F. & Fresno Land Co 299.72
765 to 776 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
777 Miller & Lux 174.30
778 to 782 Wells Russell & Co 592.05
783 to 785 Geo. K. Frink 264.14
786 to 788 Numbers not used.
789 Nicolaus Lubke 83.83
790 and 791 Sophie Baaser, Bertha G. McNulty, Chas. Baaser,
Fred Baaser, Gustave Baaser, August Baaser, Emma
T. O'Brien 212.84
7f2 to 794 Alonzo Whitcomb 264.00
795 to 799 Wells Russell & Co 653.67
800 Miller & Lux 165.35
801 to 812 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
813 J. G. James Co. (corporation) 210 .67
814and815 J. B. Whitcomb 416.52
816 Joseph H. Robinson 233.63
817 to 826 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
827 Wm. Ryan 298.26
828 and 829 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
830 Julia A. Beauchamp 250 . 30
831 Maggie J. O'Day 683.17
832 to 833 Maggie J. O'Day 525. 3R
834 Hippolyte and Angele Revel 254 . 7-1
835 and 836 John Weith 284.67
837 to 841 M. A. Nutsem 1,156.61
842 Albert Victors 225.95
843 Amelia Wilcox 584.63
844 to 853 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
854 Frances G. Griffiths 7<4.81
855 E. W. Ferguson 284.26
856 Jas. Connell 693.78
857 Samuel Irving , 121.29
858 Samuel Irving 114.81
859 John C. Schmidt 58.34
860 Henry F. Blanchet, Jr 62.77
861 and 862 Mary E. McDonough 319.11
863 David Dodge 74.81
864 to 866 Edmond Daley 1,442.50
867 Continental B. & Loan Assn 560.52
868 F. A. Roddatz 672.52
869 D. O'Brien and Kate O'Brien V83.5i
8 70 James C. O'Brien ')88 . 78
871 Kate O'Brien 645.04
872 to 879 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
880 Helen S. Dodge 405.00
881 to 882 John Puckhaber 471.00
883 and 884 Cornelius Buckley 188.00
885 to 892 Southern Pacific Railroad Company
893 and 8'H Mary S. Knoll , 990.00
378 REPORT OF CITY ENGINKKR.
Serial Names from Appraised
Number. Assessor's Books. Damages
895 Mary A. McCarthy $113.00
896 and 897 Kate O'Brien 140.00
898 Sophie Baaser, Bertha G. McNulty, Chas. "Haa^r.
Fred Baaser, August Baaser, Gustave Ba;.s-r,
Emma F. O'Brien CO . 00
899 Jeremiah and Julia O'Reilly 45.00
900 Julia O'Reilly No damages
901 Chas. Desrosier No damages
902 and 903 Mary A. F. Hill No damages
904 and 905 Joseph Kolb . No damages
906 J. F. Bradford, Fannie C. Bradford, B. W. Brad-
ford, Elizabeth L. Hawley 240.00
907 Chas. Lee Tilden 240.00
The numbers 38, 786, 787 m and 788 were not usod in designating lots af-
fected by the grade changes and are so marked in the above schedule. Where
lands are owned by the railroad company, no appraisements of damages
appear in the above schedule.
Some of the property owners have stipulated with the Southern Pacific
Company that the appraisement of damages made by the City Engineer shall
be final. In many other cases, the property owners have expressed confidence
in the work of this office, and will, it is believed, accept the above amounts
In full settlement.
For the protection of those property owners who nave not already niada
specific agreements with the railroad company, the Board of Supervisors
may deem it desirable to require the said company to obligate itself to pay
the amounts above appraised as damages to the owners of the several tracts,
in ah cases in which the property owners are willing to accept them in sat-
isfaction of the claims for damages that would result from the changing of
the street grades and from the granting of the franchise.
If such obligation be required of the railroad company, it might also
cover the work of putting each of the streets that are already improved
Into a like condition of improvement at the proposed new elevations. This
work on improved streets should be done by or at the expense of the
railroad company whenever required by the Board of Supervisors.
Should there be any cases among those above enumerated in which no
settlement is reached, then your Board would, at the proper time, in the
course of the proceedings relating to grade changes, fix damages which would
then be paid by the railroad company. No such case should, however, delay
the final passage of the franchise Ordinance.
Very respectfully,
(Signed.) C. E. GRUNSKY,
City Engineer.
REPORT ON GRADE CHANGES ON GOLDEN GATE AVENUE, JONES AND
LEAVENWORTH STREETS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2d, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: At the request of the Board of Supervisors there has been
prepared, subject to change and merely for the purpose of a preliminary il-
lustration, a map of the district which would probably be recommended as
the district benefited by the proposed changes of street grades on Golden
Gate avenue, Jones and Leavenworth streets. The damage to private prop-
erty and the cost of changing the streets to the new elevations recom-
mended by the Board of Public Works, if distributed to the lands benefited,
would result in a charge against the several lots and tracts of land in th*
district about as set forth in the following schedule:
BOAKD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 379
Apportioned.
Serial Name from Benefits.
Number. Assessor's Books. Approximate.
1 Lloyd & Peddar $ 90.00
2 R. H. Lloyd and S. H. Peddar 80 . 00
3 Celia F. Peddar 70.00
Spencer C. and Samuel G. Buckbee 230.00
Spencer C. and Samuel G. Buckbee 230.00
Barbara Neff 380.00
George C. Fitschen 350.00
B. Altube 370.00
Letitia R. Glassmen 260 . 00
10 W. E. Dean 4,610.00
11 James D. Phelan 6,050.00
12 Maggie Canavan 1,05,0.00
13> Spencer C. and Samuel Buckbee 1,100.00
14 Mary N. Allyne, Lucy H. Allyne, Edith W. Allyne and
Wm. O. White 4,190.00
15 Margaret L. Bradley and Annie L. Wallace 1,430.00
16 Otto F. Von Rhein 1,210.00
17 Madeline H. Lissak 2,100.00
18 A. McCone 920.00
19 Wm. F. Coleman 810.00
20 Chas. Schlessinger 570.00
21 Mary A. Denting 500.00
22 Isidore Lowenberg 1,470 . 00
23 A. W. Wilson 3,430.00
24 and 25 Virginia Vanderbilt, Theresa A. Oelric.hs, Estate of
Charles L. Fair 5,040 . 00
28 A. Satter 3,450.00
27 Wm. E. Mighell and Geo. W. Mighell 970.00
28 Isaac Liebes 1,320.00
29 John Brenner 950 . 00
30 John Brenner 1,190.00
31 T. H. Fagan 2,350.00
32 W. E. Dean - 3,150.00
33 Geo. H. Moffatt 6,050.00
34 M. Simonoff '.-', 5,040.00
35 Chas. L. Fair, Estate of, Virginia Vanderbilt, Theresa
A. Oelrichs 4,030.00
36 Luigi Bisagno 4,030.00
37 Mary A. Heffernan 200.00
38 John Easton 130.00
.59 Jacob Franz Nicols, Bertha Pfan 180.00
40 Joseph D. Grant 1,010.00
41 Claus Spreckels -. 3,320.00
42 J. S. and Chas. F. Doe 7,220.00
43 D. T. Murphy, Helen M. Dominquez, Estate of Eugene
K. L. Murphy, Eugene B. Murphy, Chas. Murphy,
Frances J. Murphy, Jos. F. A. Herbert, Al. Blount,
John McDonnell. Trustees 21,000 . 00
44 Caro P. K. Smith 130.00
45 Caro P. K. Smith 80.00
46 Wm. John 80.00
47 Celentine J. Walker 80.00
48 Charlotte F. Clarke, Charlotte H. Wright 880.00
49 Laura M. Gashwiler 580.00
50 Eliza W. Baldwin 230.00
51 A. W. Baldwin 270.00
52 E. R. Thomason . ... 520.00
53 Chas. A. Fisher 1,130.00
54 Alois F. Lejeal 3,210.00
55 Catherine T. Bunnell 550.00
56 First Baptist Church of S. F 1,650.00
57 Annie K. Botsford 820.00
58 Margaret Louderback 2,520 . 00
59 Thirza Smith 100 . 00
60 Ottillie K. Eging 100.00
380 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
Serial Names from Appraised
Number. Assessor's Books. Damages
61 Jno. A. Schmidt $ 510.00
62 Morris and Meyer Lando 350.00
63 B. S. Fitch, G. W. Fitch 440.00
64 Sarah J. Burnham 130.00
65 M. A. Schultz 350.00
66 Jacob Vits 350.00
67 Henrietta Redmond 730 .00
68 M. J. Brant 550.00
69 Benjamin H. Lichtenstein 1,610.00
70 Elizabeth Wagner . . . 410.00
71 Howard C. Holmes 310.00
72 Flora B. McDermott 6,040.00
73 E. F. Van Winkle 930.00
74 James Whitney 510.00
75 James Healey 2,740.00
76 Emerson Glynn 1,020.00
77 Thomas J. Chadbourne 2,750.00
78 D". S. Dorn 1,410.00
79 D. 8. Dorn 1,410.00
80 G. B. Gilmore 1,530.00
81 James G. Walker 2,200.00
82 F. L. and R. L. Pritchard 1,100.00
83 Julius Radston, Geo. Radaton, Julia L,auter, Lillie Asher_ 980.00
84 and 85 E. P. Wingerter, M. A. Marston, D. H. Katz, E. G.
McKay, E. C. Medau, John E. Medau, Peter turn
Suden, Richard turn Suden, Mclinda turn Suden,
Caroline turn Suden 930.00
86 Nellie P. Moulton 1.170.00
87 G. B. Gilman 1,050.00
88 Timothy Hopkins 7,080 . 00
89 Wm. Wolf' 1,010.00
90 Wm. Wolf 2,020.00
91 Wm. Wolf 1,180.00
92 Mary S. Sperry 1,180.00
93 Mary S. Sperry 1,150 . 00
94 Edward McLaughlin 10,070.00
95 W. H. Taylor 12,170.00
96 Mary S. Sperry 4,530.00
97 Honora Sharp 4,530.00
98 Serena H. Knight 9,450.00
99 Thomas J. Clunie 6,040.00
100 Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco 12,290.00
101 Chas. S. Fair, Est. of, Virginia Vanderbilt Theresa
A. Oelrichs 12,590 . 00
102 Hibernia S. & L. Society 8,060.00
103 Est. of T. Adams, Est. of M. Kibbe 500 . 00
104 John R. Kite 220.00
105 Annie E. Poole 280 . 00
106 Caroline P. B. Storey 37Q.OO
107 Caroline P. B. Storey 930 . 00
108 Charles Kornfleld 930.00
109 Caroline P. B. Storey 120.00
110 Anita Grimm and A. C. W. Grimm 120.00
111 Anita Grimm and A. C. W. Grimm 1,750.00
112 John Woebeke 30.00
113 John Woebeke 160.00
114 Robert J. Graham 60.00
115 Alice M. Sage 60.00
116 Agnes J. Fielding 130.00
117 Jas. R. Kelly 210.00
118 Franz Acker ,. 210.00
119 Jane Riley 470.00
120 Louis Holckele 380.00
121 Alice W. Sullivan and Sarah T. O'Brien 230.00
122 E. P. Wingerter, M. A. Marston, D. H. Katz, E. G.
McKay. E. C. Medau, John E. Medau, Peter turn
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 381
Serial Names from Appraised
Number. Assessor's Books. Damages.
Suden, Richard turn Suden, Melinda turn Suden,
Caroline turn Suden $300.00
Belle Minter 600.00
124 George McAulay 600.00
W. E. Dean 5,510.00
126 Amelia Ostroski 3,520 . 00
.T. C. Nealon 980 . 00
Emelio M. Pissis 580.00
129 Cal. Safe Deposit & Trust Co (trust for Philip, Minnie,
George and John Biddle) 290 . 00
130 Geo. K. Fitch 800.00
131 Covington Pringle 230.00
Covington Pringle 700.00
Covington Pringle 980 . 00
134 San Francisco Turn Verein : 1,910.00
Hind Est. Co., Mai^ E. McBryde 670.00
Hind Est Co., Mary E. McBryde 940.00
Estelle M. Dumont 5SO.OO
138 Estelle M. Dumont 450 . 00
139 L. J. Hardy, Jr 1,160.00
140 Gustav L. Page 1,140.00
141 Augustine A. Smith 1,100.00
142 Mary A. Duncan 1,100 .00
143 Jas. D. Phelan 9,290.00
144 Redman's Hall Assn 3,570.00
145 Mrs. Isabella Boyd 600.00
146 City Property 4,690 . 00
147 Elizabeth Lagan , 380.00
148 Ida Thompson 400 . 00
149 Jas. L. H. Garrett 1,320.00
150 Jacob Weiss 880.00
151 Emma Joseph (Guardian) 6,610.00
152 H. P. Sontag 370.00
153 Albert Joseph , . 370.00
154 Emma Joseph 370.00
155 Adolph Meyer 770 . 00
156 Thomas Merry 380 . 00
157 Ida E. Johnston 380.00
158 Peter Cronan 450.00
159 C. F. Langerman 450.00
160 C. F. Langerman 450 . 00
161 C. F. Langerman 450 . oo
162 A. W. Coffin, Alice G. Coffin 430.00
163 Wm. McCall 860.00
164 Coast Realty Co 9,760.00
165 Hannorah Conlon 930 . 00
166 Mary Cosgrove 930.00
167 Mary Cosgrove 1,750.00
168 D. Van Ness 630.00
169 A. W. Wilson 490.00
170 Geo. T. Marye, Jr 1,510.00
171 John Grant 130.00
172 John H. Morehouse iso.uo
1 73 Frank A. Meyer 290 .00
174 P. Heitzberg 110.00
175 P. Heitzberg 0.00
176 P. Heitzberg 60.00
177 Annie Foley 0.00
178 P. Heitzberg 60.00
179 Elizabeth Wynn 60.00
180 Paul Heitzberg 60.00
181 Ernest W. and Mary Kauffman 60.00
182 E. W. Kauffman 120.00
188 E. W. Kauffman 90.00
184 P. Heitzberg 90.00
185 Mattie Schmidt : 670.00
186 W. Mathews 670.00
382 KEPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
Serial Names from Appraised
Number. Assessor's Books. Damages
188 Geo. Scott $220.00
189 R. B. Kellogg 220.00
190 R. B. Kellogg 220.00
191 H. A. Folkers 740.00
192 Patrick Kelly 1,210.00
193 Geo. Roop 930.00
194 Geo. Roop 4,340.00
195 Julius Soboslay 530 . 00
196 Annie Shea 530.00
197 Annie Shea 2,460.00
198 H. Ohlandt 2,840.00
199 Margaret A. Skelly 1,510 .00
200 Homer E. Osborn (Trustee) 1,060.00
201 Frank P. and Chas. S. Jacobs 960 . 00
202 Margaret Robl 550.00
203 J. Stow Ballard 1,010.00
204 John McCormick 1,010.00
205 Emma Joseph (Guardian) 5,980 .00
The serial numbers are those shown on the map. The names of owner*
are taken from the Assessor's records.
It has been estimated that the total cost of the work involved in re-
constructing the streets at a new elevation and the damage which will result
therefrom, or may be caused thereby, will approximate in the aggregate
$350,000, and this preliminary estimate was made the basis of the above ap-
portionment of benefits.
The district outlined on the map herewith submitted represents the
smallest area to which it is at present thought likely that the cost would
be apportioned as benefits by the Board of Public Works. An extension of
the district would reduce somewhat the portion of the benefits above ap-
portioned to the individual holdings.
Very respectfully,
(Signed.) C. E. GRUNSKY,
City Engineer.
Accompanied by map, dated Jan. 2d, 1904.
LETTERS RELATING TO THE REJECTION OF SAN FRANCISCO'S APPLI-
CATION FOR RESERVOIR RIGHTS-OF-WAY ON TUOLUMNE RIVER
AND LAKE ELEANOR.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 4th, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: The following letters relating to the rejection of San Fran-
cisco's applications for reservoir rights-of-way on Tuolumne River and at
Lake Eleanor have been received and their contents should be communi-
cated to the Board of Supervisors:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. WASHINGTON, December 24, 1903
C. E. GRUNSKY, CITY ENGINEER,
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
SIR: I transmit herewith for your information a copy of department
decision of the 22d instant, denying, for the reasons therein stated, the ap-
plication of the City of San Francisco for a right of way under the act of
February 15, 1901, for reservoir sites at Hetch Hetchy Valley and Lafke
Eleanor .in the Yosemite National Park for storage of water for municipal
purposes.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 383
The relief map of the water-shed of the Tuolumne River, showing the
reservoir sites for which San Francisco has made application, Is now in the
Department, and will be held subject to the orders of the Department of
Public Works of San Francisco.
Very respectfully,
(Signed.) E. A. HITCHCOCK,
Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, WASHINGTON, December 22, 1902.
COMMISSIONER OF THE LAND OFFICE.
SIR: On a rehearing- granted at request of applicant, I have given very
careful consideration to the petition of the City of San Francisco for a
right of way under the act of February 15, 1901, for reservoir sites at Hetch
Hetchy Valley and Lake Eleanor in Yosemite National Park, for the storage
of waiter for municipal purposes.
The project contemplates an estimated expenditure of about $39,000,000.00,
which, however, has never been approved by vote of the people of the City.
It appears that for more than forty years the City of San Francisco
has been supplied water by the Spring Valley Water Company, a private cor-
poration; that, under existing law, the water rates to consumers are de-
termined by the City itself; that the quality of the water is good and ad-
mitted to be within the limits of the standard of potability; and that the
company has the ability to increase the supply to adequately meet the needs
of the City almost indefinitely.
The City asserts nevertheless, that the waters it seeks to store at Lake
Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy Valley are better and that it desires to acquire
and control its own water supply, which it is empowered to do under the
provisions of its present Charter.
As viewed, however, by the Department, the application Is confronted
by legal embarrassments which appear to be surmountable only by th
exercise of the legislative power of the Government.
It is proposed to convert Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy Valley, re-
spectively, into reservoirs for the storage of a water supply for the City.
Both are admittedly scenic features of the Yosemite National Park. Lake
Eleanor is located high up in the Sierra Nevada mountains at an elevation
of 4,700 feet and is one of the crystal clear lakes which abound in the Park
and are noted for their beauty. Hetch Hetchy Valley is widely known Tor
its wonderful natural conditions and marvelous scenic interest.
It is thus described by Lippincott in the 21st annual report of the
United States Geological Survey:
"The valley proper is about three and one-half miles long and of a width
varying from one-quarter to three-quarters of a mile. The rugged granite
walls, crowned with domes, towers, spires and battlements, seem to rise al-
most perpendicular upon all sides to a height of two thousand five hundred
feet above this beautiful emerald meadow."
The act of October 1, 1890, makes it obligatory upon the Secretary of
the Interior to preserve and retain the "natural curiosities and wonders" In
the Park in their "natural condition." This provision of the act which
established the Park remains in full force, not having been repealed or modi-
fied by the act under which this application is made, nor by any other leg-
islation.
It is contended that the appropriation of Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy
Valley for great reservoirs for the proposed storage of water would enhance
rather than detract from their natural beauty, but thtfs is not material In
view of the law which commands the Secretary of the Interior to preserve
and reta.in them in their natural condition If they are "natural curiosities."
There may be a difference of opinion as to what natural objects may t>
justly considered as being within the meaning of this provision of the law.
but there can be no doubt about the duty of the Secretary of the Interior
if, In his judgment, they are such natural curiosities or natural wonders as
contemplated by the act.
If natural scenic attractions of the grade and character of Lake Eleanor
and Hetch Hetchy Valley are not of the class which the law commands the
386 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
Whereas, Neither of the two sites in question is now accessible by wagon
road, and will never be visited by any considerable number of persons
except in the months of July, August and September, when the stage of
water in the lakes will be high;
Whereas, The use to which the water is to be put is the highest
possible beneficial use;
Therefore, this Board memorializes the President and Congress of the
United States to pass such laws as may be necessary to grant to the
City and County of San Francisco the right to use the reservoir sites here-
tofore applied for.
APPRAISEMENT OF THE PROPERTY OF THE SPRING VALLEY WATER
COMPANY.
San Francisco, January 26th, 1904.
To the Honorable The Board of Public Works of the City and County
of San Francisco:
Gentlemen: The Board of Public Works has been directed by the Board
of Supervisors. Resolution No. 4171, to make "an appraisement of the
properties of the Spring Valley Water Company, actually used in furnishing
the City and County of San Francisco and the inhabitants thereof with
a pure and wholesome supply of water."
The following appraisement agrees in the main with those submitted
in preceding years, betterments being added at about cost to the original
valuations. It does not include such properties as the Portola reservoir, the
upper sections of the Locks Creek aqueduct, the Lobos Creek lands and
the Market street reservoir site, which are not at present in use:
APPRAISEMENT.
Pilarcitoa system:
Dam, pipe line, etc., as itemized in Report dated
Jan. 31. 1902 $869,410
Lands in reservoir site, 105 acres at $1,250 per acre 131,250
Lands in watershed, 3,800 acres at $60 per acre.. 228,000
$1,228,660.00
San An-Jreas system:
Dam, pipe line, etc., as itemized in Report dated
January 31, 1902 ($1,T52,077), with betterments
made in 1902 and 1903 added at about cost 1,164,665
Locks Creek aqueduct, not including works above
the stone dam, which are not at present in use. . 329,861
Lands in reservoir site, 475 acres at $1,250 per acre. . 593,750
Lands in watershed, including about 2,150 acres
tributary to Locks Creek aqueduct, 4,310 acres
at $60 per acre 258,600
Pilarcitos pumps, at San Andreas screen house, com-
plete with stand pipe and 16-inch discharge
to the Pilarcitos pipe line 30,167
Ocean View pump, complete with suction from San
Andreas main pressure tank, and discharge to
the Lake Merced force main 15,658
2,392,701.00
Crystal Springs system:
Dam of concrete, pipe line, etc.. as itemized in
Report dated Jan. 31, 1902 ($2,836,082), with
betterments made in 1902 and 1903 added 2,837,282
Lands in reservoir site below high water line, 1,300
acres at $1,250 per acre 1,625,000
Lands in reservoir site above present high water
line, 430 acres at $625 per acre 268,750
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 387
Lands in watershed, 6,973 acres at $60 per acre.... $418,380
Crystal Springs pumping station, complete, with 24-
inch suction, 3 lines of 16-inch discharge pipes,
16-inch stand pipes, buildings, stables, outhouses,
and 19,690 lineal feet of flume 130,756
$5,280,168.00
Millbrae pumping plant, complete, including stand
pipe and connections, reservoir, suction and
force pipes, flume, railroad track, buildings,
tc., as appraised in 1901, with improvements,
1901 to Jan. 1, 1904, added 271,580
Lands at pumping station, 68.10 acres at cost 25,000
296,580.00
Water rights on Peninsula reservoir system, 18,000,-
000 gallons per day at $40,000 per 1,000,000
gallons per day 720,000
720,000.00
Total, Peninsula system $9,918,109 . 00
Alameda Creek system:
Niles dam, about 2% miles above Niles, stone aque-
duct 2,700 feet long, stone screen tank, wooden
screen and settling tank; flume 3,131 feet long,
iron bridge over Alameda Creek at Niles 400 feet
long; wrought iron pipe, 36-inch diameter, 5,897
feet long 108,000
Alameda Creek main pipe line, 36-inch diameter,
138,029 feet long; 36-inch brass-faced gate at
Burlingame, including boxing and trestles 1,184,078
Buildings Two keepers' houses 2,000
For contingencies, engineering, etc., on above items,
10 per cent 129,408
New 64-inch wrought iron pipe and connections,
Burlingame to Millbrae, at cost, about 332,520
Submarine pipes, two lines of 16-inch across slough
and across bay at Dumbarton Point, at cost,
about 120,000
Two lines of 22-inch, paralleling the 16-inch, at cost,
about 290,400
Belmont pumping statio-i, including three new Corliss
pumping engines, new Babcock and Wilcox
boilers, addition to stand pipe, etc. ; appraisement
of 1901, with betterments made in 1901, 1902
and 1903 added, at cost, about 284,890
Lands at Belmont pumping station, 45 acres 8,000
Works on Laguna Creek property near Pleasanton
(see itemized statement) S8.719
Sunol filter beds and Sunol aqueduct, to and includ-
ing screen house at Nile* (see itemized state-
ment) 727,665
Lands and rights acquired by Suburban Water Com-
j-auy and transferred to Spring Valley Water
Works in 1902 total area 18,161 acres, at cost.. 927,58*
Lands in Calaveras Valley and adjacent thereto,
acquired prior to January 1st, 1902, estimated
2,746 acres, more or less (not including the
original Calaveras purchase), at cost 167,950
Water rights and land purchases along Alameda
Creek to secure the right to water, not including
the $1,000,000 paid for the Vallejo Mill and Cal-
averas properties in 1875, at cost 309,983
Calaveras purchase: This includes 2,150 acres of
land and water rights, notably the Vallejo Mill
property at Niles 315,000
Rights of way, Alameda Creek system, at cost 43,417
Total, Alameda Creek system $5,039,818.1
EEPORT Of CITY ENGINEER.
City Distributing System:
Lake Honda, complete, including keepers' houses,
stable, sewers, etc., (exclusive of land value) .... $338,184
University Mound reservoir, complete, including
keeper's house, stable, etc. (exclusive of land
ralue) 140,401
College Hill reservoir, complete, including keeper's
house, stable, etc. (exclusive of land value) 55,400
Clay street tank, complete, including grading, con-
crete retaining wall, concrete stairs, etc. (ex-
clusive of land value) 10,022
Upper Russian Hill, or Francisco street reservoir,
complete, including brick-lined tunnel 150 feet
long (exclusive of land value) 67,759
Clarendon Heights tank, complete, including grading
(exclusive of land value) 12,224
Potrero Heights reservoir, complete, including
keeper's house, etc. (exclusive of land value).... 16.216
Add 10 per cent for engineering and contingen-
cies
Presidio Heights tank (1902-03), steel, 60 feet in
diameter, 35 feet high (exclusive of land value),
at cost, about
Distributing mains and pipes, lengths from the records
of the Spring Valley Water Works:
Wrought iron
64,206
64,020
25,500
13-inch
850 feet
$ 1.530
22-inch
25,841 feet
113,700
30-inch
12 669 feet
91 217
33-inch
2,510 feet
20,080
37% -inch
12,254 feet
112,737
44-inch
7,213 feet
63.474
Cast iron (specials included)
3-inch
131,379 feet
89,338
4-inch
352,466 feet
288,670
-inch
570.606 feet
642,502
1-inch
643,200 feet
953,866
10-inch
9,912 feet
18.585
12-inch
241,412 feet
560,317
16-inch
123,391 feet
404,476
20-inch
21,840 feet
100,551
22-inch
23.4R8 feet
125,191
24-inch
29,f>71 feet
182,039
30-inch
4,494 feet
38.392
Setting
17 200
$729,726.00
$3,823,865
Add 10 per cent for engineering and contingencies. . 382,386
4,206,251.00
Special structures on city distributing system:
Two Bernal Heights tunnels, total length 1,344 feet,
at $30 40,320
Support of pipes on Harrison street over Mission
Creek swamp, special pipe connection work, etc 36,000
Islais Creek pipe trestles and extra w r ork, pipe laying 9,097
Tunnel 508 feet long on Seventh avenue, 5 feet 6
inches in clear, carrying 30-inch pipe and 580
feet of sewer tunnel, with 650 feet of 24-inch
cast iron pipe concreted in, all below K and L.
streets 24,320
Gates on city distributing system, not including set-
ting 68.477
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 389
Meters on service pipes, etc., about 13,000 (approxi-
mately) ! $ 200,000
Black Point pumping station, complete, including
storage tunnel, suction well, wharf, etc. (ex-
clusive of land value) 168,000
Clarendon Heights pumping plant, complete (exclusive
of land value) 54,800
601,014
Add 10 per cent for engineering and contingent ex-
penses 60,101
| 661,115.00
City reservoir sites and lands in actual use, including
Black Point pump tract, Clarendon Heights
pump tract, pipe yards with building, and Islais
Creek right of way 575,300.00
Total, city distributing system $6,172,392.00
Office lot and building 750,000.00
Lake Merced properties:
Lands, including contiguous lands in San Mateo
County, the Ocean View pump tract, etc., 2,638
acres 2,030.000
Lake Merced drainage system, dam between lakes,
dam at lake outlet, outlet pipe, South Lake
drainage (including tunnel to ocean), dams, etc.
(see report January 31st, 1902), $225,347, together
with North Lake drainage works, dam, concrete
inlet canal, 30-inch wrought iron pipe, and trestle
reinforcement, etc., $17,542, with 10 per cent for
engineering and contingencies, $24,288 267,177
Lake Merced pumping plant, complete, including
suction from lake, wharves, booms, suction from
San Andreas pipe, discharge to Pilarcitos pipe,
aerating plant at Daly's Mill, railroad, coal bunk-
ers, etc., including 10 per cent for engineering
and contingencies 295,416
Total, Lake Merced properties $2,592,593.00
Miscellaneous properties:
Telephone lines, right of way for sewer, etc 15,000
Tools, horses, wagons, etc., hay and grain, 1,761 tons
cast iron, 310 tons of cast iron pipe fittings,
wrought iron pipe, gates, lead, cement, asphalt,
etc 185,500
200,500.00
Total $24,673,212.00
The itemized appraisement of the works on the Sunol and Laguna Creek
properties is as follows:
Sunol filter beds and aqueduct:
Concrete diverting dam and headgate at canal inlet
under county road bridge $ 305
15,600 feet of canal from Laguna Creek to Sunol
Valley, with branches, concrete culverts, tunnel,
etc 20,718
110 feet of redwood flume 3 feet by 5 feet on canal
line, with concrete inlet and outlet 440
Upper intake filter gallery 8 feet wide, heavily tim-
bered, 1,177 feet long 8,084
Excavations, and levees in Sunol Valley, not in-
cluded in other items. . 2,360
Timber receiving gallery 2,690 feet long 35,107
Upper concrete gatehouse, gates, hoisting gear. etc. . 4,537
Concrete filter gallery, 5 feet by 5 feet, 5,930 feet
long, from main filter gatehouse to Sunol dam;
390
EEPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
branch filter gallery 3 feet by 5 feet in clear,
1,144 feet long; lower branch filter galleries 4
feet by 6 feet in clear, 500 feet long; concrete
forebays, gates, manholes, etc $ 150,949 .00
Concrete dam, with concrete gatehouse, gates, man-
hole, tower at south end of dam, fish ladder, floating
raft, etc 30,562
14,164 feet of concrete lined tunnel 5 feet by 5 feet
6 inches in the clear, in five sections 354,100
11,928 feet of redwood flume. 6 feet by 3 feet 48,390
Concrete sand box at Brightside, five concrete man-
holes, screen basin of concrete near Niles, build-
ing, etc 4,934
$660,486
Add 10 per cent for engineering and contingencies. . . 66,049
Add betterments of 1903 at cost, about 1,130
$ 727,665.00
Works on Laguna Creek property near Pleasanton:
1478 feet timber gallery, 6 feet by 20 feet deep, 11
well pits, concrete forebay with gatehouse, gates
and 107 feet of concrete tunnel 3 feet 5 inches
in the clear, concrete pit at east end of gallery,
two concrete bulkheads across gallery 19,053
60 feet 20-inch cast iron pipe with gate on same, 21
feet cast iron stand pipe in sections; 40 feet
6-inch pipe; 6-inch gate, etc 626
Two double concrete forebays 29 feet deep, iron
lined and open concrete shafts, gates, small
steam and gasoline plants, etc., and building
over same 3,315
703 feet 24-inch cast iron pipe, 559 feet 20-inch
cast iron pipe, 1,100 feet 16-inch cast iron pipe,
477 feet 12-inch cast iron pipe, 18 feet 16-inch
wrought iron pipe, foot valve; T's connections of
22 wells with pipe line 12,786
91 wells, average depth 83 feet 18,200
9,500 feet of open ditches, timbered forebay and tun-
nel, 2,800 feet of waste water ditch 5,246
Buildings, foreman's residence, barn, boarding house,
lodging house, storehouse 5,000
64,226
Add 10 per cent for engineering and contingencies... 6,423
Add betterments of 1903, at cost, about 18,070
$88.719.00
RECAPITULATION.
Peninsula system
Pilarcitos system $1,228,660
San Andreas system, including Locks Creek aque-
duct and Ocean View pumps 2,392,701
Crystal Springs system 5,280,168
Millbrae pumping station 296,580
Water rights 720,000
$9,918,109.00
Alameda Creek system
Alameda main pipe line, Belmont pumping station,
works on Laguna Creek property (Sunol filter
beds, Sunol aqueduct, lands, water rights, etc.. 5,039,618.00
City distributing system 6,172,392.00
Office lot and building 750,000.00
Lake Merced lands, pumping plant, drainage works,
etc 2,592,593.00
Miscellaneous properties, material on hand, etc 200,500.00
Total $24,673,212 .00
BOAKD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 391
Should it be determined by the Supervisors to include in the valuation
an allowance for value due to the fact that the business is an established
one, this additional allowance would be appraised at $1,500,000, being about
25 per cent of the appraisement of the city distributing system.
Very respectfully,
(signed) C. E. GRUNSKY,
City Engineer.
REPORT ON THE OFFER OF THE BAY CITIES WATER COMPANY.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 20th, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: Complying with instructions received from the Board of
Public Works, the offer of the Bay Cities Water Company dated August
3d, 197)3, has received attention with a view to determining the availability,
as a source of water for San Francisco, of the watersheds, reservoir sites
and gravel beds in Santa Clara County at and upon both sides of Coyote
Valley.
On this subject something has already been said by the City Engineer
in the Progress Report submitted on August 12th, 1901, which is printed in
the Municipal Reports of 1900-01 (Appendix, page 232).
THE BEST SOURCE OF SUPPLY.
The views previously expressed relating to San Francisco's most available
source of supply are still the views of the City Engineer. A careful and
thorough examination of the watersheds whose run-off waters are to be
collected and which are now offered to San Francisco by the Bay Cities
Water Company, has served to confirm the conclusion that tne ultimate
main source of this city's water will be in the Sierra Nevada Mountains
and that the time has o.ome when a source in these mountains must be
secured for this city.
San Francisco has applied for the right to use storage sites in a
national park. There is every reason to believe that these rights will be
obtained. The second denial of the City's application should not be regarded
final any more than the first. It may, in other words, be assumed with
a reasonable degree of confidence that within a few years tlie city will have
at command a source of supply that will yield abundant water of undoubted
purity.
No water from any near-by source, from any watershed about the Bay
of San Francisco, or, in fact, from any in the Coast Range of mountains,
can be as desirable as the water that flows from fhe high, glaciated, bare
granite mountain ridges in the drainage basin tributary to the localities
where, as explained in previous reports, the Sierra Nevada waters now-
flowing to waste should be stored for this city's use.
This fact should be kept clearly in mind when considering the availability
of any source of water near San Francisco, particularly when the quantity
of water to be furnished is large. The difference in cost of effecting delivery
may in the case of small quantities of water be so decidedly in favor of
near-by supplies that other considerations than quality lead to their accept-
ance as "good enough." But when large volumes are to be delivered, then
the difference in cost in favor of near-by sources disappears and financial
considerations no longer stand as a barrier to the adoption of the scheme
which furnishes water of the best quality.
AMOUNT OF WATER REQUIRED.
San Francisco is growing rapidly. Its population, which was 342,782
in 1900, is now between 400,000 and 450,000. The increase is much more
rapid than was foreseen at the time the progress report was written in 1901.
The consumption of water now reaches about 32,000,000 gallons per day.
It is desirable that the sources of supply for any works on which the city
is to be dependent for some time should have a capacity to supply 60,000,000
gallons per day. It is furthermore desirable that an expansion to a much
larger daily delivery be possible.
In the following discussion the availability of the sources offered by
the Bay Cities Water Company is discussed from the standpoint indicated
392 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
by this requirement. The reliability of service and the cost of the water
would depend in large measure upon the structures and works which would
be necessary to impound the water in the several reservoirs and convey it
to San Francisco. For obvious reasons these elements are not considered
in this discussion of the project.
The matter of obtaining water from the gravels of Coyote Valley and
.streams tributary to the valley was noticed in the earlier report above
referred to. At that time an offer, made by Mr. E. G. Wheeler and asso-
ciates, to construct works with a capacity of 50,000,000 gallons per day
and to turn the works over to the city for $20,000,000 was declared to be
not sufficiently attractive to merit further investigation. The proposed source
of supply was Coyote Creek, and the offer was made in response to a call
by the Board of Supervisors for offers to sell to the o.ity water or water
producing properties. (See Municipal Reports 1900-01, Appendix, page 401.)
THE OFFER OF THE BAY CITIES WATER COMPANY.
San Francisco is now offered upward of 60,000,000 gallons of water per
day by the Bay Cities Water Company. This water is to be collected from
the watersheds of streams around about Mount Hamilton, to which is to
be added a considerable portion of the freshet flow of Uvas and Llamas
creeks, which descend from the eastern and southeastern slopes of Loma
Prieta. The run-off waters are to be impounded in a series of reservoirs
and in the sub-surface gravel beds of the Coyote Valley.
The outflow from the several storage sites will converge at Coyote, or
rather at the lower end of Coyote Valley about twelve miles southeast of
San Jose, from where it is planned to bring the water by conduit to San
Francisco.
A discussion of the details of a project for a delivery of this water
to San Francisco is not. necessary at this time. It will suflice to bring out
the main facts relating to the quantity and quality of the water that can
be developed in the region indicated by the proponents.
The Bay Cities Water Company in its offer of August 3d, 1903, says
that "through ownership and control of extensive watersheds, adequate and
desirable reservoir sites and an exceptionally large and productive 'cone,'
or underground reservoir, all centralizing at a point within sixty miles of
the city of San Francisco," it "is in a position which enables it to positively
assert its ability, within a reasonable time, and well within the limits of
permissible expenditure, to develop and deliver to the city of San Francisco
a thoroughly reliable daily supply of sixty or more millions of gallons of
superior potable water."
The data furnished the City Engineer from time to time indicate the
following sources of this water and anticipated yield per day.
Gallons.
San Isabel Reservoir 7,000,000
Bonita 1,500,000
Smith Creek 5,000,000 13,500,000
Laguna Seca Reservoir
l r vas and Llagas creeks 10.000.000
Coyote Creek 5,000,000
Coyote Valley gravels
San Felipe reservoir
Total 62.000,000
To which may be added when required
Los Cruceros reservoir on Coyote Creek S, 000, 000
San Isabel reservoir is to be formed by a dam at the Hubbard place on
Isabel creek, which is a tributary to Calaveras creek. Bonita reservoir will
be on Bonita creek, a tributary of Isabel creek. The Smith's creek diver-
sion is to be effected by means of a dam located about a mile below
Smith's Creek hotel. Smith's creek waters now flow into Calaveras creek.
Laguna Seca reservoir is to be constructed in Coyote valley and will be
filled with water from Coyote creek and from Uvas and Llagas creeks.
Large canals will intercept the waters of these streams, delivering them
into the proposed reservoir.
The coyote valley gravels form a natural subsurface storage basin,
which it is proposed to drain by artificial means to lower levels than re-
sult from natural gravity flow.
BOAED OF PUBLIC WORKS. 393
The San Felipe reservoir is to be constructed at the old Weber Home
ranch on San Felipe creek, which is a tributary of Coyote creek. This res-
ervoir will receive, in addition to the run-off from its own watershed, the
water turned into the San Felipe basin from the Calaveras creek watershed.
Los Cruceros reservoir, not intended for immediate construction, will
be on Coyote Creek below Soda Springs Canyon.
WATERSHED AREAS.
The watersheds or drainage basins tributary to the several reservoir
sites, or to the points on the creeks where waters are to be diverted, have
been carefully estimated by the Water Company's engineers from the best
map-data obtainable. These areas have been accepted in making the an-
alysis of the project without corrections, it having been found in applying
checks that no better information could be had and that in the aggregate
areas there is no possibility of material error.
The watershed areas entering- into the discussion are as follows:
Square miles
Isabel* reservoir 22.2
Bonita reservoir 5.4
Isabel Bonita flume 4.9
Smith's Creek reservoir 17.9
San Felipe reservoir (including 10 square miles of Packwood creek).... 48.4
Los Cruceros reservoir 70.9
Lower Coyote creek 77.9
Coyote valley 32.0
Uvas creek 29.8
Llagas creek 22 .2
WATER RIGHT LITIGATION.
The Bay Cities Water Company, as above set forth, estimates the water
production of the watersheds under its control at fi2,000,000 gallons per day,
with a reserve for future development at Los Cruceros on Coyote creek of
S, 000, 000 gallons per day. It is not possible at the present writing to state
with any decree of precision what portion of this water can be developed
and diverted without an adjudication of rights by the courts.
Litigation has already commenced to prevent the taking of water from
the Coyote gravels, and additional litigation relating to rights of water
upon streams in which the Spring Valley Water Company has interests is
reasonably certain.
It is known that there is at present some utilization of water from Uvas
creek. The town of Gilroy obtains its water from this source. Both this
oveek and Llagas creek flow southward past Gilroy and their waters reach
Paiaro river, which flows westerly through the gorge at Sargents and emp-
ties into the Pacific Ocean near Soquel. As in the case of the other streams
under discussion, it is not known what allowance will ultimately have to
be made for vested rights on these creeks. The amount of water that can
be developed in their watersheds for diversion is, therefore, probably less
than the amount hereinafter noted as the probable production during sea-
sons of minimum output. This production has, in other words, been de-
termined as thousrh there were no adverse claims to the water.
DESCRIPTION OF WATERSHEDS AND STREAMS.
The watersheds around Mt. Hamilton, whose run-off waters are claimed
by the Bay Cities Water Company, are formed by a number of spurs par-
alleling the general direction of the Coast Range. These spurs are repeat-
edly broken through, particularly in the region southward from Mt. Ham-
ilton, affording passage to streams at unexpected points and giving to some
of the streams, notably to the Coyote creek itself, a very tortuous course.
The main ridges have crest lines generally at 2,000 to 3,000 feet in eleva-
tion. They culminate at Mt. Hamilton at an elevation of about 4,425 feet.
The mean elevation of the entire system of drainage basins is probably
si -im- where in the neighborhood of 1,500 feet.
Coyote creek has two principal branches, both of which, before uniting
at the Weber g'orge, flow nearly parallel with Coyote valley the branch from
the south being the main stream and carrying the name "Coyote," the other,
from the north, being San Felipe creek. At the point of junction of these
branches, their united waters are turned abruptly through an outlying low
ridge, which is one of the lesser of those ridges above referred to as being
parallel with the main range of mountains, and which lies at the eastern
edge of Sai ta Clara and Coyote valleys the latter of which is in fact a.
392 REPORT OP" CITY ENGINEER.
by this requirement. The reliability of service and the cost of the water
would depend in large measure upon the structures and works which would
be necessary to impound the water in the several reservoirs and convey it
to San Francisco. For obvious reasons these elements are not considered
in this discussion of the project.
The matter of obtaining water from the gravels of Coyote Valley and
streams tributary to the valley was noticed in the earlier report above
referred to. At that time an offer, made by Mr. E. G. Wheeler and asso-
ciates, to construct works with a capacity of 50,000,000 gallons per day
and to turn the works over to the city for $20,000,000 was declared to be
not sufficiently attractive to merit further investigation. The proposed source
of supply was Coyote Creek, and the offer was made in response to a call
by the Board of Supervisors for offers to sell to the o.ity water or water
producing properties. (See Municipal Reports 1900-01, Appendix, page 401.)
THE OFFER OF THE BAY CITIES WATER COMPANY.
San Francisco is now offered upward of 60,000,000 gallons of water per
day by the Bay Cities Water Company. This water is to be collected from
the watersheds of streams around about Mount Hamilton, to which is to
be added a considerable portion of the freshet flow of Uvas and Llagas
creeks, which descend from the eastern and southeastern slopes of Loma
Prieta. The run-off waters are to be impounded in a series of reservoirs
and in the sub-surface gravel beds of the Coyote Valley.
The outflow from the several storage sites will converge at Coyote, or
rather at the lower end of Coyote Valley about twelve miles southeast of
San Jose, from where it is planned to bring the water by conduit to San
Francisco.
A discussion of the details of a project for a delivery of this water
to San Francisco is not. necessary at this time. It will suffice to bring out
the main facts relating to ,the quantity and quality of the water that can
be developed in the region indicated by the proponents.
The Bay Cities Water Company in its offer of August 3d, 1903, says
that "through ownership and control of extensive watersheds, adequate and
desirable reservoir sites and an exceptionally large and productive 'cone,'
or underground reservoir, all centralizing at a point within sixty miles of
the city of San Francisco," it "is in a position which enables it to positively
assert its ability, within a reasonable time, and well within the limits of
permissible expenditure, to develop and deliver to the city of San Francisco
a thoroughly reliable daily supply of sixty or more millions of gallons of
superior potable water."
The data furnished the City Engineer from time to time indicate the
following sources of this water and anticipated yield per day.
Gallons.
San Isabel Reservoir 7.000,000
Bonita 1,500,000
Smith Creek 5,000,000 13,500,000
Laguna Seca Reservoir
Uvas and Llagas creeks 10.000.000
Coyote Creek 5,000,000 15.000,000
Coyote Valley gravels 20.000,000
San Felipe reservoir 13,500,000
Total 62,000,000
To which may be added when required
Los Cruceros reservoir on Coyote Creek S. 000, 000
San Isabel reservoir is to be formed by a dam at the Hubbard place on
Isabel creek, which is a tributary to Calaveras croek. Bonita reservoir will
be on Bonita creek, a tributary of Isabel creek. The Smith's creek diver-
sion is to be effected by means of a dam located about a mile below
Smith's Creek hotel. Smith's creek waters now flow into Calaveras creek.
Laguna Seca reservoir is to be constructed in Coyote valley and will be
filled with water from Coyote creek and from Uvas and Llagas creeks.
Large canals will intercept the waters of these si reams, delivering them
into the proposed reservoir.
The coyote valley gravels form a natural subsurface storage basin,
which it is proposed to drain by artificial means to lower levels than re-
sult from natural gravity flow.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 393
The San Felipe reservoir is to be constructed at the old Weber Home
ranch on San Felipe creek, which is a tributary of Coyote creek. This res-
ervoir will receive, in addition to the run-off from its own watershed, the
water turned into the San Feline basin from the Calaveras creek watershed.
Los Cruceros reservoir, not intended for immediate construction, will
be on Coyote Creek below Soda Springs Canyon.
WATERSHED AREAS.
The watersheds or drainag-e basins tributary to the several reservoir
sites, or to the points on the creeks where waters are to be diverted, have
been carefully estimated by the Water Company's engineers from the best
map-data obtainable. These areas have been accepted in making the an-
alysis of the project without corrections, it having been found in applying
checks that no better information could be had and that in the aggregate
areas there is no possibility of material error.
The watershed areas entering- into the discussion are as follows:
Square miles
Isabel reservoir 22.2
Bonita reservoir . 5.4
Isabel Bonita flume 4.9
Smith's Creek reservoir 17.9
San Felipe reservoir (including 10 square miles of Packwood creek).... 48.4
Los Cruceros reservoir 70.9
Lower Coyote creek 77.9
Coyote valley 32.0
Fvas creek 29.8
Llagas creek. 22.2
WATER RIGHT LITIGATION.
The Bay Cities Water Company, as above set forth, estimates the water
production of the watersheds under its control at 62,000,000 gallons per day,
with a reserve for future development at Los Cruceros on Coyote creek of
8,000,000 gallons per day. It is not possible at the present writing- to state
with any decree of precision what portion of this water can be developed
and diverted without an adjudication of rights by the courts.
Litigation has already commenced to prevent the taking of water from
the Coyote gravels, and additional litigation relating to rights of water
upon streams in which the Spring Valley Water Company has interests is
reasonably certain.
It is known that there is at present some utilization of water from Uvas
creek. The town of Gilroy obtains its water from this source. Both this
creek and Llagas creek flow southward past Gilroy and their waters reach
Paiaro river, which flows westerly through the gorge at Sargents and emp-
ties into the Pacific Ocean near Soquel. As in the case of the other streams
under discussion, it is not known what allowance will ultimately have to
be made for vested rights on these creeks. The amount of water that can
be developed in their watersheds for diversion is, therefore, probably less
than the amount hereinafter noted as the probable production during sea-
sons of minimum output. This production has, in other words, been de-
termined as thoug-h there were no adverse claims to the water.
DESCRIPTION OF WATERSHEDS AND STREAMS.
The watersheds around Mt. Hamilton, whose run-off waters are claimed
by the Bay Cities Water Company, are formed by a number of spurs par-
alleling the general direction of the Coast Range. These spurs are repeat-
edly broken through, particularly in the region southward from Mt. Ham-
ilton, affording passage to streams at unexpected points and giving to some
of the streams, notably to the Coyote creek itself, a very tortuous course.
The main ridges have crest lines generally at 2,000 to 3,000 feet in eleva-
tion. They culminate at Mt. Hamilton at an elevation of about 4,425 feet.
The mean elevation of the entire system of drainage basins is probably
somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,500 feet.
Coyote creek has two principal branches, both of which, before uniting
at the Weber g'orge, flow nearly parallel with Coyote valley the branch from
the south being the main stream and carrying the name "Coyote," the other,
from the north, being San Felipe creek. At the point of junction of these
branches, their united waters are turned abruptly through an outlying low
vidgc. \\hich is one of the lesser of those ridges above referred to as being
parallel with the main range of mountains, and which lies at the eastern
edge <>f Sai ta Clara and Coyote valleys the latter of which is in fact a
H94 REPOET OF CITY ENGINEER.
southerly extension of the former, being separated from it only by a low
hilly tongue which is pushed easterly from the mountains on the west al-
most to a connection with the mountains on the east, forming- the gorge
which is in the discussion of this water supply project generally referred to
as the "Lower gorge."
The watersheds of Uvas and Llagas creeks on the westerly side of th
valley lie between mountain spurs that descend southerly and southeasterly
from Loma Prieta, which rises to a height of about 3,800 feet. The course
of these streams is ouite direct, the fall of their watersheds fairly uniform
from the mountains to the valley.
All of the streams mentioned are of the type, well known in semi-arid
i-egions, that flash up quickly after heavy rains, maintain a moderate flow
during the rainy season and have no flow at all, or at least a very small
one, during- the rainless months of summer and fall. The utilization of such
streams for a municipal water supply must involve storage of water in
order that delivery of water may be continuous.
The normal rainfall in the region naturally tributary to Coyote creek
at the lower g-org-e, or which is to be made tributary, ranges from a mini-
mum of about 15 to 20 inches per year along the \alley line to upwards of
30 inches on the mountain crests upon either side of the valley. In seasons
of minimum rainfall, there may be only about one-half of this precipita-
tion: in seasons of maximum rainfall, about twice as much.
Practically all precipitation is in the form of rain. A fall of snow Is
rare and it quickly disappears from the ground. The entire annual pre-
cipitation ordinarily occurs between November first and May first. Storms
with any considerable fall of rain at other times are practically unknown.
During the months of winter and spring-, the soi! is kept wet or at least
moist; it is dry during the rest of the year.
A nine days' trip, under guidance of the representatives of the Bay Cit-
ies Water Company, was made in August and September, 1903, through the
watersheds whose run-off is under discussion. It was possible not only to
become acquainted with the character of the watershed, but also to make a
personal inspection of the several dam sites and of other points where im-
portant structures are to be located.
This inspection was of particular value in throwing some light upon
the quality of water that may be expected from this source. The streams
were all low. Very little flowing water was found. All of the flowing
water was from springs. There is practically no summer rainfall in this
region, and in this year none had occurred subsequent to April 18th. An
analysis of the water then in the streams would have proven of little or no
value, as any samples then taken would not conclusively indicate the qual-
ity of water that would be poured into the reservoirs during the freshet
flows of winter.
The watersheds tributary to the creeks on which water is to be stored,
or from which water is to be diverted in the Mt. Hamilton range of moun-
tains, are more or less timbered and brush covered. They include no forest.
The trees are mainly scattered oaks, with some yellow pine, madrono and
sycamore. The last named tree, together with maples, alders, willows and
the like, is found near the stream beds. The pines are found mainly upon
the high ridges. One ridge extending southerly from near Mt. Hamilton,
by reason of the growth of pines on its crest, is known as Pine ridge.
All of the rerion from which water is to be taken may be classed as
soil covered. Rock is rarely exposed in large bodies or over large areas,
and its croppings are generally restricted to the steep slopes upon either
side of the streams and canyons. Deep washes and gullies in hillside and
meadow lands indicate that abundant fine silt and clayey soil is furnished
to the streams at freshet stages, and explain the turbid or muddy appear-
ance of the water while the streams are high. Wherever the water stands
in pools, thre is a vigorous growth of algae. The dry beds of the streams
often show an extensive carpeting with an algae mat a quarter of an inch
or more in thickness.
These watersheds are sparsely inhabited. There is very little farming
and very little fruit growing to be noted. The lands are used in the main
for grazing. The hillsides are tracked in all directions by horses, cattle
or sheep.
Until they are made more accessible by better means of communica-
tion than now exist, it is not likely that for many years in the future they
will be put to a higher use than at present. Each twenty to thirty acres
of land in the several watersheds of this region are to be assumed as sup-
porting by natural pasturage a horse or cow. The run-off waters from
such a region cannot be rated as of prime quality for domestic use. They
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may be good enough for such use if better water be not obtainable, and they
can, when found necessary or desirable to do so, be improved by nitration
as is done the world over for many waters, some of which are far inferior
to what it is reasonable to expect from lands as described.
The watersheds of Uvas and Llagas creeks are somewhat more densely
brush-covered than are those of the creeks round about Mt. Hamilton. On
the hills and mountains tributary to these streams, there are some spots
where the growth of conifers approaches the character of a forest. On
the lower hills and in valleys, there are scattered oaks. The general char-
acteristics of the watersheds do not. however, differ materially from those
generally to be noted for Coast Range mountain resrions. There is less evi-
dence of cattle grazing in these hills than near Mt. Hamilton, but there
are more orchards and vineyards, and some of these extend far up on the
higher slopes to elevations approximating 3,000 feet, indicating the prob-
ability of much greater human activity within the near future in these
basins than on the other side of the Santa Clara valley.
" THE SCOPE OF THE PRESENT INQUIRY.
Under all the circumstances relating to the securing of municipally
owned waterM-orks as set forth in the various reports submitted from time
to time by the City Engineer, and especially in view of the preference which
should be given to the high portions of the Sierra Nevada as a source of
water, it does not seem necessary to analyze the reasoning and the conclu-
sions of the engineers who have investigated the problems for the water
company as thoroughly as might otherwise be desirable.
It will suffice for the present to approximate the yield of water during
the most unfavorable period for each watershed in question. This can be
done on the basis of reasonable assumptions of run-off, due to the varying:
amounts of rain that have fallen upon the watersheds in past years. The
results should be considered not as conclusive, but merely as of value in
the preliminary study, subject to correction when more reliable information
is at hand concerning 1 rainfall distribution and relation to run-off to rain
in this particular region. Data i elating to rain and stream flow are now
being collected with unusual care by the engineers of the water company.
The results of the preliminary study now presented should, however,
prove of value in determining whether the project should be further in-
vestigated at this time. In case that, notwithstanding an aggregate yield
less than desirable and a quality of water which must be assumed to re-
quire filtering, it be thought advisable by the Board of Supervisors to con-
tinue the investigation further, then the next step should be the deter-
mination of the rights of the company to the run-off waters of the water-
sheds claimed to be controlled by it Such determination is of importance
to the city in case of an offer by the water company to sell acquired rights
and properties, or to sell a complete system of works. It is of equal im-
portance in case that the city should acquire its own distributing system and
should intend to purchase water from the Bay Cities Water Company at
some agreed point, in which event it must have satisfactory assurance that
there will be no failure of supply.
THE COYOTE VALLEY GRAVELS.
Coyote valley is a southerly extension of Santa Clara valley. It is
about 65 miles southeasterly from San Francisco. The elevation of the
ground's surface in the gorge at the lower end of the valley is about 240
feet.
The extensive gravel bed in this valley, in part overlaid with clay, from
below which artesian water rises, may be considered the nucleus of the
project now under consideration. The data at command clearly indicate
that a subsurface gravel bed exists; that Coyote creek, after breaking
through the upper, or Weber gorge, in its further flow northwesterly down
Coyote valley, loses a large quantity of water by infiltration into porous soils
and gravel deposits; that the water thus lost, with possibly some additions
from a subsurface contribution from adjacent hillside drainage, causes a
rise of the water-table in the gravels during the period of winter and spring
freshets, and that upon a decrease of supply by reason of almost complete
cessation of the flow of the creeks in the summer and fall months, the
water-table in the gravel beds again sinks, thereby establishing^ with cer-
tainty the fact that this subsurface storage is not without an outlet.
Not only is this the case, but a large number of borings, in which the
elevation of the water has been noted, show that the water-table has a
very pronounced gradient from the valley summit near the upper gorge
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toward the lower gorge at Coyote. This gradient generally represents a
fall of 12 to 15 feet per mile. The borings at the lower or Coyote gorge,
apparently a bedrock gorge, show the same to be filled with porous gravel.
Prom a long trench cut into this gravel and from a dozen or more wells
in the bottom of this trench or infiltration gallery, there is a constant out-
flow of water ranging in quantity from several million gallons of water
per day at the lowest stage of the water-table to a much larger quantity
when the creek is high in winter and spring. It is thus rendered reason-
ably certain that the water which sinks into the travels near the Weber
gorge and at other points, saturating portions of the porous gravel beds,
finds its outlet from the valley through the lower gorge, flowing mainly in
the gravels beneath the surface.
It would seem natural to attempt to secure this water by building a
subsurface dam rising from bedrock to the surface, thereby checking and
controlling the flow of water, just as in the case of a visible stream, and
then providing means for draining- off the water from the saturated gravels
above the dam. This method of bringing the subsurface flow within reach
is not, however, to be at once adopted.
The pro.iect suggested by the engineers of the Bay Cities Water Company,
and now being carried out, contemplates the use of a large deep pit and
collecting galleries, with centrifugal pumps to lower the water in the
gravels at the gorge, thereby intercepting it in its flow toward the north.
The draining, by pumping, of the gravel bed to a lower level than that to
which it is now drained by the gravity flow due to natural conditions, puts
it under contribution to such a pumping station just as though it \vere
an open reservoir except that, instead of a level water surface at points in
the valley above the pump, the surface of the water in the gravel will
have a gradient falling toward the pumping station steep or flat, according
to the greater or less resistance offered to the How of the water by the
gravel, and varying with the volume of water flowing in the gravels toward
the pumps. The pumps are to be so placed that water at the gorge can
be lowered ^ about 70 feet below its present low water stage. The depth of
the lower rim of the iron caisson, which has been placed since this inves-
tigation commenced, is about 80 feet below the surface of the ground.
An equal effect upon the water at all points in Coyote valley above
the pumps is not to be expected, because any lowering of the water plane
reduces the cross-sectional area of the wet gravel. Steeper gradients become
necessary to cause the wat< r to flow toward the pumps and even with steep-
er gradients the movement of the water may be but slightly accelerated,
and the gravel drained in excess of that in which the water now annually
pulsates may be of only moderate extent. There is no doubt, however, that
water in considerable Quantity can be taken out of the gravels by the
proposed measures. It is not possible to state with any hope of close ap-
proximation what the quantity of this water will be and at what rate it
can be taken at the lower gorge.
The elevation to which the water will rise each spring is fairly well
known on the basis of the records kept by the Bay Cities Water Company
and their predecessors, likewise its elevation at its lowest stage. With
these data, the cubical contents of the prism, alternately wet and dry, can
be determined, but it is not so easy to determine what part of this volume
is occupied by solid particles of sand, clay an-1 gravel, and what part
thereof is made up of voids alternately filled and empty. Neither is it
known what part of the water in saturated gravels will flow out. a part
being retained as moisture wetting the sand gravel and soil grains. No
matter how carefully voids may be determined by experiment with sam-
ples taken for the purpose, it still remains possible that the gravel in its
natural bed lacks uniformity and that its density varies more than indi-
cated by the samples that have been examined. All conclusions of volume
of flow' based upon the records of water-table fluctuation should, there-
fore, be used with caution.
Voids in gravel beds are often estimated as high as 25 to 30 per cent
of the total volume. The consulting engineer of the Bay Cities Water
Company, Mr. F. S. Washburn, in determining the probable yield of the
gravel, has assumed 15 per cent. This is certainly conservative, and it ap-
pears reasonably certain that the opportunity for underground storage
actually exists to the extent estimated by him and hereinafter noted.
It appears from the records which have been placed at the disposal of
the City Engineer that upwards of 75 borings, fairly well distributed, in-
dicate a eravel bed in Coyote valley about seven and three-quarters miles
long, averaging one and one-half miles wide, which has a thickness of 180
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fet near the lower end of the valley and of 70 to 150 feet at its upper end.
Ths gravel extends practically to the surface of the valley at its lower end!
It : overlaid by soils and clays 5 to 40 feet in thickness in other portions
the valley. In the Lag-una Seca arm of the valley, it is apparently
covered by a stiff clay showing- a very uniform thickness of about 30 feet,
except at the extreme southern end. where this clay cap feathers off to a
thickness of ten feet. Borings through this clay cap in the southwestern
portion of the valley have produced artesian water in considerable quan-
tity, and these wells furnished the first evidence of the presence of the
larg-e subsurface body of water-bearing gravel.
Laguna Seca itself is a slightly depressed portion of Coyote ' valley
having pn area of about 300 acres. It is an open sheet of shallow water,
surrounded by tule-covered mud flats. During the greater part of the
year there is ordinarily an outflow from this lake along the northwesterly
margin of Coyote valley. This outflow is at times much greater than
would appear, due to the drainage basin tributary to the lagoon, indicating
a provable break in the clay cap overlying the gravels and an intermittent
inflow into the lagoon from these gravels. Should such a connection be-
tween Lagoon and gravels really exist, then it is quite possible that a
conversion of the lasroon into a reservoir, with greatly increased elevation
of water surface, mirht result in a reversal of this flow and possible loss
of water from the reservoir by seepage into the gravels leading to the
lower gorge, where it can be recovered.
The storage in Coyote valley, underground in the gravels, is estimated
by the engineers of the Ba.y Cities Water Company at 15,500 million gallons,
and in the Lap-una Seca above ground about 15,800 million gallons are to be
sto-ed. It may be suggested that the utilization of the underground storage
to the extent to which natural conditions indicate it to be effective, and
th^ withdrawal of this stored water, would decrease the amount of water
that would otherwise find its way, partly by subsurface flow, into the
gravels of Coyote creek and adjacent thereto in Santa Clara valley north-
ward from the lower gorge.
Should it be shown that these gravels are the same or are connected
with those upon which the wells of Santa Clara valley depend for their
water, there may be an interference by the courts with the proposed taking
of water and a limitation upon the productiveness of the gravels for diver-
sion, which cannot now be foreseen. The control of water surface eleva-
tion in the gravel and soil of Coyote valley above the gorge, on the other
hand, may likewise affect the stage of water in Coyote valley wells detri-
mentally to private interests, and here, too, litigation should be antici-
pated that may compel either modification of plans or a much less com-
plete control of the stage of water in the gravels than is at present con-
templated by the Bay Cities Water Company.
THE L.AGUNA SECA RESERVOIR.
The Laeuna Seca reservoir in Coyote valley, as a part of water de-
velopment, is to be formed by building an embankment having a maximum
height of 40 feet southeasterly from the low r ridge at the southwesterly side
of the lower gorge, paralleling and close by the railroad to the higher
lands further up the valley. This embankment will have a length of about
three miles. Its height will gradually decrease from the above noted max-
imum of 40 feet to nothing at its upper end. Any water delivered into the
reservoir in excess of its capacity will flow over a spillway to be placed
in a low ?ap between two hills about three-quarters of a mile westerly from
the lower gorge.
There seems to be no reason to fear that the dam or embankment re-
quired for this reservoir cannot be made a safe structure. It is not of un-
usual height. Conditions relating to foundation and character of material
out of which to construct it appear favorable. Its unusual length simply
means additional vigilance in keeping burrowing animals from its slopes
and in locating and checking any seepage of water under or through the
structure.
ISABEL RESERVOIR, BONITA RESERVOIR AND SMITH CREEK DI-
VERSION.
The water yield of Coyote creek, under the system of storage and
diversion works as proposed by the Bay Cities Water Company, is to be
augmented by diversion from other streams which are not naturally trib-
utary to the Coyote. It is proposed to create on Isabel creek, which is a
398 EEPOET OF CITY ENGINEER.
tributary of Calaveras creek, at a point about three miles northeasterly from
the Lick Observatory, a storage reservoir of a capacity of 6,000,000,000 gal-
lons. Here the run-off waters of 22.2 square miles of the Isabel creek
watershed are to be checked by means of a dam 130 feet high and carried
by means of a flume of suitable, capacity along the northern slope of Mt.
Hamilton and by tunnel through the ridge west of Smith creek into the
watershed of San Felipe creek. The capacity of the Isabel reservoir is
such that the winter flow of the creek in seasons of normal or less than
normal rainfall will all be impounded, except possibly in the case of sud-
den freshets occurring- when the reservoir is already nearly full. The water
thus held back can before the next rainy season be delivered, into the San
Felipe system, or it can in part at least be held in reserve for use in sub-
sequent seasons
In a like manner it is proposed to add Bonita creek by artificial means
to the area naturally tributary to the San Felipe system. Here, too, a
dam about 95 feet high, intercepting the run-off from 5.4 square miles,
is to be constructed and the water stored in winter is to be carried across
Isabel creek and delivered into the flume from the proposed Isabel reser-
voir. The capacity of the proposed reservoir is 1,400,000,000 gallons.
Smith creek is also to contribute to the flow through the tunnel which
is to pierce the ridg-e between Smith creek and the San Felipe basin. A
dam about 55 feet high will be constructed across this stream, which will
serve mainly as a diverting: dam, but which has been planned of sufficient
height to effect a moderate amount of storage, thereby creating a basin from
which the flow through the tunnel can be regulated. The waters of Isabel
and Bonita reservoirs will be dropped -into this basin, from which the tunnel
above referred to will take water, discharging it upon the San Felipe side of
the ridge between the two watersheds.
A second dam higher up on Smith's creek is to supplement the storage
at the diverting- dam. The depth of water at ibis dam is to be about
50 feet. The amount of water to be impounded by both dams on Smith's
creek is estimated at 1,500,000,000 gallons.
By means of these works, there are to be made indirectly, though not
entirely tributary to the San Felipe, some 17.9 square miles of the water-
shed of Smith's creek, about 22.2 square miles of Isabel creek watershed,
and about 5.4 square miles of Bonita creek watershed, besides 4 to 6 square
miles (entered at 4.9 square miles) of mountain slopes whose run-off waters
can be intercepted in part at least by the flumes loading from Isabel res-
ervoir and from Bonita reservoir to Smith's creek.
All of these areas belong- naturally to the Calaveras creek watershed,
but would, if these works should be carried out, contribute water to the
lower portions of this creek only after the proposed storage reservoirs of the
Bay Cities "Water Company have been filled, or as water may be liberated to
meet the requirements of vested rights lower down on the stream.
It is a well-known fact that the Spring- Valley Water Company have in
contemplation the construction of a reservoir on Calaveras creek at Cala-
veras valley below the proposed diversion of the Bay Cities Water Com-
pany. They have already made very extensive explorations by shafts and
tunnels at the selected damsite preparatory to the actual work of dam
construction.
The ultimate capacity of the reservoir proposed by the Spring Valley
Water Company is upwards of 25,000,000,000 gallons. ~It is understood to
be the plan of this company to utilize not only the run-off from the area
naturally tributary to the Calaveras valley damsite, but to add to it the
flow of Arroyo Honda which drains an area of about forty square miles.
Not only is it proposed to thus impound the creek's waters, but the
Calav^ras creek flows into and through Sunol valley, supplying water to
the grrivel beds' of this valley, from which the Spring Valley Water Com-
pany takes such waters as it can intercept by means of its subsurface filter
galleries.
It is foreseen, therefore, that the taking of anv water from the water-
shed of Calaveras and its tributary creeks will be resisted, and that the
older company will not abandon a large productive portion of the drainage
basin of Calaveras creek without being compelled to do so after Its day
In court.
SAN FELIPE RESERVOIR.
One of the principal features of the project for the development and
diversion of water from the streams draining- the slopes of Mt. Hamilton
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is the proposed storage of water in San Felipe reservoir on San Felipe creek
at the Weber Home place. A reservoir is there to be constructed with a
capacity of about 11,700,000,000 gallons. This reservoir will receive the
run-off waters not only of about 40 square miles directly tributary, but also
of about 10 square miles of the watershed of Packwood creek, which by
diversion in a ditch or canal of large capacity is to be made tributary to
the San Felipe above the impounding dam instead of below the same
where its waters now enter.
It will also receive the water which, as above described, is to be col-
lected by the Isabel, Bonita and Smith's creek works, and which is to be
carried through the ridge between Smith's creek and San Felipe creek by a
tunnel which is to have a capacity of 200 second feet.
THE RAINFALL, IN THE WATERSHEDS.
Rainfall data on which to base conclusions relating to the yield of
the several watersheds which are to be brought under contribution by the
Bay Cities Water Company, are comparatively meager. The same is true
of stream gagings.
The fact is well known that there is a point of rainfall maximum some-
where r\par Mt. Hamilton. There is a greater fall of rain on the moun-
tain than at points in Santa Clara valley, west of the mountain; in Coyote
valley, south of the mountain; in Livermore and Sunol valleys, north of the
mountain; and in those parts of San Joaquin valley at the base of the
Coast Ran-e, east of the mountain. The records of rainfall at Mt. Ham-
ilton are. therefore, not to be taken as representing rainfall conditions
throughout the entire watersheds of the creeks running from the moun-
tain slopes, but they are of great assistance in reaching a conclusion as to
what did probably occur, and as to what may be considered normal and
extreme conditions of precipitation in each watershed.
The importance of knowing more about rainfall than disclosed by the
Lick Observatory records and others widely scattered throughout the west
central section of the State, is appreciated by the engineers of the Bay
Cities Water Company and they have instituted, as already stated, a, care-
ful study of rainfall distribution throughout the watersheds whose run-off
it is proposed to utilize in whole or in part. The information collected by
the maintenance of a large number of rain gages not only aids in deter-
mining the amount of rain falling, but gives valuable information relating
to rainfall intensity. The amount falling during a single storm, during
a single day or even in a single hour, may be of importance in determining
details of the structures which are to impound water or which are to
serve in diverting it from natural water courses. Provision must in such
works be made for the passage of large quantities of water over or around
dams and weirs, and their capacity must be adequate under extreme condi-
tions.
As there is an area of maximum rainfall near Mount Hamilton, so
there 1* another in the Coast Range mountains northerly from Santa Cruz.
The greatest amount of rain in this case probably falls at or very near
Boulder creek. Here again, as for Mount Hamilton, there is to be noted
a markd decrease in the amount of the annual precipitation toward the
north, east, south and west, and it is necessary to interpret the entire se-
ries of widely scattered records in order to draw a conclusion as to what
if probably occurring in years of normal, of minimum and of maximum
rainfall.
But even after conclusions have been reached relating to the rainfall
in single seasons, it becomes necessary, when considering the yield that
can be relied upon for municipal purposes, to look still further into the
rainfall conditions and to determine in the light of the data at hand
whether the assumed water productiveness of any particular region should
be considered as limited by the water production of the driest year only,
by the water production of a series of dry years or by the water pro-
duction that would result in a season of normal rain.
In the present case, a study has been made by the water company's
engineers of the storage required to effect an economical maximum pro-
duction, and this required storage capacity is to be provided in reservoirs
whose location is determined by the topographical features of the country.
The importance of all questions relating to the sufficiency of water
from the proposed source has made it appear desirable to disregard for
the present the conclusions reached by the engineers of the Bay Cities Water
Company and to proceed along independent lines, making practically a new
study of the problems presented.
400 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
By reviewing all available rainfall data in and adjacent to the region
from which the Bay Cities Water Company proposes to obtain water for
delivery to San Francisco, it was found possible to prepare a map thereof
on which the normal rainfall is shown. The longest available record is
that kept in Pan Francisco, which dates back to 1849. The rainfall ob-
servations in this city by the late Thos. Tennent, by the TT. S. Weather
Service at its main station and at Point Lobos, by the War Department
at the Presidio and at Black Point, by the Spring Valley Waterworks, and
by John Pettee have been combined to form a composite record. This
composite record establishes for a 54 year period at San Francisco a normal
seasonal rainfall of 22.79 inches. The term "seasonal rainfall" is here used
to designate the fall of rain in a rain year July 1st to the following
June 30th.
The records at all other stations entering into the construction of the
hyetal curves shown on the map were corrected by comparison with the
records at one or more nearby stations. In applying these corrections the
stations whose records were longest, approaching twenty-five years or more,
were first compared with the San Francisco composite record. On the as-
sumption that the normal rain at any station for the full fifty-four year period
would exceed or fall short of the San Francisco normal, in the same de-
gree as the recorded rain at that station exceeded or fell short of the rain
at San Francisco during the period covered by the station record, it was
possible to approximate the station normals for the fifty-four year period.
After station normals had been thus found for those stations whose
records were longest, these were used to correct in like manner the records
covering shorter time periods. In some cases the comparison was made with
two or more adjacent stations. In the case of the Lick Observatory (Mt.
Hamilton) normal, such comparisons were made with the San Jose record,
with the Niles record and with the Livermore record. The records taken
at the Lick Observatory since 1881 indicate 32.17 inches of rain per year,
based on a mean of seasonal totals. Corrected by the three longer station
records, the normal for the fifty-four year period was approximated at
30.36 inches per year, and this was used in constructing- the rainfall curves.
The rainfall map prepared as described is a valuable guide in deter-
mining the probable distribution of rain during any season or during any
storm. For a single storm or for a single season, with rainfall records at
only a few points, the map establishes the probable conditions throughout
whole watersheds. It serves also to indicate what may be assumed to
have occurred in the watersheds in question during the seasons in which
records were kept only at San Francisco, and it is particularly helpful in
determining the average rainfall for a whole watershed when it is known
from records only for one or more points in or near the same.
In analyzing the productiveness of the several watersheds, it has not
been thought necessary to attempt an interpretation of rainfall conditions
in seasons preceding the commencement of the rain record at Mt. Hamilton
In 1S81. Any assumptions relating to rainfall distribution preceding that
year would necessarily be based on rain records at points more remote from
the watersheds and would therefore be entitled to less weight. The period
covered by the Mt. Hamilton record indicates with sufficient precision what
amount of water is to be expected from the Bay Cities Water Company's
sources of supply.
In the case of a municipal water supply, the service must be reliable,
the required amount of water must be available at all times. It therefore
becomes necessary in analyzing- the productiveness of any watershed, or
combination of watersheds, to determine their yield on the basis of the
most unfavorable known climatic conditions. In other words, the critical
period as indicated by the rainfall of past years must be found and the
yield during this critical period should represent the measure of the service
to be expected.
THE RUN-OFF FROM THE WATERSHEDS.
It is not enough to know how much water falls upon a watershed In
the form of rain and snow. It must further be determined, approximately
at least, how much of this water flows to the stream and to the reservoir
where it is to be stored until required.
A careful study has been made of the relation which exists between
rainfall and run-off, and results can now be noted for conditions Avhich pre-
vail in regions similar to those now under consideration. Without entering
into a full discussion of the data which have led to the conclusions as below
noted, it is to be said that practically all water falling upon the ground
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will sooner or later flow to the stream or be evaporated. The water sink-
ing into the soil, or into porous layers of the earth's crust, either returns
to the surface in the course of time to be evaporated directly from the
ground's surface or indirectly through the agency of plant life. It becomes
apparent from this consideration that aggregate evaporation for the year
will increase as rainfall increases, there will be more water evaporated from
a soil kept saturated by frequent rains than from a soil only occasionally
wet. This consideration is of great value in approximating the portion of
the rain which flows to the stream.
By the aid of a diagram based on the data at command and with due
regard to the fact just stated, that the larger the seasonal rainfall the
greater the evaporation, the following conclusion i elating to run-off has
been reached.
The probable run-off for California's Coast Range conditions may be
stated as follows:
Inches.
For a seasonal rainfall of 10 inches, the run-off will probably be 0.2
For a ^easonal rainfall of 15 inches, the run-off will probably be 0.8
For a seasonal rainfall of 20 inches, the run-off will probably be 2.2
For a seasonal rainfall of 25 inches, the run-off will probably be 4.2
For a seasonal rainfall of 30 inches, the run-off will probably be e!e
For a seasonal rainfall of 35 inches, the run-off will probably be 9.3
For a seasonal rainfall of 40 inches, the run-off will probably be 12.3
For a seasonal rainfall of 45 inches, the run-off will probably be 15.5
For a seasonal rainfall of 50 inches, the run-off will probably be 18.9
For a seasonal rainfall of 60 inches, the run-off will probably be 26.2
For a seasonal rainfall of 70 inches, the run-off will probably be 34.3
For a seasonal rainfall of SO inches, the run-off will probably be 43.0
The term "seasonal rainfall" is here used to indicate total rain in a
rain-year of twelve months, beginning about the middle of the dry season, or
say July 1st.
The above figures are based upon a revision of the data at command
in 1901, when similar run-off information was noted in the Progress Report
on the San Francisco Water Supply Investigation. (See page 259 - of the
Appendix of Municipal Reports of 1900-01.)
It is to bo understood that in no individual case should it be expected
to predict run-off with any great degree of accuracy, because the type of
the individual rain-storm greatly affects the flow to the stream. A single
storm with ten inches of rain may send a large freshet flow down a stream,
while the same, or even a larger amount of rain, distributed in a series of
storms throughout a season may produce no run-off. The above figures be-
ing based upon averages may, however, safely be used as representing prob-
abilities, and their use in determining the probable yield of any water-
shed, rainfall being known, is justified, but the results should be used with
a due regard to the fact just stated that considerable departure therefrom
in single seasons are to be expected.
LOSS OF WATER BY EVAPORATION.
In estimating the probable yield of the region under consideration on
the basis of the project indicated by the Bay Cities Water Company, it
was necessary to take into account the loss of water by evaporation from
tho surface of the several reservoirs. The evaporation under such condi-
tions in the interior of the State, where the temperature is high and the
aiv dry, was determined by the State Engineer Department for the years
1878 to 1884. (See State Engineer Department, Physical Data and Sta-
tistVs. ) U was found to be practically four ff/st per year. This rate is
assumed to be applicable at the proposed reservoirs, and was applied to
areas about two-thirds of those covered by full reservoirs.
It will not be necessary to review in detail the figures of rainfall, of
run-off, of storage, and of evaporation which have led to conclusions re-
lating to the m-obable yield of the several watersheds. It should be stated,
however, that" the study of yield was not extended to any critical periods
outside of the time covered by the Mt. Hamilton rainfall records, i. e.,
1881 to 1903.
The procedure was substantially as follows:
The normal rainfall on the watershed was determined from the rainfall
map and as the rain at Mt. Hamilton for each season of the critical period
was above or below the Mt. Hamilton normal, so the watershed normal
was increased or decreased. By the aid of the conclusions above noted re-
402 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
lating to run-off for varying amounts of rain, the depth of water in inches
flowing to the stream was approximated for those rainy seasons that made
up critical periods and enabled a calculation of the corresponding aggre-
gate run-off. To the water flowing: from a watershed, there was added th
reservoir capacity, the reservoir being assumed full at the beginning of the
critical period, and there was subtracted the loss by evaporation from the
exposed area of water surface in the reservoir. This gave a fair approxi-
mation of the net yield that should be expected for the critical period.
This amount divided by the number of days in the critical period indicates
the expected minimum daily yield.
It does not seem safe to let any area enter into a calculation of water
yield at greater amounts than thus determined from climatic conditions of
the past, because the future may have in store even less favorable critical
periods than the past.
No allowance is made in the estimates below noted for water that may
be required to satisfy vested rights. This in the case of such streams as
Smith creek, Bonita and Isabel creeks may materially reduce the net yield
as already explained.
Proceeding in this manner, it may be assumed that with works as pro-
jected by the Bay Cities Water Company, the water productiveness of th
several creeks will be:
Isabel creek:
"Watershed area, 22.2 square miles.
Normal rainfall on watershed, 30.5 inches.
Proposed reservoir capacity, 7,500 million gallons.
Critical period. May 1st. 1895. to Nov. 1st, 1900
Estimated yield, 7,500,000 gallons per day, or about 340,000 gallons per
day per square mile of watershed.
Bonita creek:
Watershed area, 5.4 square miles.
Normal rainfall on watershed, 31.0 inches.
Proposed reservoir capacity, 1,400 million gallons.
Critical period, 1885 to Nov. 1, 1903.
Estimated yield, 1,600,000 gallons per day, or about 290,000 gallons per
day per square mile of watershed.
(In the case of this creek, one-half of the water of each season in ex-
cess of reservoir capacity has been assumed to be wasted at the dam.)
Smith creek:
Watershed area, 17.9 square miles.
Normal rainfall on watershed. 31.0 inches.
Proposed reservoir capacity, 1,500 million gallons.
Critical period, May 1st, 1890. to Nov. 1st. 1903.
Estimated yield, 4.800.000 gallons per day, or about 265,000 gallons per
day per square mile of watershed.
(In the case of this creek, which is to have its flow diverted by the
dam forming the reservoir into a tunnel leading into the San Felipe drainage
basin, there will be some waste during freshets. For the years 1890 to
1904, in which there was no excessive seasonal fall of rain, it was as-
sumed that one-half of the excess of seasonal run-off over the storage ca-
pacity of the reservoir would be wasted at the dam.)
Isabel-Bonita flume:
Watershed area, 4.9 square miles.
Normal rainfall on watershed. 31.0 inches.
Critical period, 1895 to 1903.
Estimated yield, 500,000 gallons per day.
(For purposes of this estimate, it has been assumed that the flume
could intercept about one-third of the run-off. As the flume is to carry
water from Isabel and Bonita creeks to the Smith's creek reservoir and
tunnel, it would be filled with water from these reservoirs in wet seasons
when the reservoirs are full and the area directly tributary to the flume
would then be unproductive. This consideration led to the adoption of
the three years. 1897 to 1900. as those upon which the estimate of water
production should be based.)
San Felipe creek:
Watershed area. 48.4 square miles.
Normal rainfall on watershed. 25.5 inches.
Reservoir capacity, 11,700 million gallons.
Critical period, May 1st, 1895, to Nov. 1st. 1903.
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Estimated yield, 10,200,000 gallons per day. or about 210,000 gallon*
per day per square mile of watershed area.
(There is included in the 48.4 square miles a portion of the Packwood
drainage basin, the run-off from which is to be turned out of its natural
course and delivered into the San Francisco reservoir.)
Llagas creek:
Watershed area, 22.2 square miles.
Normal rainfall, 27.8 inches.
Reservoir capacity, assumed at 2,800 million gallons.
Water to be carried in a large conduit (canal) to Laguna Seca reser-
voir.
Critical period. 1890-1903.
Estimated yield, 5.400,000 gallons per day, or about 240,000 gallons per
day per square mile of watershed.
(The water production here indicated is practically the total flow of
the creek, except in seasons of excessive rainfall. Its diversion to Laguna
Seca ca be accomplished with suitable works of storage on the creek and
a conduit of sufficient capacity.)
Uvas creek:
Watershed area, 29.8 square miles.
Normal rainfall on watershed. 34.5 inches.
Reservoir capacity, assumed at 5,000 million gallons.
Water to be carried in a large conduit canal to Laguna Seca reservoir.
Critical period, May 1st, 1897, to Nov. 1st. 1899.
Estimated jield, 9,400,000 gallons per day, or about 320,000 gallons per
day per square mile of watershed.
(The productiveness of the watershed of the Uvas would be increased
by making the reservoir capacity greater than above assumed. The pos-
sibility of doing this is indicated by the Bay Cities Water Company. The
water yield will also depend upon the capacity of the conduit from Uvas
reservoir to Laguna Seca reservoir. If this be made sufficiently large, even
less storage than above assumed might bring the yield of the creek to
nearly 13,000,000 gallons per day, or about 440,000 gallons per square mil*
per day.)
Los Cruceros reservoir:
Watershed area, 70.9 square miles.
Normal rainfall on watershed. 24.5 inches.
Reservoir capacity, 6,000 million gallons.
Critical period, May 1st, 1897, to Nov. 1st, 1900.
Estimated yield, 9,900,000 gallons per day, or 140,000 gallons per day
per square mile of watershed.
(To store 6,000 million gallons of water, a dam rising to a height of
about 170 feet above the creek bed would be required. It is probable that
even higher dams would be feasible at the selected site and facilities for
impounding more water would add to the output. As the waste past the
dam flows to the Coyote gravels and to the proposed Laguna Seca reservoir,
it Is not thought probable that greater storage than above assumed would
here be provided.
Laguna Seca reservoir and Coyote gravels:
(a) Watershed of Lower Coyote and Lower San Felipe creeks, 77.9
square miles.
Normal rainfall on watershed. 22.6 inches.
Reservoir capacity, 31,300 million gallons (to receive also water from
Uvas and Llamas creeks).
Critical period. 1885 to 1903.
Estimated yield at the average flow for these IS years, without any re-
duction for evaporation, 12,300.000 gallons per day.
(b) Watershed of Coyote valley, below the Weber gorge, 32 aquar*
miles.
Normal rainfall. 16.6 inches.
Reservoir capacity, as above noted.
Estimated yield at the average flow for the last 18 years, without any
reduction for evaporation, 2,000,000 gallons per day.
(This estimated yield is to be reduced by evaporation from Laguna Seca
reservoir, which, for an average area of water surface of 1.500 acres, may
be noted at about 1,950,000,000 gallons per year, or 5,300,000 gallons per
day. The net yield of the Laguna Seca reservoir and the Coyote gravels
may, therefore, be noted at 9,000,000 gallons per day. It may be some-
what in excess of this amount; because the large .storage under ground, as
well as above ground, would in all probability conserve and render useful
404 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
some of the surplus waters wasted into the stream at the San Felipe and
Cruceros reservoirs and at the Packwood Creek division, such as there
would be in seasons that do not fall into the critical periods. No attempt
has been made to approximate the addition from these sources.)
The Laguna Seca reservoir is to receive water from Uvas and Llagas
creeks, as well as from the Coyote. In the above exhibit all loss of water
from it by evaporation haf? been deducted from the output of lower Coyote
Creek.
Disregarding entirely the possibility that the rieht to divert all of the
water capable of development may not rest in the Bay Cities Water Com-
pany, then the productiveness of their sources of supply as proposed for im-
mediate and future development may be summarized as follows:
NAME OF STREAM OR Estimated Yield.
RESERVOIR. Watershed Area. Million Gallons
Square Miles. Per Day.
Isabel : 22.2 7.6
Bonita 5.4 1.6
Smith 17.9 4.8
Flume 4.9 .5
San Felipe 48.4 10.2
Llagas 22.2 5.4
Uvas 29.8 9.4
Laguna Seca and Coyote Gravels 109.9 9.0*
Los Cruceros... 70.9 9.9
Totals 331.6 f,8.3
'Reduced by 5,300,000 gallons per day for evaporation from Laguna Seca
Reservoir.
Of this total of 58,300.000 pallons per day, the portion to be left for fu-
ture development is the Los Cruceros reservoir project with a probable
yield of 9,900,000 gallons per day, which until that reservoir is constructed,
could, in part, be intercepted in the Coyote gravel? or impounded in the
Laguna Seca reservoir.
CONCLUSIONS.
It will appear from the above analysis of the water productiveness of
the Bay Cities Water Company's properties, even without regard to the
uncertainties of full development resulting from legal complications, that
from the standpoint of abundance of supply and reliability of service they
would barely be adequate to meet the requirements of a waterworks system
for San Francisco, and that the undetermined reductions due to vested
rights on the several streams would bring- the yield at which the project
should be taken into consideration materially below the desired standard.
The quality of the water, in the absence of opportunity to examine
samples of impounded water from constructed reservoirs, may be assumed
to be similar to that now furnished by the Spring Valley Waterworks from
its peninsula reservoirs. It should, however, be regarded as subject to
somewhat greater danger of contamination owing to the fact that, whereas
private ownership of a large proportion of the wateished areas of the
Spring valley system have enabled the established water company to ma-
terially reduce the occupation and use of the water producing lands, a
control to a like extent where vastly largrer areas are involved does not
seem practicable.
All water of near-by Coast Rang-e origin must be expected to be much
less desirable for domestic and industrial uses than water from the high
mountains of the Sierra Nevada. San Francisco should not, therefore, en-
tertain any proposition that will defer the time when the superior water
from those mountains as a source can be offered to the people.
Nothing has been said of the probable cost of Bay Cities water to the
city. There has not, in fact, been any definite proposal submitted. It is
not even clear whether the water company would prefer to sell its rights
and properties outright, leaving it to the city to perfect the plans of the
works and to construct them, or whether the company would rather com-
plete the works and sell water to the city. It is to be assumed for the time
being, however, that the company is ready to do either.
In the light of the information now at hand and in view of the ulti-
mate larger requirements of San Francisco, it is not thought advisable for
the city to hold out to the Bay Citiejs Water Company any hope of the
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 405
acceptance of any proposition which it could make.
The city, as already stated, must look forward to the securing of its
main supply from the Sierra Nevada mountains. This supply will be more
and more difficult to secure as the utilization of the waters of the streams
flowing from these mountains increases. No obligation to take water from
near-by less desirable sources should therefore be entered into which would
interfere with or delay the introduction under municipal ownership of the
Sierra Nevada water.
Maps and diagrams accompany this report as follows:
Sheet No. 1 "Sketch map, Coyote creek project of water supply for San
Francisco, showing the location of the sources of water referred to in the
offer of the Bay Cities Water Company."
Sheet No. 2 "Rainfall distribution near Mt. Hamilton."
Sheet No. 3 "Run-off curves (revised), showing the probable annual
run-off in its relation to the total annual rainfall."
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) C. E. GRUNSKY,
City Engineer.
(Note. Above maps and diagrams are filed away in Engineer's office
in the usual way.)
REPORT ON THE APPLICATION OF THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND
SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY FOR A FRANCHISE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., March 8th, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: The application of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
way Company for a franchise from Indiana street near Eighteenth to Mariposa
and crossing Potrero Nuevo Blocks Nos. 306, 307 and 278, across Seventh
street to Sixteenth, along Sixteenth to Carolina street, and also along Eighth
and Fifteenth streets to Rhode Island street, which was referred to me
for investigation in the latter part of last year, has been held, in the hope
that some means might be found before reporting back ttie application, to
have Sixteenth street widened, as far westerly as Carolina street from 80
feet, its present width, to 90 feet.
The widening is particularly desirable, if, as has been foreshadowed 1
the Western Pacific Railway Company, they can hereafter demonstrate that
public necessity would require the granting to that company of a right of way
for a double track over the same section of Sixteenth street.
It has thus far been found impracticable to have proceedings for the
widening, which should be an addition of a ten-foot strip along the northerly
side of the street, inaugurated, although there is good reason for believing that
proceedings for such widening would meet with success.
The proposed track of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Com-
pany is to be an industry track intended to make possible the construction of
spur tracks to a large section well adapted for industries of all kinds.
The proposed track is of more than local importance and should be
protected by franchise. The granting of a mere privilege would not afford
the railway company nor the land owners sufficient assurance that it could
be maintained long enough to warrant a full measure of industrial develop-
ment.
In recommending that the application be favorably considered, I desire
to say that the necessity for widening Sixteenth street should not be for-
gotten, but I appreciate also the importance of bringing the tracks of the
Santa Fe system into close touch with the section referred to.
Where the location of the tracks asked for would cross the proposed
Southern Pacific main line on Mariposa street, I suggest that the location be
changed to a position parallel with Mariposa street, but south thereof and
that the route be obliquely from the southeast toward the northwest across
the intersection of Mariposa street and Pennsylvania avenue. This change
will throw the track off of Mariposa street; it will necessitate the obtaining
of a right of way over lands of the Southern Pacific Company and will make
the construction of a railroad bridge over the Southern Pacific Company's
tracks necessary.
406 KEPOET OF CITY ENGINEER.
As the track is to be used as an industry track, the franchise should be
granted subject to the right of the Supervisors at any time in the future to
restrict the moving of cars to the hours between 6 p. m. and 6 a. m.
The franchise should also be subject to the condition that if Sixteenth
street be widened the position of the track be shifted to the new center line
of the street.
It should also be conditioned upon the shifting of the track to a line 6*6
feet from the center line of Sixteenth street, in case that hereafter there be
a franchise granted to any other company for a double track on this portion
of Sixteenth street.
The railroad company requests that there be added to the proposed or-
dinance at the end of the first paragraph in section one, the words "with
all necessary side tracks, switches and curves therefor, to connect the track
hereinafter described, with such spurs and sidings as mav hereafter be au-
thorized by the Board of Supervisors." This is a reasonable modification of
the application and the request should be granted.
The franchise should also be conditioned upon the construction and
maintenance of the roadway pavement by the railroad company for a distance
of 50 feet upon each side of their tracks where the same cross the streets.
The paving, character of rail and all other work on the streets should
be made subject Tc. the approval of the Board of Works.
The track will cut across the corner or across the sidewalk at the north-
easterly corner of Block No. 278 at Mississippi and Sixteentn f.treets. The
arrangement at this corner should be such as to iifford safe passage to
pedestrians and to vehicles along the southwesterly side of the track.
Very respectfully,
(Signed.) C. E. GRUNSKY,
Citv Engineer.
P. S. There is returned herewith Bill No. 1,138, Ord. No providing
for a grant to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway of a right of way
to construct a railroad, etc.
REPORT ON AN AUXILIARY HIGH PRESSURE FIRE PROTECTION
SYSTEM.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 8th, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: The matter of establishing an Auxiliary High Pressure Fire
Protection System in this city has received attention. Your Board has been
directed by Resolution No. 3,660 of the Board of Supervisors to prepare plans
for the establishment by the City and County of a "Salt WatBr System" for
fire protection.
Inquiry was at once made relating to the Installations of like character
in Eastern cities and, as soon as the scope of the proposed investigation could
be outlined, Mr. J. C. H. Stut was employed as Consulting Mechanical En-
gineer. He has assisted and advised the City Engineer, and has made the
estimate of costs herein referred to. His report is appended and is made a
part hereof for your information.
HIGH PRESSURE AUXILIARY FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN EASTERN
CITIES.
BOSTON.
In speaking of the high pressure fire protection system in Boston, Mr.
Wm. Jackson, City Engineer, in his annual report for 1898, says:
"A salt water system for fire protection was established under a special
"appropriation granted to the Fire Department. It consits of a 12-inch pipe,
"extending from Central Wharf through Central and Exchange streets, Post-
"office square and Congress street to Congress-street bridge, a total distance
"of about one mile. At Central Wharf the line divides into two 10-inch pipes,
"to each of which is attached a special casting, fitted with six 3% -inch out-
lets, with check valves on each outlet. This design enables one or botn" flre-
"boats to connect with the pipe through lines of 3% -inch hose, varying In
"length from fifteen to thirty feet. A similar boat connection will be -estab-
lished at Congress-street bridge.
BOAED OF PUBLIC WORKS. 407
"With the exception of a short exposed piece of pipe at each end of the
"line, the system is maintained full of water from a check-valve at Central
"Wharf to a similar valve at Congress-street bridge, pressure being main-
"tained up to check-valves and to foot-valves of hydrants by means of a 1-
"inch pipe connecting with a tank in the Postoffice building, which is fed
"directly from the city mains. Check-valves in this connecting pipe close
"when fire pressure exceeds the ordinary domestic pressure.
"Six-inch relief valves are set on the main pipe to prevent the maximum
"pressure exceeding 200 pounds per square inch. In service, when the first
"hose connection has been made between the fire-boat and the end of the
"pipe, the former can begin to pump slowly, expelling the air from the
"empty end near the boat through an aircock provided for the purpose. When
"the requisite number of connections have been made, the air has been
"driven out, and the boat is ready to respond to a signal from a hydrant to
" 'go ahead.' Hydrants are established about 300 feet apart, each gated off
"from the main line. The hydrant used was the Bachelder (so called from
"the narn^ of the inventor and patentee, E. J. Bachelder, master mechanic of
"the Boston Water Department). It is a post hydrant of unusually heavy
"design, with three 3-inch outlets, each controlled by an independent valve.
"The waste is positive, and is operated by a wrench from the street surface.
"A hole is cored out in the side of the hydrant for an electric cable, ter-
"minating in a recess at the top, forming a signal-box, thus affording means
"of electrical connection in the hydrant itself, and avoiding the necessity of
"an independent post for that purpose.
"The pipe used was cast iron, of the general Boston Water Works
"pattern, with the innovation of the two lead scores in the bell. It was
"unusually heavy, being one inch thick, and weighing 1,704 pounds per length
"laying twelve feet.
"Owing to the fact that the system was to be kept full of salt water, it
"was decided that the ordinary type of valves built of iron and composition
"was not suitable, as a destructive galvanic action would result. The valves
"adopted were of composition throughout, with flanged ends, and were sep-
"arated from the adjoining cast iron pipes by heavy rings of pure rubber.
"The precautions taken in the case of the hydrants, which, are empty when
"not in use, were to separate the composition valve-seat from the Iron
"hydrant pot by a lead joint, also to protect the end of the Iron valve stem
"by a composition cap, making a tight joint with the rubber foot-valve.
"An electrical duct, laid in the main pipe trench, carries a five-conductor
"cable with connections to each hydrant; two of these conductors are
"utilized, forming part of the regular electrical system of the Fire Department.
"Each hydrant is equipped with a break key, whereby the code signals can
"be transmitted to the fire-boat; portable instruments, consisting of . Morse
"key and sounder, can also be connected into circuit at all hydrants and
"boat stations; thus, communication is possible at will between the hydrants,
"boat stations and central office. Two of these portable instruments are
"carried on each fire-boat, for use at the boat and at the hydrant in service.
"A trial made at a distance of one-half mile from the water front, with
"one boat in service, conclusively proved that the system is a valuable addition
"to the equipment of the Fire Department; with an unlimited water supply,
"and with a nominal pumping capacity of 6,000 gallons per minute when one
"fire-boat is in service, or double that amount when boath boats are used,
"the system can be depended upon to furnish a number of streams equal in
"power to those from the largest 'steamers,' and, when necessary, streams
"of unusual power are available, e. g., at the trial mentioned two streams,
"each of 1,500 gallons per minute, were played simultaneously through 2%-
"inoh nozzles with a nozzle pressure of fifty pounds; three lines of 3-inch
"hose, each 300 feet long, were siamezed in this test."
To this he adds by letter:
"Crossings were made with T's. If a turn was made without intersecting
"pipes % bends were used. Joints were made of lead with double lead cores
"in the bell. No expansion joints were used. The maximum pressure, 200
"pounds, and the relief valve is set at this pressure. The coating used was
"distilled coal tar with dead oil. The pipe was cut four years after it was
"put in service and no bad effects could be seen from salt water. The valvec
"are of solid composition. The plans herewith give details of hydrants, check
"valves, bends, pipes, etc. The pipes are kept full of salt water, any leakage
"being replaced by a small pipe connecting with a tank supplied from the
"city water supply; this pipe has a check valve in it."
408 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
BUFFALO.
In speaking of their auxiliary flre protection system, the Commissioners
of the Buffalo Fire Department, in their report for the year 1902, say:
"The only positive protection and chief defense that we have against
"extensive fires is our fire-boat pipe line. Numerous fires have occurred within
"the radius of this line which threatened the destruction of valuable prop-
"erty, but were held in check by the powerful streams from this line, which
"are greater in size and power and do more effective work than is possible
"with streams from our engines of the largest caliber.
"With a pumping capacity of 18,000 gallons per minute, furnished by our
"three fire-boats, there is no possible reason why this system should not be
"utilized to greater advantage in the business portion of the city." * * * *
"On economical grounds alone the use of the enormous available power of
"our fire-boats, at fires occuring beyond their limited hose radius would, in
"the opinion of this Board, amply justify the expense of extending the pres-
"ent system, saying nothing of the natural advantages afforded by the Buffalo
"River for furnishing an unlimited supply of water, and the ability to con-
"centrate practically unlimited quantities of water at any point on the line."
Water is pumped into the fire mains at a pressure of about 300 pounds
through seven lines of 3 Vfe -inch hose from each boat. The pipes are 12-inch
wrought iron, tested to a pressure of 1,000 pounds per square inch. The pipe
is kept full during warm weather, but is laid with a fall toward the river,
so that it can be drained and kept empty during cold weather. The cost of
the pipe line was about $3.50 per lineal foot.
CHICAGO.
Chicago has several lines of 8-inch and 12-inch pipe, to which water Is
supplied by fire boats.
CLEVELAND.
"In Cleveland the fire-boats had previously demonstrated their usefulness
"to such an extent that in 1888 their limited radius of operation along the
"river bank's was extended, under the auspices of the late James Dickinson.
"Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, by laying an ordinary 6-inch cast
"iron pipe from the' river to the top of the adjoining bank, a distance of 700
"or 800 feet only, and without any idea of extending the system."
The above quotation is from the report of Foster Crowell to the Mer-
chants' Association of New York, 1900.
The success of thus increasing the area that could be served by the fire-
boats led to the laying of a system of 10, 8 and 6-inch cast iron mains, which
are drained after each fire to prevent freezing. Water is sent into the mains
by the pumps on the boats at a pressure of about 300 pounds per square inch.
DETROIT.
The flre protection system in Detroit, completed in 1893, consists of
seventeen completed pipe lines 8 and 10 inches in diameter, of lap- welded
steel pipe with screw couplings and tar coating, mostly on parallel streets
running at right angles to Detroit River. The aggregate length of the pipe
lines is about 26,000 feet, and the fire-boat service is made available for
about half a mile from the river.
Two fire-boats are available to supply water to the system at a pressure
of 240 pounds per square inch. One of these fire-boats has a capacity of
6,500, the other of 7,500 gallons per minute. The pipe lines have a fall to-
ward the river for drainage and are emptied after use. They have been
tested to a pressure of 1,000 pounds per square inch.
The hydrants in use were built specially for the service. They are four-
way with independent cut-offs on each outlet. The arrangement is such
that, if any -hydrant is injured and thrown out of service, it can be cut out
without interfering with the service on the main line.
MILWAUKEE.
In Milwaukee the auxiliary fire protection system consists of twenty-
seven separate short lines of pipe extending into the city from Lake Michi-
gan. The pipes are of cast iron, 6, 8 and 10-inch in diameter, with lead
joints not less than 2 y 2 inches deep. They are kept full of water during
warm weather, but are drained to prevent freezing in winter. The water
is supplied to the system at a pressure of 250 pounds per square inch by three
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
409
fire-boats, each of a capacity of about 6,000 gallons per minute. The mains
are of cast iron with joints made in the ordinary way, special care being
taken to insure thoroughness of calking.
PROVIDENCE.
In Providence, water for fire protection purposes is stored in a reservoir
at an elevation of 275 feet above city datum. The fire main extends in an
irregular loop around the greater part of the business section of the city. The
pipes in use are exceptionally large, being 24, 16 and 12 inches in diameter.
The static pressure at the hydrants ranges from 85 to 116 pounds.
The pipe system has cost an average of about $4.75 per lineal foot.
The pipes were laid deep in the ground, over 6 feet below the street surface,
to avoid obstructions and to prevent freezing.
The following tables are from a paper by Mr. John C. Trautwine, Jr.,
read before the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, October 4th, 1902:
HYDRANTS.
-
Number
Diameter
(Inches)
Average
Distance
Apart (Feet)
Cleveland
4 and 6
300
Milwaukee
183
Not given
150-300
Detroit
Buffalo
95
25
8 and 10
8
300
250
92
g
320
Boston
Chicago
14
Not given
6 and 8
Not given
250
Not given
New York (proposed)
Not given
Not given
150
Philadelphia
166
714
300
AREA, LENGTH; COST.
Area
(Acres)
Length
(Feet)
Cost
Total
Cost
Per Acre
Protected
Cost
Per Foot,
Average
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Detroit
227*
630*
356*
16.500
45,717
25 831
$41,000
85,000
$180
135
$2.50
1.86
Buffalo
Providence
Boston
85*
358
65*
6,130
29,409
4,700
23,700
139,749
30,000
279
390
461
3.87
4.75
6.38
Chicago
Not given
*Area estimated from length of mains, assuming protection to extend
300 feet each way from main.
Much of the information above noted relating to the fire protection in
American cities has also been taken from Mr. Trautwine's paper.
PHILADELPHIA.
The auxiliary fire protection system in Philadelphia differs from that of
other Eastern cities mainly in the matter of arrangement or pumps which sup-
ply the water. There is now nearing completion a pumping station in which
are installed seven pumps, each of a capacity of 1,400 gallons per minute, and
two pumps each of a capacity of 350 gallons per minute. These pumps are
driven by gas engines and will deliver water into the fire mains at a pressure
of 300 pounds per square inch.
The water delivered by these pumps into the fire mains will be taken
from Delaware River and delivered into a system of cast iron pipes with
which the business center of the city is grid-ironed.
The expenditure on this system has been in the neighbornood of $700,000.
The service preceding the completion of the pumping station has. t>een
by means of fire-boats, of which there are five in Philadelphia, ranging in
capacity from 750 gallons per minute to 9,000 gallons per minute.
410 KEPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
HIGH PRESSURE FIRE PROTECTION FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
The resolution of the Board of Supervisors directs that plans for the
establishment by the City and County of a "Salt "Water System" for flre
protection be prepared.
It is natural that, with the abundance of salt water upon three sides of
our City and the popular belief that very large quantities of water are re-
quired for fire extinguishing purposes, no thought should have been given to
any other source of water for high pressure system than the bay or the
ocean. It is found upon inquiry, however, that the quantity of water actually
used by the Fire Department in extinguishing fires is very small. The Chief
of the Fire Department, Mr. D. T. Sullivan, estimates it at about 32,000,000
gallons per year. This being the case, there seems to be no good reason for
adhering to the requirement that the flre protection system be an auxiliary
salt water system. This City must always have an abundant supply of fresh
water at its disposal and there is no reason why the use of fresh water
through a separate system of high pressure pipes for fire protection should
result in any disadvantages. It is to be assumed that the installation of a
system as hereinafter described and recommended, enabling a quick and ef-
fective service, will reduce the quantity of water actually used. It Is also
worthy of consideration that fresh water will have a less destructive effect
upon the iron pipes than salt water. The mere fact that salt water can
be had without cost should not be considered to mean that it would prove
less expensive than fresh water, even though fresh water had to be paid for.
It would have to be pumped to the required elevation or put under the re-
quired pressure the same as the other water and would be no better for any
other use, except possibly in the sprinkling of certain kinds of pavements,
than fresh water.
These considerations have led me to construe your Instructions broadly
and the investigation has not, therefore, been restricted to projects based on
the use of salt water.
Unlike most of the Eastern cities in which high pressure fire systems have
been installed, San Francisco commands within her limits such a range of
elevations that it is practicable to introduce features into the local system
that are possible in but few of the other large cities.
Except in Providence, the systems above described depend upon a water
supply by direct pumping. Upon the breaking out of a flre, water is pumped
either by flre-boats or by stationary pumping engines into the high pressure
pipes. The pipes then serve in exactly the same w*.y as the hose lines, which,
when there are no high pressure mains, convey the water from the fire engines
to the fire. But the iron pipes have the great advantage of increased ca-
pacity and greater reliability of service. Then, too, less time Is required to
connect a flre hose than a fire engine with the hydrant, and less time Is
necessary at the pumping station to put the water under effective pressure.
In Providence, the arrangement differs in this that the pipes are sup-
plied with water from a reservoir which is at an elevation of about 275
feet above city datum. It is not necessary to start pumps when a fire break*
out. The water is at the hydrant ready to flow through the hose to the fire
as soon as the hydrant valve is opened. The system in Providence, however,
does not afford the pressure, owing to lack of sufficient elevation ofthe
reservoir, which is desirable.
For this City, where, near the geographical center and not too far from
the business section, there are elevations attainable up to 900 feet above sea
level, it has been easy to devise a project which can be made superior to any
of those above referred to.
After mature consideration, it was determined to make the project one
that would deliver at least as much water as twenty of the City's ordinary
steamers, or about 10,000 gallons per minute, in the heart of the business sec-
tion of the City, at a pressure of at least 200 pounds per square inch. This
requirement has determined the size of the main.
Reliability of service is the most important requirement. This is best
attained by making the system as independent of a direct service by the
pumps into the mains as possible. The accepted project, therefore, includes
water storage in a reservoir of large capacity on the slopes of Twin Peaks
at an elevation of about 755 feet. It can readily be seen that, if such a
storage reservoir be kept full of water, in our climate where water never
freezes in the mains, these, too, can be kept full of water under pressure
ready for service at all times.
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It appears from the preliminary studies made by your Consulting En-
gineer that, if the plant is to be one involving the use of direct service pumps,
these pumps should be located near the water front, taking water from the
end of one of the long piers. As pointed out by him, the water thus ob-
tained will not be perfectly clear salt water. It is somewhat turbid.
The pumps in such a plant should be a number of small units, of which
as many are to be thrown into service at a fire as may be required. These
should be driven by gas engines, unless this station could be combined with
a sewage pumping station, in which case steam would be available con-
tinuously and steam pumps might prove more desirable. The pumping ca-
pacity of such a station should be about 9,600 gallons per minute.
The disadvantages of such a system, which may in case of a down-
town conflagration, be thrown out of service, are apparent.
It would be possible, instead of pumping direct into the mains by means
of pumps of such large aggregate capacity, to send water from the pumps
into a reservoir at a suitable elevation, in which event tne pumps would be
in service only as might be required to keep the reservoir full.
The most suitable location for a reservoir being on the slopes of Twin
Peaks, and Twin Peaks being situated near the geographical center of the
City, about four miles from the foot of Market street, it is plain that with
such a scheme a long force main conveying water from the pumps to the
reservoir would be necessary.' This would not be a materially objectionable
feature. It would add to the cost of the installation and would add some-
what to the cost of operation on account of the friction to be overcome in the
pipe. In case of a fire of long duration, the pumps would be available for
direct service into the fire mains.
As the advantage of clear water in the pipes is recognized, the matter of
taking salt water from the ocean front of the city received some considera-
tion. It would be quite feasible to take water from the ocean as the Olympic
Salt Water Company takes it. by extending a pier out from the beach for
the support of the suction pipe, or as an alternative arrangement, a gallery
could be placed parallel with the ocean on the beach into which water would
flow through the sand. From this, it could be raised into a basin of large
capacity in or near the Park and from there sent into the main reservoir by
pumps. The device for raising the water from the collecting gallery to the
basin might well be of the Dutch windmill type.
Some thought has been given to the possibility of utilizing the Olympic
Salt Water Company's system as a part of the scheme. The following ex-
tract is from a letter addressed to the Olympic Salt Water Company, under
date of November 6th, 1903:
"The project for an auxiliary high pressure salt water fire protection
"system for this City has now been advanced to the point where it becomes
"necessary for us to determine the advantages of several possible sources of
"water supply.
"On the basis of an estimate by the Fire Department of the quantity of
"water used in extinguishing fires during a year, it may be assumed that be-
tween 30,000,000 and 40,000,000 gallons of water will be required per annum.
"On what terms can the City obtain water from you, delivered at your
"reservoir, located near Point Lobos avenue, between Josephine and Eugenia
"streets, it being required that your plant be put into condition to supply
"water to this reservoir for the City's use at the rate of at least 6,000,000
"gallons per day; also that you maintain the necessary engineers and assist-
"ants at your pumping plant to start the pumps, night or day, within a
"reasonable time after a general fire alarm?"
In reply to this letter, and after repeated conferences, the following was
received, under date of February 13, 1904:
"Your esteemed favor of November 6th, 1903, requesting this company
"to name the terms at which the city can obtain water for fire purposes from
"our reservoir, located near Point Lobos avenue, between Josephine and
"Eugenia streets, at the rate of six million gallons per day, we maintaining
"the necessary engineers and assistants at our pumping station at the Ocean
"Beach, to be able to start pumping night or day within a reasonable time
"after a general fire alarm has been received.
"In consideration of the fact that a large expenditure of money would
"be required to be made by the Olympic Salt Water Company upon its plant,
"to furnish the amount mentioned, viz: six million gallons per cfay, and as
"we understand no contract could be entered into with the City extending 1
"for more than a period of one year, it is not thought advisable by this
412 REPORT OF CITY KMJIXKKK.
"company to make an offer on the above-mentioned capacity; but in lieu
"thereof we can furnish you a capacity of three million gallons per day ror
"the above-mentioned purpose and maintain the service to the entire satls-
"faction of the city for the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) per
"month. It being understood that the capacity of three million gallons can
"be drawn in any one day of twenty-four hours from the above-mentioned
"reservoir.
"Believing this service could be made valuable to the city to be used In
"conjunction with the scheme you have outlined, we hope this proposition
"will meet with your approval."
In order that the City might avail itself of this offer, it would be
necessary to construct a pipe line from the reservoir to a pumping station and
thence to the storage reservoir on the Twin Peaks tract. For purposes of
comparison, it has been assumed that the pumping station would be in the
same location as assumed for the recommended project. In addition to the
large annual cost, this greater expense of connecting with a source of
supply is against the system, aside from the fact that the desirable ca-
pacity of the Olympic Salt Water Company's pumps and force main is not
obtainable unless the City is prepared to either guarantee them an income
for a number of years or should determine to buy the whole property, not-
withstanding the disadvantages of increased cost of such a system and the
further disadvantages which are incident to the use of salt water.
It is also to be noted that the use of water from the fire pressure mains
for other purposes than the extinguishing of fires is not to be recommended.
It is not economical to use water from a high pressure system for street
sprinkling, for sewer flushing or for other purposes not requiring a high
pressure.
The system, as planned, will consist of a pumping station located prefer-
ably at some point in or near the block of land bounded by Seventeenth,
Eighteenth, Collingwood and Diamond streets.
The pumps to be installed at this station are to be in service only oc-
casionally, as may be necessary to keep the reservoir on Twin Peaks full.
There are to be two pumps at this station, each of a capacity of 3,000,000
gallons per day. They are to be started and will pump water into the reservoir
whenever a fire breaks out that is likely to continue for some hours. Their
supply is to be taken from the mains of the Spring Valley Water Company.
Ordinarily it would not be necessary to operate more than one pump at a
time. Both should be in service whenever a conflagration threatens to become
general.
The reservoir into which these pumps send water will be located on the
northern slope of Twin Peaks, and will have a capacity of 10,000,000 gallons
of water, an amount equivalent to the continuous delivery of. twenty or-
dinary fire steamers, in about sixteen hours.
If the pumps were both started within one hour of the commencement of
a fire, delivering water into the reservoir or direct into the mains at their
full capacity of about 4,000 gallons per minute, then the full supply above
indicated would be available for over 24 hours before the reservoir would be
exhausted. With the reservoir out of service, the pumps would still deliver
about 4,200 gallons per minute under the required pressure.
From the storage; reservoir the water would be carried to a pressure re-
lief tank having a capacity of about 700,000 gallons, which is to be located
at some point near Seventeenth and Ashbury streets, at an elevation of about
450 feet. The arrangement at this point is to be such that a steel circular
tank, or a reservoir, as may hereafter be found most desirable, will be kept
full. This pressure relief tank will be kept connected with the pressure mains
leading to the busines section of the City at all times. A check-valve is to
be so arranged in its outlet pipe that no return flow will take place when
high pressure is turned on. This tank will keep the fire mains full of water
and ready for service whenever a hydrant is opened. Water from it will flow
into the mains until, on a suitably arranged by-pass pipe, the main gate is
opened which will put on the full oressure. The pressure relief tank then re-
mains out of service until the fire is over and the main gate is closed.
The main purpose of this tank is to keep the fire mains full of water at
a moderate pressure, not at the full pressure which is desirable when a large
quantity of. water is to be delivered at a fire. It will be fully adequate to
furnish water at upwards of 100 to 150 pounds per square inch pressure
in the low parts of the City for the first streams.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 413
At the pressure relief tank there should be an engine house with reliable
men continually on duty. At every alarm of fire or at a special signal, as
may be found desirable, the full lire pressure will be turned on and maintained
as long as required.
On Telegraph Hill there might hereafter, as the distributing pipes are
extended, be added a tank of moderate capacity, acting- as a standpipe on
the system and aiding in equalizing pressures if at any time the draft on the
system should prove too heavy before the main gate is opened.
The investigation made by your Consulting Engineer led to the con-
clvsion that the best material for the pipes is cast iron. The pipes should
be made of suitable strength as planned, and all joints on pipes in streets
whose elevation is less than 400 feet above city base should be made with
double scored bell ends. The lead used in filling the joints should be suitably
alloyed to give it sufficient hardness and, whenever static pressure exceeds
200 pounds per square inch, the oast iron retaining ring as shown in the
drawings should be bolted to the end of the bell and drawn up snug against
the lead in the joint.
No attempt has been made to plan distributing pipes for tne districts
which are most in need of protection. These pipes should be 12, 10 and 8
inches in diameter on a grid-iron system, and may be extended north and
south of Market street as occasion required.
The main shown on the diagram which accompanies this report is the
pressure pipe from the Twin Peaks reservoir along a number of streets to the
pressure relief tank, and along Seventeenth and Market streets to East street.
The cost estimate for this is below noted.
For preliminary estimate purposes, the following unit prices for pipe of
a distributing system may serve as a guide:
8-inch $2.00 per lineal foot
10-inch 2.80 per lineal foot
12-inch 3.75 per lineal foot
Hydrants should be placed 200 to 300 feet apart, and should be not less
than two-way.
The introduction of a high pressure fire protection system, as herein
outlined, it estimated to cost:
Pumping station, with two pumps, each of a capacity per 24 hours
of r .000,000 gallons $158,870
Suction ].:pe (indefinite, according to location) say 10.000
Force n-.ain from pumping station to reservoir, 20-inch, 4.SOO feet long -Jo, 400
Res ~voir, 10,000,000 gallons capacity 80,000
Pressure pipe, 22,2"50 feet long, including from reservoir to pressure
relief tanlv 22-inch pipe 2,400 feet long, and from pressure relief
tank to foot of Market street 15.000 feet of 22-inch; 1.100 feet of
18-inch; 3,750 feet of 16-inch pipe 205,445
Pressure relief tank, or reservoir 14,620
Engine house at pressure relief tank 25,000
Real estate for pumping station, for reservoir for pressure relief
tank and for engine house 55,000
$584.335
Add 10 per cent for engineering and contingencies 58,433
Total (not including distributing pipes) $642,770
This estimate does not include the hydrants which would be required
along the pressure main. Their cost will vary somewhat according to tne
type of hydrant adopted.
Neither does this estimate include any of the required fire mains on other
streets than Market street. The distributing system should be extended as
soon as practicable from Market street northerly to cover the business and
then the boarding-house sections there located, and should be carried south-
ward from Market street at points easterly from Seventh street. It would
be well to extend the pipes simultaneously on parallel streets, interconnecting
these in such a way that water may always flow to the place of use from the
main on Market street along several routes.
The operation of this system would involve no expense beyond the
pumping of the water to the storage reservoir. This expense would not t>e
large as the total time the pumps would ha.ve to be in service would only
aggregate about ten days per year. It would consist mainly of the pay-roll
for engineers and their assistants at the pumping station, of whom some
414 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
would be required to be on duty constantly in order to be ready for any
emergency.
It remains to be stated that, if a system of auxiliary fire protection be
carried out as herein outlined, the Clarendon Heights pumps of the Spring
Valley Water Company should be connected therewith. There would thus be
added storage to the amount of 564,000 gallons at an elevation of about 600
feet, and a pumping capacity of 2,500,000 gallons per day.
Service through this connection would probably never be required, but as
the discharge pipe from the Clarendon Heights reservoir is in the same
street with the fire main, there would be only slight expense involved in mak-
ing the connection.
There is submitted herewith the report of Mr. J. C. H. Stut, the Con-
sulting Mechanical Engineer.
Diagrams accompany this report as follows:
Sheet No. 1. Sketch Auxiliary Fire Protection System for San Fran-
cisco, showing proposed location of pumps, reservoir, pressure relief tank, and
main pressure pipe.
Sheet No. 2. Auxiliary Fire Protection System for San Francisco pipe
Joint.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed.) C. E. GRUNSKY.
City Engineer.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1st, 1904.
TO MR. C. E. GRUNSKY, CITY ENGINEER.
DEAR SIR: I beg leave to submit to you the following report in relation
to the San Francisco High Pressure Fire System:
Since my employment in June of last year, when I was requested by you
to investigate and report on the cost and intsallation of machinery necessary
for a first-class high pressure fire system for the city of San Francisco, I
have been engaged in investigating this problem with a view to arriving
not alone at the cost of the machinery for such a system, but also with the
view to have the very best and latest up-to-date system for the peculiar
conditions prevailing here in this city.
For this purpose, the high pressure fire systems that are in existence
now in the cities of Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Providence, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia, were considered. After investigating these different sys-
tems, it was found that the city of Philadelphia has, no doubt, the latest and
largest of all systems in use at present. All the other cities have fire-boats,
and from these boats the water is pumped under high pressure directly into
the street mains, except in the City of Philadelphia, where a large engine
house has been erected with a number of gas engines. These gas engines are
direct connected to triplex power pumps, and these pumps take the water
from the Delaware River and force the water under high pressure into the
mains.
It was, of course, natural that we should at the outset favor this most
lately adopted plan also for our high pressure fire system, because an engine
house could be erected near the bay in the business portion of the city, and
th water taken from the bay and forced into the mains. An estimate of cost
of the machinery for this system you will find herewith submitted under
the heading of "Gas Engines." The supposition is to locate the engine
house on Sacramento street, near East street, on property now owned by
the city. In this engine house there are to be eight (8) three hundred (300)
horse-power gas engines, with pumps, each to deliver twelve hundred (1,200)
gallons of water per minute, under three hundred (300) pounds pressure
per square inch, or a total of ninety-six hundred (9,600) gallons per min-
ute, or five hundred and seventy-six thousand (576,000) gallons per hour.
This water is to be delivered directly into the high pressure mains in the
street. It is to be taken from the bay at the end of Pier No. 9. or Broad-
way wharf, and brought by a thirty-six (36") inch main to the pump house.
REMARKS ON THIS SYSTEM.
There are several features of this system that make it desirable to im-
prove upon, viz: First, the city will be dependent upon a gas company to
furnish the necessary sras to operate the pumps when desired. Should the
gas give out by reason of a large conflagration, the city might sustain an
irreparable loss. It might be said that the city could use crude oil en-
BOARD OF PUBLIC WOEKS. 415
gines to operate the pumps and not gas, but there are no crude oil engine
builders who have at present such large units in operation and guarantee
them to operate successfully. Another objection is that the engines have
to start and stop every time a fire occurs in the high pressure district. This
in itself is not a serious objection, but if it can be avoided it will be an acf-
vantage, of course.
But the most serious objection I find to this system is the water from
the bay. The water in this part of the bay carries in suspension a large
amount of impurities. These impurities come from the mud which is stirred
almost continuously by the ferry steamers and other vessels. A large amount
of sewage is also carried in suspension. If this impure water is forced,
year in and year out, into the high pressure mains, it will naturally form a
deposit in the different pipes and so impede their service.
To solve this problem we can go to the Pacific ocean and there get
the water perfectly clean, except that it will be mixed with some sand
which can be taken out by a catch-basin. It would, however, cost a good
deal for a pipe line to pump the water from the ocean.
In this connection, we received a communication from the Olympic Salt
Water Company of this city, stating that the company would be willing
to give the city a certain amount of their water for a certain sum a year.
By this means the city would save laying a pipe line to the ocean, and
also the erection of a pumping plant near the ocean to pump the water
to the city. The reservoir of the Olympic Salt "Water Company is located
on Point Lobos avenue, between Josephine and Eugenia streets, at an elevation
of two hundred and sixty-six (266) feet above city base. This elevation
does not give anything near the required pressure.
HIGH RESERVOIR SYSTEM.
After all this investigation and collection of data it was finally determined
to recommend to the city the best, the safest and the simples high-pressure
fire sysem so far erected in the United States. This recommendation is to
build a reservoir near Twin Peaks and have the same always full of water
and connected to the high-pressure mains. All that will be necessary for
the firemen to do will be to connect their hose to any hydrant, open a valve
and receive full pressure, all the mains and reservoir behind it being full
of water. This reservoir is to give a static pressure on the mains of from
three hundred and twenty (320) to three hundred and twenty-five (325)
pounds per square inch at the foot of Market street, but this pressure will
be relieved by an intermediate pressure tank at an elevation of four hundred
and fifty (450) feet, or about one hundred and ninety (190) pounds' pressure,
which will always be on the mains. As soon as the fire bell rings the
man at the tank will open a valve and make connection with the reservoir,
the full pressure of which will be on the mains before the firemen will
have time to get to the fire.
The advantages of this system over any other so far in use will be:
First The mains will always be full of water under a high static pressure.
Second This pressure will be increased to 320 to 325 pounds' static pressure
as soon as the fire bell rings, by merely opening a gate. Third This system
relieves the mains of an unnecessary high pressure when not in use.
Fourth The increase of pressure is accomplished without starting an engine
of any kind whatsoever, because the reservoir is always kept full of water.
It will be seen that this system is by far the best, compared with any
now in use in the United States.
For the purpose of keeping the reservoir full of water, two (2) compound
condensing pumping engines of three million (3,000,000) gallons' capacity each
per diem are proposed to be installed and erected at a convenient locality
which will be named later. These pumping engines can be started in case
of a conflagration, should it be deemed advisable so to do, and the reservoir
kept full of water. Their main purpose, however, is to keep the reservoir
full of water, and thereby avoid starting up and shutting down each time
a fire occurs, as is necessary with all systems now in use.
An estimate of cost of all the necessary appliances fqr a pumping plant
of this kind is hereby submitted. Also, an estimate of cost of a force pipe
line of twenty (20) inches diameter from these pumps to the reservoir, together
with a main pressure pipe line of twenty-two (22) inches diameter from
the reservoir to the pressure or relief tank, and from the relief tank to the
foot of Market street.
416 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
I have also given an estimate of cost of a twenty-inch (20-inch) diameter
suction pipe from the reservoir of the Olympic Salt Water Company to
this pumping station, in case it shall become desirable to use this water;
but it is assumed that the city will take the water from the main of the
Spring Valley Water Works near the pumping station, thus avoiding the
outlay for suction pipe and getting the water a good deal cheaper.
A map showing the location of reservoir, relief tank, engine house and
mains is herewith submitted; also, two blue prints giving the details of
construction for some of the high-pressure pipe line, the length of each kind
of pipe, its thickness and weight.
It might be added that the capacity of the plant and the operating
expenses of the same are based on the amount of water now used per year,
as estimated by Chief Sullivan of the San Francisco Fire Department, viz.,
32,365,000 gallons in 365 days.
The following estimates of cost of works and parts of the same have
been made in connection with my investigations and may be of some service
in the discussion of the question.
Owing to greater thickness of metal and much longer life, cast iron
should be preferred to steel for the pipe lines. If steel pipe were used from
the proposed main reservoir down Market street, instead of cast iron, its cost
would be about as follows:
22,250 feet of 24-inch steel riveted pipe, made of 7-16 inch steel,
trenches, riveting pipe together, refilling, tamping, and dipping
pipe $202,915
Add for engineering and contingencies 20,291
Total steel pipe $223,206
A direct service plant with an installation of gas engines, located prefer-
ably between Commercial and Clay streets, and taking water from the bay,
would cost about as follows:
Eight 300 horse power gas engines and pumps, each- of 1,200 gallons
per minute capacity, or a total of 9,600 gallons per minute -;ich
$25,000) $200,000
Foundations for these eight pumps 6,300
2,900 feet of 36-inch suction pipe for these pumps 2*. 700
Laying of this pipe at $2.50 per foot 7,300
Suction screen, suction chamber and suction valve 1,700
Gates for all the pumps 1.150
Two cranes and tools 1,250
One gas engine and pump for circulating water, pipes and valves.... 2,000
One brick chimney 100 feet high 4,000
$252,400
Add 10 per cent for engineering and contingencies. 25,240
Total service plant with gas engines $277,640
This estimate does not include any allowance for an engine house nor
for real estate which it may be necessary to purchase.
The operating expenses at a pumping station with gas engines would
be as follows:
One chief engineer, per month $150 $1,800
Five assistant engineers, per month each $100 6,000
Fuel gas for engines at $0.90 per 1,000 cubic feet 2.710
Waste and lubrication 290
$10,800
Should the plan of taking water from the Olympic Salt Water Company
be favored, then a suction pipe from their reservoir to the proposed pumping
station near the easterly base of Twin Peaks would be required. This would
be 20-inch cast iron pipe about 13,200 feet long and would cost about $71,150.
The system as recommended, based upon the obtaining of water from the
Spring Valley Water Works' mains, not including fire alarm connections and
appliances, nor the- main storage reservoir, nor the real estate required, is
estimated to cost:
Pumping station on a lot at least 75x125 feet
Two compound condensing pumping engines, each 3,000,000 gallons'
capacity, all complete $94,000
Foundation for same, and erection 8,400
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Two suction and two discharge air chambers, the necessary gate valves,
cranes and tools 9,270
One pressure tank, 80 feet diameter by 20 feet high, with necessary
gate and check valves, concrete foundation and roof for this tank.. 14,620
4,800 feet heavy past iron discharge pipe from engine house to reservoir. 35,400
2,250 feet heavy cast iron pressure pipe from reservoir to pressure
tank, and from pressure tank along Seventeenth and Market
streets to middle of East street 205,445
Three 175 horse power boilers, all complete 11,400
Foundation for boilers 1,200
One brick chimney 100 feet high 4,000
Two boiler feed pumps, connections and steam pipe covering 600
Engine house . 30,000
$414,335
Add for engineering and contingencies 41,433
Total pumping station $455,768
The discharge pipes from a pumping station assumed to be located in
the block bounded by Diamond, Eureka, Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets,
to the storage reservoir, will include 3,600 lineal feet of 20-Inch pipe with
flange retainer, as shown on drawing, from engine house at Eureka and
Eighteenth streets, along Eureka to Seventeenth street, to Clara avenue, and
along Corbett road to Ashbury street. The shell of this pipe will have a
thickness of one and three-eighths inches.
From Corbett road and Ashbury street, along Opal avenue, to Norma
street, along Norma street to reservoir, there will be required common cast
iron pipe 20 inches in diameter, 1,200 feet Ions, with a shell one and one-
eighths inches thick.
The pressure pipe from storage reservoir along various streets to Market
street and down Market street to East street will have a total length of
22,250 feet. It will be composed of 2,400 feet of 22-inch ordinary cast iron
pipe from the reservoir to Norma street, to Lincoln avenue, to Clarendon
avenue, to Ashbury street, to the pressure tank; of 3,000 feet of 22-inch pipe,
one and one-half inch shell, with flange retainer, from pressure tank to
Seventeenth street and along Seventeenth street to Collingwood street; of
4,800 feet of 22-inch pipe, one and nine-sixteenths inch shell, thence along
Sventeenth and Market streets to Thirteenth street; of 7,200 feet of 22-inch
pipe with one and five-eighths inch shell, thence along Market street to
Stockton street; of 1,100 feet of 18-inch pipe with one and seven-sixteenths
inch shell, thence along Market street to Kearny street, and 3,750 feet of
16-inch pipe with one and three-eighths inch shell, thence along Market
street to East street.
If this system of high-pressure fire protection be carried out, the operating
expenses per year at the pumping station would be about as follows:
One chief engineer at $150 per month $1,800
Two assistant engineers at $100 per month 2,400
Three firemen, each $75 per month 2,700
One extra man at $75 per month 900
Fuel for 500 horse power for twelve days of 24 hours, fuel oil at $0.75
per barrel 450
Waste and lubrication 150
$8,400
Respectfully submitted,
(signed) J. C. H. STUT,
Consulting Engineer.
REPORT ON COST OF RESERVOIR FOR HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20th, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: In response to the request of the Board of Fire Commission-
ers of April 26, 1904, referred by your honorable Board to the City Engineer,
asking for "The cost of construction of a reservoir at Twentieth and Stanyan
418 EEPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
streets (which is on Twin Peaks), with a capacity of 20,000,000 gallons, and
the cost of piping with 30-inch pipe from a reservoir at said location, to
graduate to 22-inch pipe at the foot of Market street, in relation to the
establishing of a salt water auxiliary system," I have the honor to submit
the following report:
It is to be noted that the estimates requested are for only portions of
a general plan, the details of which have not yet been outlined. The capacity
and dimensions now required by the Fire Commissioners are double those
used by Mr. C. E. Grunsky in his report of March 8th, and are certainly
fully ample to cover all possible requirements of the future:
Reservoir, 20,000,000 gallons' capacity, lined with concrete, gate, gate
tower, tunnel and bridge $125,000
Pressure relief tank 15,000
Real estate for reservoir and relief tank 10,000
Pressure pipe, 22,250 feet long, from the reservoir to foot of Market
street, graduated from 30-inch to 22-inch 400,000
$550,000
No provision is made for hydrants, which should be placed as the laying
of the pipe progresses down Market street.
A map showing the position of all underground pipes and conduits, as
contemplated by the Board of Supervisors, would, if prepared, facilitate the
work.
Very respectfully,
(signed) THOS. P. WOODWARD,
City Engineer.
REPORT ON HARBOR AT MOUTH OF ISLAIS CREEK.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 9th, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: The City Engineer has been instructed by Resolution No.
3410 of the Board of Supervisors to prepare, in co-operation with the Chief
Engineer of the State Board of Harbor Commissioners, a plan for a harbor
on the bay front of the city at the mouth of Islais Creek.
This matter received immediate attention and has been under discussion
from time to time. A general plan of Improvement has been practically
agreed upon. It is not ready for transmission at this time, however, for the
reason that, although the desirable outlines of the harbor have been fixed,
information is still lacking as to whether throughout the entire area of the
harbor the depth of mud is sufficient to make excavation feasible at reasonable
cost.
It was at first thought desirable to have the proposed basin extend from
the water front westerly to Illinois street on both sides of Islais Creek
channel. When it was found, however, that the land upon the north side
of Islais Creek had already been bargained for by a railroad company for
terminal facilities, the plan was modified so as to keep the harbor entirely-
south of Islais Creek.
The outline of the harbor, as now tentatively under consideration, will
extend from the water front westerly along Tulare street, to Illinois street,
southerly to Third avenue, along Third avenue to Plumas street, easterly
along Plumas street to the water front.
In the seawall along the water front an opening, suitably bridged, is to
be provided for the admission of vessels to this proposed harbor.
Should it be found upon further investigation that hard rock Is too near
the surface, the limits of this basin should be suitably modified.
Very respectfully,
(signed) C. E. GRUNSKY,
City Engineer.
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REPORT ON CHIMNEY OP SANITARY REDUCTION WORKS.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20th, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
, GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to your instructions, an examination as to the
adequacy of the chimney of the building occupied by the Sanitary Reduction
Works to carry off fumes and smoke without injury to neighboring property,
requested by Resolution No. 4453 of the Board of Supervisors, has been made.
The chimney is 265 feet high and 14 feet wide at its mouth, and no
appreciable benefit would result from increasing its height. It is in itself
adequate to properly carry off the fumes and smoke, but, so long as the
garbage is as imperfectly consumed as it is at present and no proper attempt
is made to secure a complete combustion of the offensive matter, so long will
the Sanitary Reduction Works continue to be an inexcusable nuisance, not
only to neighboring property, but to property a mile or two away. This state
of affairs, existing in the center of our city, can and should be remedied.
Very respectfully,
(signed) THOS. P. WOODWARD,
Commissioner in Charge of Bureau of Engineering.
REPORT ON CONVENIENCK AND SAFETY ST * TIONS.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21st, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY "AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: In regard to the proposed convenience and safety stations
as to which information is desired by the Board of Supervisors, I have the
honor to present the following letter to me from Mr. L. M. King, secretary
of the Merchants' Association. Mr. King has given the matter careful atten-
tion and his observations and conclusions are worthy of consideration:
"Pursuant to your request, I have examined Market street, between Second
and Sixth streets, and adjacent streets, for the purpose of ascertaining at
what place or places an underground public convenience station can be best
located.
"One of the several intersections along the north side would be a very
desirable place, if it were not for three objections. These are:
"First, the number of underground pipes and conduits at these points
which would have to be removed;
"Second, the probability that the sewers at these points are not low
enough to be available without pumping;
"Third, the difficulty of providing entrances to the station which would
not be obstructions nor unsightly.
"The last difficulty might possibly be overcome by placing the entrance
in the center of an isle of SAfnty, if the other two difficulties can be sur-
mounted.
"The ideal places for thes.; convenience stations are beneath the side-
walks, and it would be best lhat they should be located in front of city
property, if possible, in order to prevent objections from the abutting property
owners.
"The place suggested by you, namely, beneath the sidewalk on Fifth
street, just below Market, in front of the property owned by the city at the
intersection of Fifth and Market streets, would be very desirable except for
the fact that the space beneath the sidewalk is already excavated and in
use by abutting tenants, an<T the use of this space by the city would probably
meet with strong objections by the city's tenants, if the privilege of using
this space was one of the reasons which induced them to lease the property.
"There are, however, two other places in this immediate neighborhood,
either of which would be desirable for the purpose, and, thus far, they are
the only places I have been able to find which would be suitable.
"The first is beneath the sidewalk in front of the Lincoln School. Except
for one thing this place would be ideal, as it is close to Market street and
the entrances to the station could be placed just inside the school ground,
in the same manner as the entrances to the station at Union Square. The
possible difficulty to which I refer is whether the location of such a station
so close to a school would be objectionable. I am not sure that objections
on this account would be well founded, but they would be worth considering.
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420 KEPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
'The other desirable place to which I refer would be beneath the sidewalk
on the west side of Fifth street, just in front of the United States Mint.
If this were chosen, the entrances could be loo.ated on the inside of the
sidewalk next to the fence. If the sewer at this point is of sufficient depth,
it seems to me this location is the best that can be chosen and would
be admirable in every way, as it is convenient of access both to people from
Market street and south of Market street, where such a station is particularly
needed, as the one at Union Square will accommodate for some time the
people in the retail district north of Market street, if the men's department
of that station is in the near future enlarged, which can be done at a reason-
able expense. As the Mint is a public building, it would seem that such a
public station beneath the sidewalk in front of it could not in any way be
considered objectionable.
"With the exception of these two places, I have not been able to find
any which I can seriously recommend to your attention."
I submit herewith plans for a proposed convenience station in front of
the Lincoln School on Fifth street, near Market. The two gateways furnish
easy access from the street, the stairs leading down to the station are inside
the property line as is most desirable and the station itself occupies the
entire width under the sidewalk. The accommodations are greater than those
at the Union Square station. The cost is estimated at $8,500. The monthly
cost of maintenance of the Union Square station is $125.
The members of the San Francisco Architectural Club have requested
permission to submit competitive plans for the safety statfon at the inter-
section of Market and Powell streets. The cost of this station Is estimated
at $850. If it is desired to add two lamps, the cost would be increased by.
ay, MOO.
Very respectfully,
(signed) THOS. P. WOODWARD,
City Engineer.
REPORT ON COST OF CONSTRUCTING A BITUMINOUS ROCK REPAIR
PLANT.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21. 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to your verbal request, an estimate has been made
of the cost of constructing a bituminous rock repair plant. It is assumed
that the required plant much be such as to permit of repairs being made
at the rate of 4,000 square feet per day, and in estimating the cost of suf-
ficient equipment for this amount of repair work has been allowed for. The
heating, disintegrating machine and boiler allowed for, however, are such
that material sufficient to cover 8,000 square feet with a two-inch (2-inch)
wearing surface may be turned out. This will permit of resurfacing whole
blocks to advantage.
The plant, the cost of which is estimated at $18,500, will include a
disintegrating machine; 40-horse power boiler for running same; six (6)
dump wagons, twelve (12) horses, six (6) sets of double harness; one horse
and buggy for superintendent, one (1) seven-ton steam roller, two (2) three-
ton steam rollers; hand rollers; wheelbarrows; portable tool heaters; smooth-
ing iron; tampers; cutters; rakes; shovels; picks; gads, sledges, etc., as will
be necessary for the performance of the amount of work above named; also
sheds for housing the machinery and horses.
The proposed plant will be such that it may be said to t)e semi-portable.
The disintegrating machine will be so designed that it may be placed on
a heavy truck and moved about the city to a temporary yard located in any
part of the city where the amount of repair to be done is such as to warrant.
An allowance is made for a truck for the boiler.
The cost of the operation of this repair plant is estimated at $190 to
$200 per day, including the cost of all materials used and labor and the
superintendence of the work.
It has been suggested that two repair plants be provided. In this
matter I would say that for an additional cost of about $5,000 two plants
may be equipped for making repairs to the extent above provided for, viz. :
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4,000 square feet per day; but the increased cost of running the two plants
will more than off set the saving in hauling effected.
In connection with this matter, my attention has been called to a portable
repair plant put up by the Blake Asphalt Maintenance Company of Cincinnati,
Ohio. The outfit consists of a portable asphalt mixing plant of the latest
improved design, having a capacity of 7,000 square feet per day of 2-inch
paVement; one 2% -ton steam roller; one 8-ton steam roller; one portable tool
heater; one economic asphalt surface heater, and all street tools and appliances
necessary for a complete construction and repair plant.
The capacity of the surface heater is given at 4,500 square feet per day;
the whole plant being of about the same capacity as the bituminous rock
repair plant above described. This outfit, it is stated, will cost $10,000,
to which there should be added $3,000 for teams, a horse and buggy for
the superintendent, and sheds for housing the machinery and horses, making
the total cost of the plant about $13,000. The cost of operation will be about
$125 per day, as against $190 per day for the first described plant.
The chief advantage in the Blake machine lies in the plant being readily
portable, so as to reduce hauling to a minimum, and the further saving in
the cutting up of wearing surface adjacent to breaks requiring repair, and the
cutting out of wavy portions of the pavement. By the use of the surfao.e
heater this material is heated in place and raked out smooth, then rolled
with a steam roller as was done when first constructed; whatever new material
is required to restore the surface being added during the process.
The new material supplied in making repairs with this plant would be
an artificial preparation that is, an asphalt mixture, the hardness of which
would be made to suit requirements.
By substituting open kettles for the heater and boiler allowed for in
the bituminous rock plant first above described, the cost may be reduced to
about $14,000. The cost of running this plant would be about $190 per day,
repairing 4,000 square feet of 2-inch surface.
This outfit could not be used to the same advantage as either of the
others in case of repairing entire blocks, the output being limited to 4,000
square feet per day. If desired, however, additional kettles could be furnished
and the output be raised to that of the plant first reported, at a cost of about
$1,000. The operation of the augmented kettle plant, when running to its
full capacity, would be somewhat greater than that of the plant first described.
It should be noted that in comparing the different methods of handling
the repairs it is assumed that the information furnished by the Blake Asphalt
Maintenance Company may be relied upon. Before purchasing such a plant,
however, some investigation should be made to confirm reports and to learn
just what results we can hope to obtain in the use of their outfit on our
streets.
The company has stated that they will install one of their plants in
our city and operate it under our supervision for such a time as the city
officials may elect, and make such repairs as may be directed, on a 25 per
cent force account basis; that is, they will furnish all skilled labor, machinery,
tools and appliances, charging the city with the cost of the labor and material
entering into the work, plus 25 per cent of said cost for the use of appliances
and for supervision, and will give the city the right to purchase the plant
at any time during the time to be agreed on, leaving the matter to the
city to say how long the arrangement shall be made for. An opportunity
is here afforded to determine the merits of their plant at little cost.
That the surface heater could be used to advantage here there is little
doubt. Our wavy bituminous rock streets should afford the best possible field
for the use of such a machine.
Very respectfully,
(signed) THOS. P. WOODWARD,
City Engineer.
Through the Board of Public Works.
422 REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
REPORT ON PROPOSED BOULEVARD THROUGH LAGUNA MERCED
RANCHO.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24th, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: In the matter of the proposed boulevard through the Laguna
Merced Rancho and the abandonment by the city of Ocean avenue from Corbett
road to the Great Highway, and of the new extension of Nineteenth avenue
to Ocean avenue, as detailed in the proposition of May 19th, 1904, of the
Spring Valley Water Company to the Board of Supervisors, I would report,
as requested, that:
The expense of improving the entire 100 feet width of Corbett avenue
from Ocean avenue to Dewey boulevard and of the proposed 100-foot boulevard
running thence westerly to Nineteenth avenue, by grading, curbing and mac-
adamizing roadway and sidewalks, but without fences, is estimated at $10,350.
This is considerably in excess of the lowest bid for improving the central
30 feet and fencing the new extension of Nineteenth avenue from X street
to Ocean avenue, which was $1,903.55, which bid is now being held under
consideration by your honorable Board, pending action upon this proposition
of the Spring Valley Water Company.
A boulevard one hundred feet wide running through this portion of the
city is certainly desirable. Its easterly end at Corbett avenue could easily
be connected with any extension of Market street which may be made. There
has been no suggestion, however, as to the means by which the proposed
boulevard would be graded and improved, and until such provision is made
Ocean avenue should not be abandoned. The extension of Sixteenth avenue
and all parallel avenues thence westerly to the Great Highway, from the
southern boundary of the Public Lands southerly through the company's prop-
erty to the new boulevard, should be considered. Also, provision should be
made for the outlet to the Ocean View district of the new sewerage system
which it was contemplated to run along Ocean avenue.
Outside of the question of the advisability of the city making the exchange
requested by the Spring Valley Water Company, I would call your attention
to the fact that the Charter does not provide any mode or procedure for
the closing of streets over forty feet in width, as are Ocean and Nineteenth
avenues. Section 27, Chapter II, Article VI, which treats of the closing of
streets, applies only to streets less than forty feet in width and has been
held, in the case of I street at First avenue, to prohibit the closing of wider
streets.
Very respectfully,
(signed) THOS. P. WOODWARD.
City Engineer.
REPORT ON LOWERING GRADE OF MISSION STREET ON COLLEGE HILL
SAN FRANCIBCO, June 25, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN: In the matter of lowering the present grade of Mission
street between Cortland avenue and Bosworth street, as petitioned for by
R. C. De Boom, I would respectfully report as follows:
Mission street is the main artery leading to the southern part of the
city an_d San Mateo County, and a benefit will result from any modification
of grades which lower the gradients as requested where they are now maxi-
mum.
If any change is made it should be pronounced enough to effect a con-
siderable reduction in the gradients. Such would be secured by a cut at the
top of the hill of from 10 to 17 feet, lowering the gradient from 1 to 2
per cent, and securing a gradient on the north slope of College Hill of 4.7
per cent and a gradient of 4.65 per cent on the south slope.
The cuts required at the various intersections along the line of the street
are about as follows:
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At Randall street of 5 feet
At West avenue of 10 feet
At Charles street of 13 feet
At Highland avenue of 17 feet
At Holly street of 15 feet
At West Park street of 8 feet
At Richland avenue of 7 feet
At Crescent avenue of 7 feet
At St. Mary's street of 1 foot
This, while benefiting property along Mission street and the territory
to the south of the proposed change, would be a damage to all frontage
in the district directly affected by the change, as the property along the line
of the suggested changes is now on a level with or above the present official
grade, and the change would necessitate a regrading of the lots, the recon-
struction of improvements and the probable lowering of about 38 buildings.
The lots fronting on Mission street would be damaged to the extent
of the cost of the changes made, and would be benefited by the improvement
of the street. The property, however, on the side streets would be damaged
not only as to the cost of reimproving, but in the increase of street gradients
and resulting relative higher elevation of the property above Mission street.
The length of Mission street which would be affected and require re-
grading is about 2,800 feet, of which about 2,000 feet is now paved with
bituminous rock.
The side streets entering Mission street along the above distance, all of
which have been curbed and macadamized, would require the following
cutting:
Randall street for 150 feet, average cut 2.5 feet
West avenue for 260 feet, average cut 5 feet
Charles street for 150 feet, average cut 7 feet
Highland avenue, west of Mission street for 300 feet, average cut 8 feet
Highland avenue, east of Mission street for 200 feet, average cut 8 feet
Holly street for 350 feet, average cut 7 feet
West Park street, east of Holly street for 100 feet, average cut 3 feet
West Park street, west of Mission street for 200 feet, average cut 4 feet
Richland avenue, east of Mission street for 200 feet, average cut 3 feet
Richland avenue, west of Mission street for 100 feet, average cut 3 feet
Crescent avenue for 200 feet, average cut 4 feet
St. Mary's street for 100 feet, average cut 1 foot
Sewers, including necessary manholes and catch basins, will have to be
reconstructed for the full distance changed along Mission street and on the
above side streets.
Another plan to produce the desired improvement would be by means
of a new street to the west of and parallel with Mission street, which could
be constructed with the proper gradients, leaving Mission street at its present
elevation. The necessary land could be acquired by purchase or under con-
demnation proceedings, and as the improvements are not of great value
it would appear that the expenses would not exceed that of the first proposi-
tion. This plan would, moreover, have the great advantage of leaving
undisturbed all streets to the east of Mission street. The streets running
westerly from Mission street would be bridged over the new street.
If, after a review of the conditions, the benefits to be derived from the
change and the work involved, it is thought desirable, on instructions from
your Board, a more careful study of the matter will be made and a tabulated
statement of the changes to be recommended will be prepared and reported,
together with an estimate of the probable cost of the work and the cost
which will have to be met by the city. The matter may then receive your
further attention and provision may be made in the tax levy to meet the
city's share.
In this connection it would be well to consider the advisability of raising
the grade of Mission street from Bosworth street to Silver avenue. This is
also a most desirable improvement and could be accomplished at the same
time at comparatively little additional expense by using the excavated- material
in making the fill.
Very respectfully,
(signed) THOS. P. WOODWARD,
City Engineer.
Report of the Bureau of Streets.
San Francisco, July 20th, 1904.
To the Honorable The Board of Public Works of the City and County of
San Francisco.
Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit herewith the (fifth) annual report
of the operations of the Bureau of Streets for the fiscal year commencing
July 1st, 1903, and ending June 30th, 1904.
The work of the department is shown under appropriate classifications in
this report.
The repaying work and repairs made upon stone pavements covered an
area of 976,363 square feet. In the performance of this work the basalt blocks
used were mainly the materials removed from the old paved streets and
redressed at the corporation yards.
The city purchased but 26,180 new basalt blocks, being a saving of 22,577
blocks over those purchased last year.
The more important repair work was performed along Howard street from
the water front to Sixth street; Battery street from Bush to Lombard; Drumm
street from California to Jackson; Kentucky street from Fourth street to
Railroad avenue; Sixth street from Market to Channel, and Montgomery
avenue from Pacific to North Point.
In addition to the repairs made upon the stone pavements, the paving
forces in the employ of the Bureau repaved 15 blocks and 7 street crossings
during the year.
The city corporation yard at Eighth and Howard streets was vacated
during the year and the old paving blocks and other material removed to
the yard at Sixteenth and Harrison streets. The cost of this removal was
paid out of the appropriation for the repair of stone pavement*.
Much of the repairs to stone pavements is necessitated by a failure
to grade certain streets to the official width before paving. The roadways
of these streets have been graded of sufficient width to ^temporarily sustain
the curb, while between the curb and the building lines under the sidewalk
only the natural slopes of the grading fill remain. This is insufficient support
for the paving, and it is noticeable in the older sections of the city that
the curbing and pavement are continually settling because the sidewalk
portion has not been graded.
The repairs made upon the bituminous rock pavements were limited
so as to keep within the small appropriation set aside for this purpose.
Notwithstanding the constant increase in the area of this character of pave-
ment being laid and the increase in the age of the pavement heretofore laid,
the annual appropriation for its maintenance has not been increased during
the past five years. Within this period twenty-six miles of pavement have
been added, and the pavement has become five years older; but the amount
of money appropriated to keep it in repair has been getting smaller.
In the year 1898 an appropriation of $233 per mile was allowed for the
repair of bituminous rock pavements. The appropriation for the past year
was but $187 per mile. The present condition of these pavements shows that
the repairs have been inadequate.
There were 526 sewer breaks repaired during the year, an increase of four
over the previous year.
The most important repair work performed was upon the Richmond
outlet sewer near Baker's Beach, at a cost of $2,842. The work is at present
suspended, but will be continued when the tides are favorable.
The wooden culvert across Mission street between Italy and France streets
was repaired at a cost of $862.
The box sewer along the crossing of Diamond and Chenery streets extend-
ing into Islais Creek was reconstructed at a cost of $1,420.
We are still continuing the work of renewing the brick sewer bottoms
that have become worn, and strengthening the defective arches. This is
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interior work and is performed without the expense of excavation. 13,524
lineal feet of brick sewer bottom were renewed during the year.
2,126 cesspools were cleaned and 2,075 cubic yards of silt were removed
from these cesspools and conveyed to the dump at a cost of $2,735.
The sewer cleaners removed 5,659 cubic yards of silt from the brick
sewers. The cost of labor in removing this material and conveying the same
to the dump was $15,726.
The cost of sewer and cesspool flushing and sewer examination was $7,210.
There were 1,084 blocks of pipe sewers and 5,539 cesspools flushed. 802 blocks
of brick sewers were examined to ascertain defects either in these sewers
or their laterals.
The water, light and telephone corporations caused 4,898 trenches to be
dug in our public streets during the year.
The inspectors of complaints and the inspector of house numbers prepared
and served 1,792 street obstruction notices; 379 notices to repair side sewers;
944 notices to repair sidewalks; 133 notices to construct bulkheads; 1,820
notices to place house numbers, and 3,754 miscellaneous notices. They certified
to the satisfactory restoration of streets after use as authorized by 3,672
street space permits and 83 house moving permits.
There were 3,533 complaints received by the Bureau, and the substance
of each complaint was recorded in the complaint book.
The employees of the Bureau of Streets laid 1,729 side sewers during the
year.
There were 28,814 loads of sweepings removed from the streets; 43,784
cubic yards of sweepings were furnished to Golden Gate Park.
Street sweeping cost ' $192,799.43
Street sprinkling cost 18,749.48
The total cost was $211,549.91
Thanking your honorable Board for the many courtesies and the assistance
extended this department during the year, also thanking the employees of
the Bureau for their faithful attention to duty, we respectfully submit this
annual report.
A. J. DONOVAN,
Office Deputy, Board of Public Works.
REPAIRS TO STONE PAVEMENTS.
The work of repairing the cobble stone and basalt paved streets waa
performed by an average working force of ten pavers, ten rammers, ten
laborers and five double teams, with drivers.
The city maintained 106 miles of stone pavements and the annual appro-
priation available for their repair during the fiscal year was $55,000.
The area of repair work performed was 976,363 square feet.
In the performance of this work materials in the following quantities
were used;
26,180 new basalt blocks.
282,433 old basalt blocks.
4,090 cubic yards of gravel.
The area of repair work performed for each month of the fiscal year and
the quantities of materials used are shown in the following tabulated state-
ment:
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EEPORT OF BUREAU OF STREETS.
AREA OF PAVING AND QUANTITIES OF MATERIALS.
MONTH
Square feet
of Paving
New
Basalt Blocks
Old
Basalt Blocks
Cubic Yards
Gravel
1903
July
140,350
35,665
491
August
109 650
30 444
391
104 750
26 180
2 ''50
390i/
October
91,160
30,140
371%
47 300
14 185
185%
December . .
70 975
19 860
434%
1904
January
74 910
18 205
2251/2
February
49 100
30,735
23614
March
50,975
15,213
38014
April
May
June
85,000
72.818
79,375
;;;;;;.'.'.'!
22,610
23,985
19,141
425
263 i,4
294V 2
Totals
976,363
26,180
282,433
4,089%
The following schedule shows the location of the most important repair
work and the total cost of labor and materials expended in the performance
of such work. Repairs costing less than $100 are not reported, but are noted
in our monthly reports:
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
427
Street
From
To
Material
Labor
Howard
Battery
Drumm
Spear
Bush
Sixth
East
$302.85
238.78
244.02
199.23
159.00
347.91
67.72
74.54
57.44
64.12
57.59
51.39
47.76
68.78
45.75
38.58
45.01
52.31
46.72
53.29
35.02
34.12
31.35
32.55
30.98
46.44
45.82
30.56
29.40
33.19
25.20
14.70
28.83
27 97
17.85
29.92
22.57
29.92
15.34
18.90
20.06
19.43
14.96
18.37
15.34
15.75
10.48
14.55
12.86
14.70
10.02
13.87
11.55
16.42
8.66
6.81
12.34
7.20
8.40
7.35
10.50
10.50
9.19
9.19
7.35
5.99
5.51
6.30
7.35
3.79
7.57
$4,721.75
3,259.00
2,907.00
2,567.25
2,518.95
2,363.25
1,292.00
1,213.75
1,095.25
1,063.25
963.25
957.00
873.75
809.50
685.50
674.50
677.50
643.50
610.50
549.50
546.62
541.00
535.57
524.50
469.75
458.50
462.00
453.00
481.75
433.50
415.50
384.75
383.00
375.50
346.25
336.75
313.50
303.75
297.00
297.00
290.00
280.50
281.50
280.00
255.75
222.75
214.50
214.50
214.50
231.00
198.00
195.50
192.50
183.25
181.50
165.00
155.50
148.50
148.50
148.50
148.50
148.00
140.00
132.00
132.00
128.25
107.25
101.50
101.50
99.00
96.00
California
Fourth
Jackson
Railroad avenue.
Kentucky
Sixth
Market
Pacific
Montgomery Av
Spear
North Point
Mission
Mission .
East
First
Fourth
Eighlh
Minna
Eiannan
First.
Sevenlh
Eddy
Bush
First
Seventh
Harrison
Battery
Bryant
Main
First
Stevenson
Second
Folsom
Sacramento
Market
Davis . ...
California
Front
Market
Sansome
Sixth
Dupont
Filbert
Berry
Third
Kearny
Grant avenue
Market
Commercial
Sutler
First
Greenwich
Hyde
Brannan
East
Battery . .
First
California
Fifth
Pacific
Kearny
Fremont
Folsom
Washington
Mission
Howard
Main
Spear
Dupont
Kearny
Pine
Hyde
Leaven worlh .. .
Golden Gate Av...
Channel ....
Taylor
Eddy
Fourth
Mason
California
Townsend
Crossing
Davis
Chestnut
Battery
Steuart
Sansome
Market
Howard
Jackson
Broadway
Greenwich
Pacific
Polk
Broadway
California
Stockton
Sutter
Fifth
Gough
Harrison Brannan
Hayes Fell
Pierce
Scott
Fourth . .
Natoma
Vallejo
Seventh
Third
Sansome
Powell . . .
Folsom
Townsend
Greenwich
Greenwich
Filbert
Dupont
Pacific
Tehama
Jackson
Third
Davis
Sixth
Front .
Sixth ! Seventh
Ecker . .
Market
Stevenson
Drumm
Shipley
Fifth
Sixth
Taylor
Jones
Francisco
Lewis place
North Point
Powell
Taylor
Hyde
Van Ness avenue.
Second
Devisadero
North Point
Folsom . .
Market
First
Pierce
Bay
Howard
Dupont
Third
Tallejo
Van Ness avenue. . .
Hawthorne
Clay
Perry
Stockton .
Fifth
Third
Stockton
Kearny . ,
Beale
Mission
Howard
Fourth
California
Pine
Polk
Hyde . . .
Market
Eddy
Front . .
Ellis
Second
Clementina
First
Jackson
Pacific
Battery
Leavenworth . ..
Front
Ellis
Hyde . .
428
KEPORT OF BUREAU OF STREETS.
The following streets were entirely repaved with basalt blocks:
Sixth street between Harrison and Bryant.
Davis street crossing California.
Drumm street between Clay and Jackson.
Battery street between Washington and Pacific.
Howard street between First and Fremont.
California street crossing Front.
Battery street between Filbert and Greenwich.
Battery street between Greenwich and Lombard.
Greenwich street between Battery and East.
Jessie street between First and Second.
Montgomery avenue between Lombard and Chestnut.
Montgomery avenue between Bay and North Point.
Main street crossing Bryant.
Sixth street between Market and Mission.
Howard street between First and Second.
Polk street between Pacific and Broadway.
REPAIRS TO BITUMINOUS ROCK PAVEMENTS.
The following tabulated statement shows the area of repairs made upon
streets paved with bituminous rock, for each month of the fiscal year, and
the cost to the city for such repairs. This work was performed under public
contract.
MONTH
Bitumen and
Concrete.
Square feet
Bitumen on
Concrete
Square feet
Bitumen on
Macadam.
Square feet
Total
Cost
1903
July
5 170
21 324
15 006
$2 425 50
August ....
6 248
14 259
6 135
1 750 78
September ...
5 291
14 351
1 261 97
October
4 733
33 113
1 939 92
November
1 825
31 876
1 512.40
December
2 508
44 175
2,370.53
1904
January
5,055
47,258
2,547.55
2 396
19 231
1 170
1 151 00
March
3 055
20 185
16 243
2 176 69
April
35 804
7 645
1,418
2,511.14
May
June
4,762
2,380
27,701
16,996
1,705
1,727.19
1,091.65
Buggy hire, 12 months at
$35
420 00
$22,886.32
TOTAL AREA OF REPAIRS.
Bitumen and concrete
Bitumen on concrete
Bitumen on macadam
Grand total
. 79,227 square feet
.298,114 square feet
. 41,677 square feet
....419,018 square feet
SEWER REPAIRS.
There were 526 sewer breaks repaired during the year. Of these 229
breaks were in brick sewers and 297 breaks were in pipe sewers.
Twenty-seven brick manholes and 41 brick catch basins were constructed.
Six thousand two hundred and fifty-one lineal feet of pipe sewers were
reconstructed, and 13,524 feet of brick sewer bottoms were renewed.
Four thousand nine hundred and thirteen cubic yards of earth were ex-
cavated for the performance of the above work.
Two hundred thirty-two thousand three twenty-seven brick, 3,775 feet of
ironstone pipe and 627% barrels of cement were used in the work of sewer
repair during the year.
The following table shows the number of sewer breaks repaired in brick
and pipe sewers during the fiscal year:
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
429
Month.
Brick sewers
Pipe sewers
Total
1903 July
19
11
30
August
26
13
39
September
21
23
44
October
13
15
28
November
20
25
45
December
13
27
40
1904 January
21
25
46
February . .
31
51
March
31
34
65
April
18
27
45
May
17
38
55
June
10
28
38
Totals
229
9 97
526
NEW MANHOLES AND CESSPOOLS CONSTRUCTED.
1903 July
7 manholes
August
1 manhole
September
8 manholes
October
manholes
November
manholes
December
1 manhole
1904 January ,
3 manholes
February
1 manhole
March
manholes
April
2 manholes
May
2 manholes
June ,
2 manholes
Totals 27 manholes
4 cesspools
3 cesspools
18 cesspools
5 cesspools
cesspools
3 cesspools
2 cesspools
cesspools
16 cesspools
cesspools
5 cesspools
2 cesspools
58 cesspools
The following schedule shows the number of lineal feet of pipe sewers re-
constructed, the lineal feet of brick sewer bottoms renewed, and the cubic
yards of earth excavated for the work of sewer repair during the year.
Lineal feet of
Pipe Sewers
Lineal feet of
Brick Sewer
Bottoms
Cubic yards of
Material
Excavated
1903 July .
August
September
594
276
509
1,386
1,484
1,473
879
396
October
646
1,116
539
1 015
781
667
1904 January
318
506
950
665
710
March
554
861
1,015
April
462
1 415
774
May
600
1 405
492
466
1 087
647
Totals
6 251
13 524
4 913
430
REPORT OF BUREAU OF STREETS.
Exhibit showing the quantities of ironstone pipe, brick and cement used
in the work of sewer repair during the fiscal year:
Ironstone pipe,
Feet.
Brick,
Feet
Cement,
Barrels
1903 July
126
25,205
67
174
23 000
64%
130
9 000
50
October . .
526
13 060
40
November . .
303
10 000
30
December
392
16 725
53
1904 January
260
16,797
60
February
400
18,790
50
March
360
21 335
38*4
April
361
18 150
76^4
May .
349
22,335
36 14
June
394
2,930
62
Totals
3 775
232 3^7
627%
The following are the most important items of sewer reconstruction and
repair work performed during the year. The cost of labor performed, the
quantities, character and cost of the materials used, and the number of cubic
yards of earth excavated are set forth under each loo.ation.
Minor repairs costing less than $100 are omitted.
Washington Street Constructed 34 feet of 10-inch pipe sewer with man-
hole connecting sewer on Washington street with brick sewer on Washington
(Fish) alley. Work done in order to have water flowing through Fish alley
sewer, thereby flushing same. Excavated 38 yards of clay. Material, 34 feet
10-inch pipe, 1,100 brick, 2% barrels cement, 2 pounds bale rope, 2 pounds
nails (assorted), rim and cover, 470 pounds. Material, $39.85. Labor, $90.00.
Jackson Street and Bartlett Alley Constructed 22 feet 10-inch pipe sewer
connecting Bartlett alley with Jackson street sewer, also constructed manhole
on northerly line of Jackson street and Bartlett Alley. Excavated 30 yards
clay. Material, 300 bricks, 22 feet 10-inch pipe, % barrel cement, manhole
rim and cover, 467 pounds. Material, $24.35. Labor, $66.50.
Waverly Place crossing Clay Street Constructed 26 feet 10-inch pipe
wing connecting sewer on Clay street with Waverly Place at the southerly
line of Clay street and Waverly Place. Excavated 35 yards clay. Material, 26
feet 10-inch pipe, 300 brick, % barrel cement, manhole rim and cover, 458
pounds. Material, $24.95. Labor, $75.00.
Virginia Avenue between Eugenia and Chapultepec Reconstructed 342 feet
stone pipe sewer and constructed manhole and lamp hole. Work was done
owing to change of grade. Excavated 624 yards rock. Material, used all old
pipe excepting 34 joints broken, removing them from trench; 15 joints 12-
inch pipe (new),_15 joints 8-inch pipe (new), 1 10xl2-inch "T," 1,300 brick,
3% barrels cement, lamp hole rim and cover, 181 pounds, 4 joints 10-inch
pipe (new). Material $49.50. Labor $517.50.
O'Farrell Street between Jones and Leavenworth Repaired 330 feet bot-
tom in 3x5 brick sewer. Material, 3,000 brick, 7 barrels cement. Material,
$42.60. Labor. $137.50.
O'Farrel Street between Larkin and Polk Repaired 370 feet of bottom in
3x5 brick sewer. Material, 2,600 brick, 5 barrels cement. Material, $34.40.
Labor, $76.50.
Webster Street between Turk and Ellis Put in 425 feet of new bottom In
3x5 brick sewer, commencing at center line of Turk street, thence 425 feet
northerly. Material, 5,000 brick, 19% barrels cement. Material, $88.60. Labor,
$141.25.
Pine Street between Front and Davis Reconstructed 75 feet 3x5 brick
sewer. Excavated 85 yards sand. Material, 4,600 brick, 8 barrels cement.
Material, $58.90. Labor, $175.00.
Second Street between Folsom and Howard Finished repairs to 3x5
brick sewer, cemented sides and crown of sewer. Material, 750 new brick,
2,500 old brick, 16 barrels cement, 5 gallons oil, 6% pounds bale ro k pe> Ma-
terial, $46.80. Labor, $325.00.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 431
Eleventh Street between Market and Mission Repaired 130 feet of bot-
tom in 3x5 brick sewer. Material, 4 barrels cement, 50 empty sacks, 3 pounds
bale rope, 1,700 brick. Material, $24.95. Labor, $90.00.
. Lewis street between Taylor and Jones streets Repaired 125 feet 14-inch
pipe sewer and constructed new manhole. Excavated 125 yards sand. Ma-
terial, 70 feet 14-inch pipe, 2 joints 6-inch bends, 3 joints 6-inch straight pipe,
relaid 55 feet old pipe, rim and cover 476 pounds, 1,425 bricks, 3% barrels ce-
ment. Owing to street being very narrow, sand had to be hauled several times
to make necessary repairs. Material, $77.55. Labor, $280.00.
Second Street between Howard and Mission Repaired 45 feet crown and
sides of 3x5 brick sewer and 225 feet of bottom. Excavated 95 yards sand.
Material, 2,500 new brick, 1,800 old brick, 9 barrels cement, 10 pounds nails,
25 empty sacks. Material, $43.45. Labor, $410.00.
Mason street between Union and Green Streets Repaired 300 feet of
bottom in 3x5 brick sewer, commencing at point in middle of Union street,
thence southerly. Material, 3,000 brick, 6 barrels" cement. Material, $40.25.
Labor, $125.00.
Page Street between Pierce and Scott Streets Repaired 344 feet of bot-
tom in 3x5 brick sewer. Material, 3,500 brick, 9 barrels cement. Material,
$51.60. Labor, $89.50.
Eleventh Street between Market and Mission Streets Repaired 255 feet
of bottom of sewer. Material, 2,500 brick, 6 barrels cement, 4 barrels top
gravel, 5 pounds 7-inch spikes, 5 pounds bale rope, manhole rim and cover,
415 pounds. Material, $48.55. Labor, $100.50.
Jackson Street between Davis and Front Streets Repaired 200 feet of
bottom in 3x5 brick sewer, cemmencing at center line of Davis street, thence-
westerly 200 feet. Material, 4,550 brick, 9 % barrels cement. Material, $62.10.
Labor, $238.50.
Webster Street between Ellis and O'Parrell Repaired 210 feet bottom In
3x5 brick sewer. Material, 2,500 brick, 6 barrels cement. Material, $35.55.
Labor, $110.50.
Clay street between Franklin and Gough Reconstructed 96 feet 16-inch
pipe sewer. Excavated 125 yards sand. Material, 20 joints 16-inch pipe, %
barrel cement, 25 brick. Material $31.35. Labor $145.00,.
Second Street between Natoma and Minna Repaired 65 feet of bottom.
Material, 400 old brick, 600 new brick, 3 barrels cement. Material, $12.25.
Labor, $130.00.
Natoma crossing Second Street Removes old brick wing on westerly side
of crossing and replaced same with 18-inch pipe. Constructed manhole on
westerly line of Second street and Natoma street and constructed new 8-inch
pipe culverts from northwest and southwest corner cesspools. Excavated 60
yards sand. Material, 36 feet 18-inch pipe, 16 feet 8-inch pipe, 400 old
brick, 1 barrel aement. Material, $38.25. Labor, $85.70.
Commercial Street between Front and Battery Repaired 65 feet of crown
and sides of 3x5 sewer. Excavated 80 yards sand. Material, 2,300 new brick,
2,000 old brick, 6 barrels cement. Material, $34.10. Labor, $135.00.
Bush Street between Montgomery and Kearny Repaired 215 feet of
bottom of 3x5 brick sewer, commencing at center line of Bush and Montgomery
streets, thence 215 feet westerly. Material, 2,400 bricks, 5 barrels cement.
Material, $32.65. Labor, $150.00.
Eleventh Street between Market and Mission Repaired 550 feet bottom
in 3x5 brick sewer. Material, 5,000 brick, 13 barrels cement, 4 yards gravel,
3 gallons oil, 45 sacks, 7 pounds 8-inch spikes, 2 pounds bale rope. Material,
$84.00. Labor, $225.00.
Ellis Street between Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue Repaired 389 feet
bottom in 3x5 brick sewer, commencing at center line of Polk street, thence
westerly 389 feet. Material, 3,500 brick, 6 barrels cement, 10 jute bags, 6
pounds 6-inch spikes. Material, $45.40. Labor, $175.00.
Clay Street between Franklin and Gough Reconstructed 318 feet 16 -inch
stone pipe sewer. Excfivated 350 yards sand. Material, 155 joints 16-inch
stone pipe, 3 joints 16"x6" Y pipe, 2 barrels cement, 1 gallon signal oil. Ma-
terial, $246.56. Labor, $470.00.
Harrison Street between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Repaired 116
feet of 18-inch stone pipe sewer commencing 102 feet south of Twenty-fourth
street, thence southerly. Excavated 120 yards clay. Material, 116 feet 18-
inch pipe, 60 brick, 1% barrels cement. Material, $110.00. Labor, $156.00.
Commercial Street Repaired 80 feet of 3x5 brick sewer on Commercial
street, commencing at point 66 feet west of Front street, thence 80 feet west-
432 KEPORT OF BUREAU OF STREETS.
erly. Excavated 120 yards clay and sand. Repaired crown and 'ides and
portion of bottom. Material, 3,400 new brick, 2,000 old brick, 10 barrels
cement, 1 joint 8-inch pipe. Material, $53.50. Labor, $180.00.
Leavenworth Street between California and Sacramento Repaired 340
feet of bottom in 3x5 brick sewer from center line of California street to
center line of Sacramento street. Material, 3.000 brick, 6 barrels cement, 25
jute bags, 5 pounds bale rope. Material, $52.50. Labor, $150.50.
Bush Street between Stockton and Powell Repaired 96 feet of bottom in
3x5 brick sewer comm_encing at center line of Stockton street. Material, 1,000
brick, 2% barrels cement, 30 jute bags, 10 pounds bale rope. Material, $17.80.
Labor, $87.50.
Seventeenth Street between Guerrero and Dolores Repaired 130 feet of
bottom in 3x5 brick sewer. Material, 1,250 brick, 3 barrels cement, 1 gallon
lard oil. Material, $18.75. Labor, $100.00.
Greenwich Street between East and Battery Reconstructed 180 feet of
18-inch pipe sewer, commencing at center line of East street, thence westerly
to central line of Battery street, also constructed manhole on westerly line
of Greenwich and East streets. Excavated 215 yards rock. Material, 975
brick, 414 barrels cement, manhole rim and cover, 506 pounds. Material,
$32.05. Labor, $475.00.
William Street between Post and Geary Repaired sides and bottom of
3x2-foot brick sewer. Excavated 80 yards sand. Cemented side of sewer ar>d
put in crown in several places. Constructed new manhole in center of block.
Material, 2,000 new brick, 1,500 old brick, 20 jute bags, 8 barrels cement, fi
barrels gravel. Material, $35.60. Labor, $205.00.
Bush Street between Stockton and Powell Repaired 240 feet of bottom
In 3x5 brick sewer. Material, 2,500 brick, 5 barrels cement. Set new man-
hole rim and c.over on crossing of Stockton and Bush streets, weight 472
pounds. Material, $46.30. Labor, $125.00.
Eleventh Street between Howard and Mission Repaired 160 feet of bot-
tom in 3x5 brick sewer. Material, 2,000 brick, 6 barrels cement. Material,
$31.50. Labor, $91.50.
Cortland Avenue between Moultrie and Anderson Streets Reconstructed
176 feet of main sewer, 18-inch pipe, on Cortland avenue. Excavated 196
yards clay and rock. Material, 9 joints 18-inch pipe (new), 79 joints 18-inch
pipe (old), 1 barrel cement, 30 brick. Material, $18.80. Labor, $338.75.
Scott Street between Broadway and Vallejo Reconstructed 150 feet 16-
inch pipe sewer. Excavated 148 yards rock and clay. Material, 19 joints 16-inch
pipe (new)), 56 joints 16-inch pipe (112 feet old pipe), 1 joint 16x6 Y, 1
barrel cement. Material, $33.85. Labor, $296.00.
Seventh Street between Bryant and Brannan Reconstructed 3x5 brick
sewer. (The whole block is to be reconstructed.) Excavated up to date 81
yards sand. Material, 3,000 brick, 2 yards rock, 6 barrels cement, 60 jute bags',
1 pounds bale rope, 5 pounds nails. Material, $46.80. Labor, $196.00.
Geary Street between Polk and Larkin Repaired bottom and sides of
main sewer, 3x5 brick, 325 feet. Material, 3,300 brick, 8 barrels cement, 2
gallons lard oil, 25 jute bags, 5 pounds spikes, 7 pounds bale rope. Material,
$51.90. Labor, $137.50.
Bush Street between Powell and Stockton Repaired 240 feet of main
ewer, 3x5 brick bottom and sides. Material, 2,500 brick, 7 barrels cement, 3
pounds bale rope, 22 jute bags. Material, $39.95. Labor, $137.50.
Seventh Street between Bryant and Brannan Repaired 65 feet of 3x5
brick sewer on Seventh street. Excavated 103 yards sand. Material, 5,000
brick, 15 barrels cement, 30 jute bags, 3 gallons signal oil, 2 joints 6 -inch
pipe. Material, $82.35. Labor, $252.00.
Geary Street between Polk and Larkin Repaired sides and bottom of
main sewer 3x5 brick 235 feet long. Material, 3,000 brick, 8 barrels cement,
3 gallons lard oil, 5 pounds bale rope, 20 jute bags. Material, $53.40. Labor,
$131.25.
Geary Street between Grant Avenue and Stockton Repaired 325 feet
of bottom of main sewer 3x5 brick, also sealed up 16 abandoned side sewers.
Material, 3,550 brick, 10% barrels cement, relaid 600 old brick. Material $54.55,
Labor, $212.50.
Vallejo Street between Franklin and Gough Repaired 325 feet of bottom
of main sewer 3x5 brick. Material, 2,700 brick, 6 barrels cement. Material,
$37.60. Labor, $106.25.
Dupont Street between Pacific and Broadway Repaired bottom, sides and
crown of main sewer 3x5 brick; also sealed up 9 abandoned side sewers.
BOAED OF PUBLIC WORKS. 433
Excavated 34 yards of clay. Material, 1,600 brick, 3 y 2 barrels cement. Ma-
terial, $20.40. Labor, $107.00.
Buchanan Street between Union and Filbert Repaired 32 feet of 18-inch
pipe sewer on Buchanan street beginning at point 23 feet nortn of Union
street, thence 32 feet northerly. Excavated 38 yards sand. Material, 32
feet 18-inch stone pipe, 35 brick, % barrel cement. Material, $30.25. Labor,
$73.50.
San Bruno Avenue between Fifteenth and Alameda Reconstructed 100
feet .of 12-inch pipe sewer. Excavated 100 yards sand. Put concrete foun-
dation under pipe. Material, 44 joints 12-inch pipe (straight), 5 joints 12"x
6" Y pipe, 3 barrels cement, 2 yards rock No. 3, 200 brick. Material, $56.10.
Labor, $125.00.
Fifth Street between Folsom and Harrison Repaired 20 feet of 6-foot
brick sewer. Excavated 30 yards sand. Material, 3,250 brick, 7 barrels
cement, 1 gallon lard oil, 5 pounds nails. Material, $45.70. Labor, $175.00.
Twenty-fourth Street between Diamond and Douglass Repaired 50 feet of
18-inch stone pipe sewer. The pipe along the entire 50 feet had collapsed;
on excavating we found that stone pipe sewer Is laid directly on top of aban-
doned cement pipe, which contractors failed to remove when constructing
the stone pipe sewer. Excavated 70 yards clay. Material, 20 Joints 18-Inch
straight pipe, 1 joint 18"x6" Y pipe, 75 brick, 1 barrel cement. Material,
$43.20. Labor, $307.50.
Jackson Street between Dupont and Stockton Repaired 350 feet of bot-
tom in 6-foot sewer on Jackson street. Material, 4,050 brick, 10% barrels
cement. Material, $59.95. Labor, $226.25.
Fifth Street between Shipley and Folsom Repaired 40 feet of sides and
crown of 5-foot sewer. Had to abandon this work until stormy season was
over. Excavated 40 yards sand. Material, 4,250 brick, 6 barrels cement. Ma-
terial, $51.15. Labor, $142.50.
Market and Beale Streets Repaired 50 feet of crown on 3x5 brick sewer,
commencing at westerly line of Beale street, thence 50 feet easterly. This work
was done at night on account of tides and the great amount of traffic on
Market street during the day. Material, 4,000 brick, 8 barrels cement. Ma-
terial, $53.65. Labor, $175.00.
Twenty-fifth crossing Douglass Street Reconstructed 10-inch pipe culvert
from northeast corner cesspool and repaired 10 feet of 18-inch pipe sewer at
the easterly line of crossing and 16-inch sewer on westerly line of crossing.
Excavated 60 yards clay. Work was done under difficulty, owing to stormy
weather and this being an outlet sewer. Material, 3 joints 18-inch pipe, f>
joints 16-inch pipe, 4 joints 10-inch pipe, 10 empty jute bags. Material, $17.60.
Labor, $153.00.
Locust Street between Jackson and Pacific Repaired 30 feet 16-inch pipe
sewer. This sewer had collapsed, causing water to flow out of manhole In
'the center of block, and during a heavy storm the street was washed down
hill to Pacific street. Excavated from sewer 37 yards sand, filled in wash-
out 120 yards sand. Material, 30 feet 16-inch pipe, 100 brick, % barrel
cement. Material, $23.95. Labor, repairing sewer, $22.50; teaming and labor
Market Street between Main and Beale Bricklayer employed all month
repairing 3x5 brick sewer. This work was done between tides. Repaired 95
feet of sewer. Excavated 105 yards sand. Material, 5,500 brick, 3,500 old
brick, 10% barrels cement. Material, $73.10. Labor, $405.00.
Vallejo Street between Van Ness and Franklin Repaired 500 feet of bot-
tom in 3x5 brick sewer. Material, 5,050 brick, 11 barrels cement, 40 jute bags,
5 pounds bale rope. Material, $69.84. Labor, $212.50.
Henry Street between Sanchez and Noe Repaired 40 feet of 14-inch pipe
sewer. Sewer was opened in four places to flush same. Excavated 40 yards
sand. Material, 9 joints 14-inch pipe, 150 brick, 1 barrel cement. Material,
$14.40. Labor, $130.00.
Fifteenth Street between Castro and Noe Repaired 65 feet of 18-inch pipe
sewer, commencing at point 185 feet east of Castro street thence easterly 65
feet. Excavated 70 yards clay. Material, 48 feet 18-inch stone pipe, 10 feet
6-inch stone pipe, 1 barrel cement, 50 brick, 2 feet 8-inch pipe. Material,
$48.00. Labor, $286.50. Sewage from this break was backing up into houses
and we had to open street in five places to locate break.
Church street between Hermann and Duboce Avenue Repaired 34 feet of
16-inch pipe sewer. Excavated 36 yards sand. Material, 34 feet of 16-inch
pipe, % barrel cement. Material, $26.65. Labor, $102.00.
434 REPORT OF BUREAU OF STREETS.
Seventeenth Street between Guerrero and Dolores Repaired 160 feot of
bottom In 3x5 brick sewer. Material, 2,250 brick, 5 barrels cement. Ma-
terial, $31.35. Labor, $75.50.
Haight Street crossing Buena Vista Avenue Constructed storm water
inlets on the easterly and westerly corners and laid 30 feet 10-inch culvert
for same. Excavated 30 yards sand. Material, 1,000 brick, 2 barrels cement,
30 feet 10-inch stone pipe, castings, 1,187 pounds. Material, $55.35. Labor.
$75.00.
Twenty-fourth crossing Capp Street Constructed new manhole and re-
constructed 20 feet of 16-inch pipe sewer. Excavated 80 yards clay. Ma-
terial, 1,400 brick, 3 barrels cement, 18 feet 16-inch pipe. Material, $32.76.
Labor, $173.50.
Dupont Street between Vallejo and Green Repaired bottom of 3x5 main
sewer from center line of Vallejo street to center line of Green stree*. Ma-
terial, 3,500 brick, 9 barrels cement. Material. $51.60. Labor, $150.00.
Market Street between Beale and Main Reconstructed 30 feet of 3x5
brick sewer. Excavated 40 yards sand. This work was carried on at nights
and between tides. Material, 1,250 new brick, 2,200 old brick, barrels c-
ment, 4 gallons signal oil, 15 pounds assorted nails. Material, $26.95. Labor.
$180.00.
Sacramento crossing Davis Street Reconstructed 25 feet of 3x5 brick
sewer commencing at westerly line of Davis street. This work is still dif-
ficult, owing to the Sacramento street cable bed being directly over and rest-
ing in some places on crown of sewer. Excavated 50 yards y.and. Ma-
terial, 2,500 new brick, 1,800 old brick, 8 barrels cement, 2 gallons cil, 5
pounds assorted nails, 10 jute bags. Material, $41.70. Labor, $280.00.
Seventeenth Street between Valencia and Guerrero Repaired bottom and
sides of 3x5 brick sewer, commencing at center line of Guerrero street, thence
500 feet easterly. Material, 5,000 brick, 10 barrels cement, 50 .iute bags, 5
pounds bale rope, 5 pounds 8-inch spikes, 2 yards city gravel. Materiil,
$70.95. Labor, $165.50.
Dupont Street between Vallejo Street and Montgomery Avenue Repaired
bottom of 3x5 main sewer, commencing at easterly line or* Dupont street and
Montgomery avenue, thence northerly to the southerly line of Vallejo street.
Repaired 240 feet of bottom. Material, 3,000 brick, 6 barrels cement. Ma-
terial, $40.25. Labor, 1185.00.
Vallejo Street between Montgomery Avenue and Dupont Street Repaired
130 feet of 3x5 sewer, commencing at center line of Dupont street, thence
westerly 130 feet. Material, 2,000 brick, 4 barrels cement. Material, $26.85.
Labor, $115.00.
. Capp and Twenty-fourth Streets Reconstructed 122 feet of 16-inch pipe
sewer on Capp street, commencing at southerly line of Twenty- fourth street,
thence 122 feet southerly. Excavated 120 yards clay. Material, 61 joints 16-
inch pipe, 50 brick, 1 barrel cement, 1 joint 6-inch pipe. Material, $94.60.
Labor, $443.00.
Ninth Street, between Bryant and Brannan Reconstructed 30 feet of 5-
foot brick sewer, commencing at southerly line of Bryant street, thence 30
feet southerly. Excavated 30 yards sand. Material, 1.750 new brick, 1,200
old brick, 6 barrels cement. Material, $29.30. Labor, $75.00.
Sacramento Street between Davis and Dmmm Reconstructed 90 feet of
3x5 brick sewer, commencing at center line of crossing of Davis and Sacra-
mento streets, thence 90 feet easterly. Excavated 135 yards dirt. Work done
at night between tides. Material, 5,350 new brick, 3,500 old brick. 12 barrels
cement, 4 gallons signal oil. Material, $76.38. Labor, $447.50.
Seventeenth Street between Guerrero and Valencia Repaired 350 feet of
brick sewer, commencing at point 175 feet west of Valencia street, thence
350 feet easterly along Seventeenth street. Material, 5,000 brick, 13 barrels
cement, 4 gallons lard oil, 40 jute bags, 5 pounds 10-inch spikes, 5 pounds 6-
inch spikes, 2 pounds bale rope, 1 gallon signal oil. Material $78.60. Labor,
$226.00.
Langton Street between Howard and Folsom Repaired 44 feet of 18 -inch
pipe sewer. Excavated 40 yards sand. Material, 22 joints 18-inch pipe, %
barrel cement, 100 brick. Material, $41.65. Labor, $65.50.
Washington Alley between Washington and Jackson Repaired 450 feet
of bottom and sides in 3x5 brick sewer. Material, 4,7i-0 brick, 9 barrels
cement. Material, $62.55. Labor, $237.50.
BOAKD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
435
RICHMOND OUTLET SEWER (BAKER'S BEACH.)
Reconstructed 90 feet of 5-foot circular sewer that had collapsed. Con-
structed bottom out of basalt blocks. Had to excavate 1,120 yards of rock
and clay to make repairs. Cause of break, the old timbers used by con-
tractor in tunneling under the bluff when sewer was built were not removed
and the space between timber and brick wall of sewer was not filled solidly.
Much of this excavating was done under difficulties, owing to the stormy
weather and the extreme high tides during winter and spring months. This
sewer extends out in the ocean 60 feet. Material, 17,000 brick, 36^ barrels
cement, castings, 950 pounds, 200 pounds galvanized steps, 740 feet redwood,
10 gallons lard oil, 50 jute sacks. Material, $285.15. Labor, $2,556.50.
Work is still uncompleted, owing to unfavorable tides.
Reconstructed 441 feet of 3x4 box sewer on Diamond street between
Chenery and Surrey street. Excavated 627 yards clay.
Also constructed 75 feet of new box extending from northerly line of
Diamond and Chenery streets to gully 75 feet east of crossing. Material,
$140.85. Labor, $1,278.75.
MISSION ROAD CULVERT.
Repaired 112 feet of 4x4 wooden culvert, extending across Mission street
between Italy and France streets. This culvert is the outlet for all the drain-
age on Mission street south of Amazon avenue. Also east of Amazon avenue.
Culvert runs through private property on west side Mission street and empties
into Islais Creek. Excavated 201 yards sand and clay. Material, $157.00.
Labor, $407.50.
CESSPOOL CLEANING.
The forces of the Bureau of Streets engaged in cesspool cleaning were em-
ployed for eleven months of the fiscal year. Cesspool cleaning was suspended
during the month of July.
Two thousand one hundred twenty-six cesspools were cleaned.
Two thousand seventy-five cubic yards of silt were removed from these
cesspools and transported to the dump at a cost of $2,734.75.
In addition to the above many cesspools have been Hushed, and the work
is reported under the heading of sewer and cesspool flushing 1 .
The following table shows the number of cesspools cleaned during each
of said months, the number of cubic yards of material removed, and the
cost of the work:
MONTH
Cesspools
Cleaned
Cubic yards
Material
Removed
Cost
1903 July
August
321
240
$305 25
September ...
192
155
215.50
October
212
216
198.00
November
111
184
163.00
December
223
218
275.00
1904 January
69
64
88.00
122
180
181 00
105
190
247 00
April
205
190
291.00
May
286
226
336.50
280
212
434 50
Totals
2 126
2 075
$2 734 75
436
REPORT OF BUREAU OF STREETS.
SEWER CLEANING. (BRICK SEWERS.)
During the fiscal year the sewer cleaners removed with bucket and
windlass through the sewer manholes from brick sewer and transported to the
dump 5,659 cubic yards of silt. The expense for labor and teaming employed
in the performance of the work was S15,"J6.?r).
The following tabulated statement presents the quantities of material
removed from the brick sewers each month of the year and the cost of labor
and teaming employed on the work for such month:
MONTH
Cubic Yards of Silt
Removed
Cost for
Each Month
1903 July
448
$1 195 00
August ... .
451
1 247 00
September
499
1 311 00
495
1 365 50
November
355
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December
505
,363 50
1904 January
195
512 50
February . . . . .
417
176 75
March
558
590 75
April
518
668 00
May
619
1 588 25
599
1 697 00
Totals
5 659
$15 726 25
SEWER AND CESSPOOL. FLUSHING AND SEWER EXAMINATION.
The ironstone pipe sewers are cleaned by flushing with fresh water. The
cesspools, besides being cleaned, are also flushed with fresh water.
In addition to the cleaning of the c.esspools and sewers 1,084 blocks of
ironstone pipe sewer and 5,539 cesspools were Hushed during the year.
Eight hundred and two blocks of brick sowers were examined by the
flushing crews to ascertain the nature of defects such as are indicated by
settlement in pavements.
The following schedule presents the number of sowers examined, cess-
pools and blocks of sewers flushed, and the cost of the work for each month
of the fiscal year:
MONTH.
.Blocks
of Sewers
Examined
Cesspools
Flushed
Blocks
of Sewers
Flushed
Cost of
Labor
1903 July
65
296
70
$432 00
62
202
53
535 00
68
444
138
345.00
October
November
72
.... 85
474
612
54
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621.00
594.00
83
335
85
682 00
78
327
98
668 00
81
534
67
638.00
March . ...
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620
70
703.00
April
May
61
.... 46
418
487
94
146
756.00
632.50
June
37
790
159
604.00
Totals
802
5 539
1 084
$7 210 50
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
437
PREPARATION AND POSTING NOTICES OF STREET WORK AND MAIL-
ING COPIES OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION.
During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904, the Board of Public Works
passed twenty-seven (27) resolutions of intention, recommending the ordering
of the improvement of one hundred and forty-two (142) separate pieces of
work.
The Bureau of Streets prepared and posted along the line of said con-
templated improvements eleven hundred and sixty-nine (1.16S) "Notices of
Street Work," stating the fact of the passage of the resolution of intention
and the work or improvement proposed.
There was also twenty-four hundred and twenty-five (2,425) copies of
the Resolution of Intention addressed and mailed to the owners of property
affected by these improvements, as such owners were designated on diagrams
prepared from the Assessor's block books, and to addresses secured from the
City Directory.
CORPORATION TRENCH NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED AND REGISTERED
IN INDEX REGISTER BY THE BUREAU OF STREETS.
The notifications received by the Bureau of Streets for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1904, from the corporations engaged in the business of fur-
nishing water and light to the City and its inhabitants, of trenches opened
in the public streets for the purpose of placing therein, repairing or renewing
their pipes, mains, services or other conduits, are as follows:
Blocks
of Mains
Service
Trenches
Total
San Francisco Gas and Electric Co
Spring Valley Water Works '.
56
126
23
2,411
1,912
198
2,467
2,038
221
29
77
106
Independent Electric Lighl and Power Co....
Central Light and Power Co
5
14
17
14
22
Equitable Gas Light Co
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Mutual Electric Light Co
2
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Pacific States Tele and Tele Co
72
82
154
Department of Electricity . . ...
26
48
74
Olympic Salt Water Co
6
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Totals
337
4 781
5 118
CORPORATION TRENCHES.
The following schedules show the number of trenches opened by the light,
water and other corporations. The restoration of the pavement over these
trenches is performed under the supervision of Inspectors D. J. O'Brien and
William Still.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR D. J. O'BRIEN.
Mains
Services
Total
Trenches
Spring Valley Water Co
56
964
1 020
San Francisco Gas and Electric Co
13
1 150
1 163
Independent Gas and Power Co.
116
116
Independent Electric Light and Power Co....
Pacific Gas Improvement Co
Pacific States Tele, and Tele. Co
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7
68
97
7
76
119
Department of Electricity
30
9
39
Olympic Salt Water Co
1
5
6
Central Light and Power Co
3
14
17
Equitable Gas Light Co
5
5
Mutual Electric Light Co
2
2
Totals
133
2437
2 570
438
REPORT OF BUREAU OF STREETS.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR WILLIAM STILL.
Mains
Services
Total
Trenches
Spring VaHey Water Co
64
911
975
San Francisco Gas and Electric Co
39
1,040
1 079
23
128
151
Independent Electric Light and Power Co....
Pacific Gas Improvement Co
3
33
3
33
Pacific States Tele and Tele Co
64
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Department of Electricity
1
4
5
Central Light and Power Co
3
4
7
Martel Power Co
3
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Totals
194
2 134
2 328
INSPECTORS OF COMPLAINTS.
There are three inspectors assigned to the duty of serving notices upon
property owners and others for the repair of sidewalks, side-sewers, construc-
tion of bulkheads, removal of street obstructions, construction of bridge side-
walks over excavations, the placing of house numbers, and miscellaneous
notices requiring compliance with municipal ordinances. These inspectors
also report upon the condition of streets after completion of building oper-
ations, house-moving or any disturbance of pavements.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR EDWARD LAWTON.
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179
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August
163
2
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33
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15
48
September
197
7
56
22
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5
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October
259
3
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15
28
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November
167
3
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25
35
5
55
December
155
4
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25
37
8
54
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180
6
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24
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12
93
February
152
1
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17
43
7
74
March
151
2
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11
57
3
59
April
124
1
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3
5
93
May
135
3
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10
14
82
June .
181
7
40
6
22
2
30
Totals
2,043
45
542
207
335
62
751
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
439
REPORT OF INSPECTOR WILLIAM H. GRIFFIN.
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96
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August
149
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173
September
139
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233
October
136
41
2
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12
3
188
November
107
104
2
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2
135
December . .
103
79
2
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3
123
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68
61
2
11
5
339
February . .
5
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274
March
106
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357
April
11
81
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277
May
102
121
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186
June
20
81
200
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936
968
18
73
170
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2 599
House Number
Notices served
Irregular blocks
Renumbered
1903 July
August ,
64
October . . .
37
40
10
286
22
247
14
March
269
April
261
14
May
322
22
284
10
Totals ....
1 820
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1903 July
179
62
25
15
120
22
170
10
39
25
October
137
38
11
212
19
93
47
Totals
911
10
227
25
51
440
REPORT OF BUREAU OF STREETS.
REPORT OF A. FLYNN, JR., INSPECTOR.
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92
45
57
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April
142
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33
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May
172
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June
163
6
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51
46
5
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668
20
182
212
99
31
353
The following exhibit presents the number of complaints received and
recorded on the complaint book for each month of the fiscal year, and the
character of such complaints:
Sidewalks needing re-
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Roadway needing re-
pair
Roadway obstructed...
Sewers choked
Cesspools choked
(Bulkheads needing re-
pair
1903 July
20
12
32
6
11
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9
5
37
19
25
4
September
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39
4
24
20
October
23
5
58
5
40
57
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16
5
107
3
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142
39
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4
17
62
4
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24
2
88
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39
43
4
February
35
3
103
9
20
117
4
March
23
2
129
3
33
137
2
April
26
5
86
4-2
34
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May
34
5
36
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June
29
2
50
11
20
16
2
Totals
287
52
859
54
326
696
23
There were also 1.236 miscellaneous complaints in addition to the above.
Total number of complaints, 3.533.
SIDE-SEWER CONSTRUCTION.
During the fiscal year 1903-4, an aggregate total of 1,729 side-sewers
constructed as follows:
In streets paved with bitumen or asphalt 551
In streets paved with basalt or cobbles. . . 515
In unimproved streets 663
Total 1,729
BOAED OF PUBLIC WOKKS.
441
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171
47
48
76
46
August
166
58
54
54
49
September
146
54
50
42
44
October
143
37
47
59
47
November . ...
105
31
33
41
47
161
43
55
63
49
1904 January
125
60
43
32
47
February ;
121
40
40
41
42
149
54
43
52
48
April
139
43
38
58
60
May
145
43
23
79
64
June .... ...
158
51
41
66
53
Totals
1 729
551
515
663
An averag-e of 48 men were employed each month in side-sewer con-
struction, including- inspector, paver, rammer, horse and cart with driver,
and one double team with driver.
The total aggregate payroll for the year was $40,547.25.
One thousand seven hundred and two applications were made during
the year for the construction of new side-sewers and deposits aggregating
$65,961.50 made with the cashier of the Board of Public Works therefor.
CONCRETE WORK.
A cement finisher and helper were employed by the Bureau of Streets
throughout the year in the construction and repair of runways and side-
walks in front of Fire Department, School Department, Police Department
and other municipal buildings and property.
They also attended to the repair of concrete sidewalks on the corners
of street crossings, and the readjustment to line and grade of the granite
curbing on such corners, and other work.
The specific location and character of work performed are set forth in
the monthly reports of the Bureau of Streets.
REPAIRS TO PLANK ROADWAYS AND CARPENTER WORK.
This work is mainly upon those portions of the planked streets along
the water front under the jurisdiction of the city.
The work was performed by the employees of the Bureau of Streets.
The principal repair work was performed on the following streets:
Spear street, between Bryant and Harrison streets, 830 square feet.
Folsom street, between East and Steuart streets. 1,815 square feet.
Brannan street, between First and Fremont, replanked.
Replanked Sixth street bridge and constructed bulkhead.
Constructed new stairway over hill at Michigan and Twenty-second
streets.
Repaired street sweeping bunkers.
Reconstructed approach to Fourth street bridge.
Constructed box sewer 168 feet long on Sansome street, north of Green
street.
442
REPORT OF BUREAU OF STREETS.
Constructed 300 feet of fence on west side of Cliff avenue, near Cliff
House.
Reconstructed bulkhead at First and Brannan streets.
Henry street, near Castro street, constructed sand pit.
Fillmore and North Point streets, repaired bulkhead at end of road-
way on Fillmore street.
Constructed 230 feet of fence around sand hill at end of Van Ness
avenue, at North Point street.
Repaired 197 feet of culvert on Mission street, between Italy and France
avenues.
Ninth and Channel streets, resurfaced 36 feet top of sewer.
Repaired 441 feet of box sewer on Diamond street, betwen Surrey and
Sussex streets.
Union street, between Montgomery and Kearny streets, constructed plank
sidewalk in front of Garfield school.
Hampton place, between Second and Third, repaired 130 feet of box
sewer.
Spear street, between Bryant and Harrison streets, repaired bulkhead
between basalt pavement and plank roadway.
Hyde street, north of Beach street, constructed 160 feet of box sewer.
Chestnut street, between Kearny and Montgomery streets, rebuilt 200 feet
of fence.
Crossing of Kansas and Division streets, replanked 50 feet of top of
sewer.
Channel street, replanked top of sewer at Eighth and Kansas streets.
Corbett road, reconstructed wooden, culverts.
MAINTENANCE OF BRIDGES.
The municipal bridges were kept in repair by the employees of the
Bureau of Streets, and the repair work performed is noted in this report
under the subdivision of carpenter work; also in the monthly reports of the
Chief Engineer of Drawbridges.
The Fourth street bridge was opened for the accommodation of vessels
entering and passing out of the channel during each month of the fiscal
year as follows:
MONTH
Vessels
Entering
Vessels
Passing out
Total
Openings
1903 July
313
331
644
August
276
278
554
347
341
688
October
346
343
689
November
252
246
498
December
362
361
723
1904 January
312
308
620
February
346
336
682
March
336
339
675
April
332
330
662
May
319
324
643
June ......
307
307
614
Totals
3 848
3 844
7 692
STREET SWEEPING AND SPRINKLING.
The paved streets of the city are swept by contract. The city is di-
vided into four sweeping districts and contracts are awarded upon bids re-
ceived by the Board of Public Works for each district, at a rate per 1,000
square yards of area swept.
The streets within each sweeping district are further divided into seven
classifications, based upon the number of times per month these streets are
swept, and varying from all day cleaning for streets of the first class in dis-
trict No. 1 (which are separately bid upon) to streets of the seventh class
that are to be swept once per month. The streets are scheduled for each
classification.
The following is a statement of the cost of street sweeping and sprink-
ling for each month of the fiscal year:
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 443
* Cost of Cost of
MONTH Sweeping Sprinkling
1903 July $17,867.34 $2,876.87
August 17,243.79 2,871.00
September 17,599.83 2,957.65
October 18,051.26 2,271.02
November 12,484.92 310.02
December 17,387.44 187.54
1904 January 16,579.46 191.61
February 12,316.03 23.91
March 14,085.98 70.05
April 17,361.97 1,507.67
May 17,593.49 2,871.89
June 14,227.92 2,610.25
Totals $192,799.43 $18,749.48
Total cost for sweeping $192,799.43
Total cost for sprinkling 18,749.48
$211,548.91
The following schedule presents the number of wagon loads of sweep-
ings removed from the streets of the city, and the number of loads depos-
itd in the bunkers for each month of the fiscal year:
MONTH Removed from streets Deposited in bunkers
1903 July 2,724 loads 1,740 loads
August 2,449 loads 1,580 loads
September 2,489 loads 1,359 loads
October 2,529 loads 1,467 loads
November 1,741 loads 930 loads
December 2,675 loads 1,336 loads
1904 January 2,601 loads 1,391 loads
February 1,879 loads 1,010 loads
March 2,157 loads 1,249 loads
April. 2,884 loads 1,510 loads
May 2,606 loads 1,532 loads
June 2,709 loads 1,224 loads
Totals 28,814 loads 16,328 loads
The following statement presents the number of cubic yards of street
sweepings transported to Golden Gate Park on the cars of the United Rail-
roads for each month of the fiscal year:
MONTH. Cubic yards
1903 July 4,880
August 4,768
September 4,120
October 4,074
November 2,100
December 3,126
1904 January 3,224
February 2,274
March 2,826
April 4,126
May 4,360
June 3,816
Total 43,784
MAINTENANCE OF COUNTY ROADS.
Point J,obos avenue was sprinkled and kept in repair at a cost of $150
per month.
San Bruno road, 9,618 cubic yards of macadam were spread on this
road at a cost of $5.931.05. Additional repairs were made at a cost of
$1,043.00.
444
REPORT OF BUREAU OF STREETS.
Mission road, 2,730 cubic yards of macadam were spread on this road
at a cost of $2,416.50.
The cost of additional repairs was $228.00.
Ocean avenue, one laborer and one double team were employed 15 days
repairing road at a cost of $127.50.
CORPORATION YARD REPORT.
Received
Delivered
On hand
Brick
106 750
96 390
10 360
340 barrels
3' >0 barrels
18 barrels
12
6
6
24
22
2
Cesspool corners
12
12
4
4
30
30
Manhole rims
24
20
4
Ironstone pipe
6-inch
69 joints
69 joints
8-inch
125
115 '
9 joints
10-inch
355 '
350 '
5
12-inch
90 '
88 '
2
14-inch .
50 '
35 '
15
16-inch
130
125
5
18-inch
145 '
141 '
4
Y's
33
28
Storm inlet frames
Storm inlet grates
6
7
1
2
5
5
Spikes ...
1,400 pounds
1,300 pounds
100 pounds
Nails
2 800
2 500 "
300
60 pairs
55 pairs
Rubber hose %-inch ....
460 feet
400 feet
60 feet
Rubber hose, 1-inch ". . . .
450
425
25 "
250 "
250 "
Pick handles
15 dozen
14 dozen
1 dozen
Sledge handles ....
2% "
2 "
Vs "
Crowbars
84
30
54
Street brooms
72
70
2
6
6
Danger flags ... ....
22 dozen
20 dozen
2 dozen
Lard oil
120 gallons
118 gallons
2 gallons
Signal oil
538 "
532 "
6 "
Coal oil ...
60 "
60 "
Cylinder oil. . . . ....
20
20
Gravel street
1,089 vards
1,089 yards
Gravel fine
2
2
Sacks jute
1 500
1 400
100
Bale rope ....
4 coils
4 coils
Coal
19 tons
19 tons
Sewer lamps
6 dozen
5 dozen
1 dozen
Lanterns danger
15
12
3 "
Lumber redwood
Lumber pine
25,436 feet
59,260 feet
25,436 feet
59,260 feet
Shovels
216
00
16
Picks
60
55
5
Sledges ....
6
6
Bitumen axes
6
6
Hand axes
24
22
2
6
6
Hand saws
24
22
2
Cross-cut saws
3
3
Manila rope . .
400 feet
400 feet
Wheelbarrows . . ....
26
18
8
Sewer barrows
7
5
2
Tampers
18
12
6
Buckets wood . . ....
51
40
11
Buckets iron
31
30
1
Trap valves ....
8
8
Hose spanners . . ....
36
30
6
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 445
BLACKSMITHING.
Crowbars sharpened and repaired 555
Picks sharpened and repaired 407
Picks steeled 613
Picks and bars stamped 180
Sewer buckets repaired 105
Wheelbarrows repaired 73
Gads repaired 46
New flag rods 51
New steel grates made 2
Bitumen cutters sharpened 41
Sharp drills 1, new 1 0-foot drill 34
Scoop shovels repaired 20
Windlasses repaired 7
Knobs on bars 128
446
REPORT OF BUREAU OF STREETS.
ACCEPTED STREETS FROM JULY 1ST. 1903, TO JULY 1ST, 1904. PAVED
WITH BITUMINOUS ROCK.
Street
From
To
Data
Lineal feet
Twenty-fifth. . .
Haight
Frederick
Crossing
Baker
Twenty-sixth
Page
Oct. 21, 1903
Sept. 16, 1903
Feb. 10, 1904
Aug. 7, 1903
Sept. 16, 1903
Dec. 9, 1903
Feb. 10, 1904
Feb. 25, 1904
Jan. 27. 1904
March 9, 1904
March 9, 1904
Oct. 21, 1903
July 14, 1903
Mar. 18, 1904
Nov. 25, 1903
Sept. 22, 1903
Oct. 21, 1903
Oct 21, 1903
Feb. 16, 1904
Jan. 12, 1904
Feb. 16, 1904
Aug. 27, 1903
Jan. 7, 1904
Feb. 25, 1904
Feb. 25, 1904
Jan. 7, 1904
Feb 25, 1904
Sept. 30, 1903
Nov. 25, 1903
Aug. 7, 1903
Aug. 7, 1903
Dec. 4, 1903
Mar. 18, 1904
Sept. 16, 1903
Feb. 25, 1904
Feb. 2, 1904
Dec. 15, 1903
Feb. 16, 1904
Oct. 13, 1903
Dec. 24, 1903
Feb. 2, 1904
Nov. 5, 1903
July 14, 1903
July 29, 1903
March 9, 1904
Dec. 9, 1903
Dec. 9, 1903
Feb. 16, 1904
F*b. 16, 1904
Feb. 16, 1904
Sept. 30, 1903
May 26, 1904
May 26, 1904
May 26, 1904
June 25, 1904
June 4, 1904
June 15, 1904
June 4, 1904
May 26, 1904
May 26, 1904
May 26, 1904
April 6, 1904
May 26, 1904
June 15, 1904
June 15, 1904
May 26, 1904
Mar. 29, 1904
April 27, 1904
April 13. 1904
520
275
946
68' 9"
412' 6"
408
84
68' 9"
264
296
520
64
412' 6"
68' 9"
560
120
120
541
200
560
64
68' 9"
412' 6
412' 6
412' 6
68' 9
68' 9
275
82' 6
412' 6
68' 9
82' 6
240
412' 6"
275
68' 9"
255' 4V 2 "
50
250
520
338' 5"
300
68' 9"
520
1187' 10"
200
200
200
550
466
412' 6"
412' 6"
412' 6"
82' 6"
561' OV 8 "
150
348' 3%"
850
412' 6"
275
68' 9"
63' 9"
412' 6"
275
68' 9"
275
381' 3"
412' 6"
275
Ashbury
Sixteenth
Haight
Broadway
Lyon ....
Nineteenth. . . .
Crossing
Twentieth
Twentieth. . . .
Crossing
Army
Twelfth
Green . .
Bartlett
Twenty-sixth. . . .
Thirteenth. .....
Fifteenth
Fourteenth. . . .
Crossing
Stanyan
Crossing
Collingwood
Carl
Nineteenth
Willard. .
Haight
Dolores
Twenty-third
Fifteenth
Eighteenth
Hampshire
Noe
Cumber an .
Crossing
Dolores
Division
Eighteenth
Fourteenth
Florida
Crossing
Seventeenth. . . .
York
Sanchez
Crossing . '.
Twenty-sixth. . . .
Stanyan
Webster.
Crossing
Green
Buchanan
Laguna . ...
Buchanan
Green
Octavia
Laguna
Steiner
Crossing
Golden Gate ave
Crossing .
Laguna. .
Gough
Turk
Twenty-fourth. . .
Masonic avenue. .
Masonic avenue. .
Twenty-sixth. . . .
Fifth
Haight
Central avenue .
Haight
Crossing
Hugo ....
Fourth
Hyde
Lombard
Laguna
Lyon
Laurel
Masonic avenue. .
Nineteenth
Larkin
Union
Green
Crossing
Clay
Crossing
Pine
Washington
Java. . .
Hartford
Seventeenth. . . .
Lyon
Mission
Crossing
Twenty-fifth
Castro
N Oe
Eighteenth
Central avenue. .
California avenue
Waller
Twenty-sixth ....
S. Miguel Rancho
York
Bryant
Pine
Powell avenue. . .
Shotwell
Tremont avenue..
Bryant
Florida
Alabama
Folsom
Twentieth
Twentieth
Twenty-sixth. . . .
Twenty-sixth. . . .
Waller
Florida
Harrison
Florida
Devisadero
Broderick
Broderick
Broadway
Broadway
Baker
Devisadero
Crossing
Church
Broderick
Broderick
Dorland
Duncan
E. line San Jose.
W. line Tiffany. ..
Duboce avenue. . .
Frederick
Greenwich
Gough
Gough !
Haight I
Merchant
Pierce
First avenue. . . .
Gough
Willard . ...
Octavia
Lombard
Greenwich
Belvedere
Montgomery
Crossing
Intersection. . . .
Kearny
Union
Crossing
McAllister
Masonic avenue.
Scott
Bryant
Pierce
Scott
Golden Gate ave.
Waller
Waller
White place
275 ft. South
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
447
ACCEPTED STREETS FROM JULY 1ST. 1903. TO JULY 1ST. 1904. PAVED
WITH BASALT BLOCKS.
Street
From
To
Date
Lineal feet
Battery
Crossing
Washington
July
14 1903
68' 9"
Broadway . .
Front
Davis
July
14, 1903
275
Clay
Franklin
Gough
Mar.
23, 1904
412' 6"
Ellis
Larkin
Polk
July
14, 1903
412' 6"
Lombard
Linden avenue
Hyde
Webster
Larkin
Buchanan
Sept.
March
16, 1903
9 1904
412' 6"
412' 6"
New Montgomery
Mission
Howard
Aug.
27, 1903
550
Aug
27 1903
82' 6"
O'Parrell
Franklin
July
14 1903
384' 9"
Duboce avenue. . .
Green
Guerrero
Sansome
Market
Battery
June
May
15, 1904
5, 1904
348' 3%"
275
Kearny
Masonic avenue. .
Bay
Java
Francisco
Piedmont
June
Feb.
4, 1904
16, 1904
275
200
ACCEPTED STREETS FROM JULY 1ST. 1903, TO JULY 1ST. 1904, PAVED
WITH COBBLE STONES.
Street
From
To
Date
Lineal feet
Twenty-fifth
Masonic avenue. .
Fair Oaks
Frederick
Dolores
Java
Feb.
Feb.
16, 1904
16, 1904
250
350
ACCEPTED STREETS FROM JULY 1ST, 1903. TO JULY 1ST, 1904, PAVED
WITH ASPHALTUM.
Street
From
To
Date
Lineal feet
Market
Aug 27 1903
448 REPORT OF BUREAU OF STREETS.
REPORT OF CASHIER.
STATEMENT SHOWING AMOUNT OF MONEYS RECEIVED FROM ALL
SOURCES, AND DISBURSEMENTS FROM SAME FISCAL YEAR 1903-
1904.
Permits
Issued. Receipts.
2,326 from Sti-eet Space Permits $ 46,365.00
349 from Sidewalk Permits 7,370 . 00
52 from Sub-Sidewalk Permits 2,560.00
256 from Street Space (asphalt Kettle) Permits 2,850.00
2.353 from House Building Permits (fees) 21,339.50
65 from House-Moving Permits 3,855.00
1,702 from Side-Sewer Deposits (1,840 sewers) 65,961.50
Receipts
Issued.
177 from balances due City and County on 177 side-sewers un-
derestimated 1,894 . 65
1,012 from Bureau of Engineering fees collected as per official
receipts 17,192.00
54 from advertising charges 2,008 .35
From sale of old material 53.40
12 from contractors, etc.. for removing debris from roadway
by the Department of Public Works 50.25
July 13, 1903, Special Deposit (Tearing Up Streets Fund).... 37.65
8,358 Total $171,537.30
DEPOSITS WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY TREASURER (AS PER RE-
CEIPTS) TO THE CREDIT OF
Special Permit Fund $ 59,145.00
Tearing Up Streets Fund 67,893.80
House-Moving Fund 3,855 . 00
General Fund (Fees House Building Permits) 21,339.50
Advertising Fund 2,008.35
Unapportioned Fee Fund (fees collected by Bureau of Engineering). 17,192.00
General Fund (sale of old material) 53 . 40
General Fund (removing debris, etc.) 50.25
Total $171,537.30
BOAED OF PUBLIC WORKS.
449
DISBURSEMENTS BY DEMANDS UPON THE CITY AND COUNTY TREAS-
URER FISCAL YEAR 1903-1904.
Issued. SPECIAL PERMIT FUND.
2,027 Street Space Permits (deposits returned)... $ 41,495.00
245 Street Space (Kettle) Permits (deposits returned) 2,700.00
314 Sidewalk Permits (deposits returned) 6,640 . 00
54 Sub-Sidewalk Permits (deposits returned) 2,820.00
2,640 demands, amounting to $ 53,655.00
TEARING UP STREETS FUND.
1,458 demands issued to depositors for balances unex-
pended on Side Sewer Deposits $17,533.59
12 demands issued for horse and buggy hire for use
of Side-Sewer Inspector 420.00
29 demands issued for bitumen paving over side-,
sewer, etc., trenches 4,647.39
578 demands issued for wages and teaming (side-
sewer construction) as per payroll 40,547.25
2,077 demands, amounting to
$ 63,148.23
HOUSE-MOVING FUND.
53 demands issued for return of deoosits on House-Moving Per-
mits $ 3,200.00
4,770
Total ....
.$120,003.23
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT SHOWING AMOUNT OF MONEYS RE-
CEIVED BY CASHIER BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS DURING THE
FISCAL YEARS 1901-2, 1902-3 AND 1903-4.
RECEIPTS FROM
1901-2
Street space permits $26,485 . 00
Sidewalk permits 3,395.00
Sub-sidewalk permits 2,765.00
Asphalt kettle permits
Side sewer deposits 29,284 .85
Balances due on side sewers under
estimated
House moving permits 3,225.00
House building permits 14,411.00
Advertising charges 121 . 55
Sale of old material 256.85
Bureau of Engineering (fees)
Miscellaneous
Total!
$79,944.25
Fiscal years
1902-3
$40,745.00
6,520.00
3,600.00
1.110.00
51,010.00
3.884.91
3,555.00
17,793.00
1.068.00
390.50
issizs
$129.864.67
Increase
over 1901-2
$49,920.42
1903-4
$46,365.00
7,370.00
2,560.00
2,850.00
65,961.50
1,894.65
3,855.00
21,339.50
2,008.35
53.40
17,192.00
87.00
$171,537.30
Increase
over 1901-2
$91,593.05
Increase
over 1902-3
$41,672.63
Exclusive of the receipts of the Bureau of Engineering (which were
deposited direct with the City and County Treasurer prior to July 1st, 1903),
thte above statement shows an increase in the receipts during the fiscal year
1903-4 over those of the preceding fiscal year (1902-3) of $24,480.63, and a
corresponding increase over the receipts of the fiscal year 1901-2 of $74,401.05.
Bureau of Light and Water.
Filed July 25, 1904.
San Francisco, Cal., July 1st, 1904.
To the Honorable the Board of Public Works.
of the City and County of San Francisco.
Gentlemen I hand you herewith, the annual report of the Bureau of
Light and Water for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1904, showing the cost
of maintaining the bureau and the cost of lighting the streets and public
buildings. Very respectfully,
O. M. TUPPER,
Light and Water Inspector.
COST OF MAINTAINING BUREAU OF LIGHT AND WATER.
Salary of Inspector $1,800.00
Horse and buggy 420 . 00
Welsbaeh supplies 1,231.20
Incandescent electric lights 344.35
Chimneys 93.24
One ladder 4.25
Alcohol 5.60
Matches 1.44
Lava tips 5.04
Quicksilver 45 . 00
Gas arc lamp 10.00
- $3,960.12
Appropriation 3,970.00
Surplus
The Welsbaeh supplies furnished above, supplied all of the public build-
ings in the City and County (excepting school buildings) and mantels for
the seventy-two ornamental gas lamps around the new City Hall. If these
lights were furnished by the Gas Company, under their contract they would
have cost during the past year, $2,286, or over $1,000 more than the entire
amount spent for Welsbaeh supplies.
TESTING METERS.
I have made eighty-seven official tests, that is, tests in the presence
of both the consumer and the owner of the meters, and in all cases have thor-
oughly satisfied both consumer and owner as to correctness of meter. Of
the above number, 63 were correct. 21 were slow, and but 3 were fast.
I have made many investigations into complaints of poor quality of gas
or poor service and in a majority of cases I find the trouble is the presence
BOARD OF PUBLIC \^uf?KS. 451
of water in the pipes or meters. The gas will condense in the pipes and run
back into the meter and this is the cause of some of the numerous asphyxi-
ations and some of them could be avoided if proper "drips" were put in the
pipes.
In some cases the meters are placed in exposed positions and the gas
condenses faster than would be the case if the meters were placed under cover.
I have tested the candle power of the gas supplied daily, except Sun-
days, and at no time was it less than the required 19 candle power, the
highest being- 22.14 candle power and the lowest 19.11 candle power.
I have made a personal investigation into the cause of seventy-three
deaths from gas asphyxiation, and I have found several cases where the
death was due to faulty aras fittings and would have been avoided if proper
"drips" had been provided, and I would respectfully recommend that your
Honorable Board request the Board of Supervisors to adopt rules and regu-
lations governing- "gas fitting."
LIGHTING STREETS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The lowest bid received for lighting streets and public buildings amounted
to about $345,000, but the Supervisors appropriated but $300,000, and the
San Francisco Gas & Electric Co. agreed to accept the sum appropriated and
to furnish 1,000 arc lights and 5,150 gas lamps and to light all of the build-
ings during the year.
The Police Department send me a report each morning, giving the lo-
cation of all street lights that are not burning properly during the night,
and I have deducted the cost of same- from the lighting bills. The following
amounts were deducted each month:
1903.
July
$ 68.17
August
142.01
September
132.33
October
336.45
November
409.32
December
170.84
1904.
J anuary
165.25
February
127.93
March
93.24
April
106.67
May
145.88
June
206.35
Total $2,104.44
Annual Report
OF THE
Division of Architecture, Bureau of
Buildings.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.. FISCAL, YEAR 1903-1904.
To the Honorable, the Board of Public Works.
Of the City anrl County of San Francisco.
Gentlemen I have the honor to submit the following report for the fiscal
year ending June 30th. 1904:
SUBDIVISION I PERMITS. Number of
APPLICATIONS. Applications
Filed and
Examined.
July, 1903 366
August, 1903 346
September, 1903 358
October, 1903 395
November, 1993 261
December, 1903 344
January, 1904 408
February, 1 904 366
March, 1904 503
April, 1904 556
May, 1904 520
June, 1904 520
Total 4,943
Number of applications approved during the year 4,778
Number of applications rejected during the year 84
Number of applications withdrawn during the year 81
Total number of applications filed 4,943
FREE BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED VALUE UNDER $500.
1903 July 150 1904 January 195
August 168 February 159
September 167 March 218
October 169 April 182
November 156 May 204
December 162 June 215
Total 2.145
Cost of work under free permit class, $451,088.00.
Number of complaints filed during year, 307.
Number of razed building permits during year, 169.
Number of moving applications reported on and approved, 67.
BOARI> OF PUBLIC WORKS.
PAID BUILDING PERMITS VALUE OVER $500.
453
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1903
July. .
126
57
183
$1,761.00
$1,105,069.00
$168,176.00
$1,273,345.00
August
106
33
139
1,134.00
788,580.00
87,500.00
876,080.00
September. .
110
45
155
1,373.00
986,310.00
170,097.00
1,156,407.00
October. . . .
144
40
184
1,690.50
1,087,083.00
403,452.00
1,490,535.00
November...
85
30
115
1,125.50
936,657.00
140,570.00
1,077,277.00
December...
122
39
161
1,318.00
734,378.00
112,895.00
.847,273.00
1904-.
January. .. .
111
42
153
1,224.50
656,371.00
106,201.00
762,572.00
February
136
44
180
1,625.00
1,039,937.00
106,696.00
1,146,633.00
March
186
63
249
2,204.00
1,400,432.00
106,568.00
1,507,000.00
April
225
64
227
2,861.50
1,937,856.00
163,632.00
2,101,488.00
May
207
64
271
2,628.00
1,600,492.00
278,146.00
1,878,638.00
June
197
72
269
2,394.50
1,286,261.00
186,099.00
1,472,360.00
Grand total
1755
601
2286
$21,339.50
$13,559,427.00
$2,030,031.00
$15,589,458.00
INSPECTORS' REPORTS.
I am now preparing Report Books for each Inspector so that a com-
olete record may be kept of all work under the charge of the Inspector,
and will afford ready reference to any part of the work.
BUILDING AND FEE ORDINANCES.
The present building- ordinance in many sections is decidedly ambigu-
ous and consequently as the opportunity offers I will prepare what I con-
sider proper amendments to the ordinance for submission to your Honor-
able Board preparatory to submitting them to the Board of Supervisors.
A number of amendments to the ordinance have already been passed which
will prove a benefit to this department.
There seems to be some p/round for a desire to change the present
fee ordinance. During the fiscal year just closed there have been issued
2,145 free permits amounting in value of work to $451,088.00. There seems
to be no good reason in my mind why any permit should be issued without
a fee of some amount charged. Many of the applications filed under this
free permit class require more consideration by the Architect and Inspectors
than do applications for which fees are charged, therefore it seems to me
that the schedule should be readjusted and a more uniform fee ordinance
prepared.
The Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors has suggested a
revision of this fee ordinance and asked me to prepare same. Before pro-
ceeding, however, I desire to consult your honorable Board relative thereto
and determine upon the proper procedure.
PUBLIC BUILDING SUBDIVISION.
A.
Structures for which plans had been made during the year 1902-3, and
supervised and finished in 1903-4:
Estimated Cost.
1. Bush Street Engine House $21,501.55
2. Mission District Police Stable (concrete floor)
3. Noe Valley School . . .
4. Garfield School concrete
5. Booth building Election Commission
790.00
34,114.00
1,308.25
9,600.00
Total $67,313 . 1
454 BUILDING, DIVISION OF AKOHITECTUKE.
B.
Structures for which plans were made, but the work not commenced
nor carried out during the year 1903-4.
Estimated Cost.
1. Addition to Hamilton Grammar School $10,000.00
2. Additional dormitory, Alms House Tract 15,000 . 00
3. Heating and ventilating Noe Valley School 5,779.0
4. Driveway Booth building l,516.yu
5. Block plan of City and County Hospital.
(5. Public convenience station 7,500 . 00
7. Isolation Hospital 25,334.00
8. Toilets, baths, etc., Alms House Chapel 625.00
Total $65754.00
C.
Structures for which plans, specifications and details have been made
and which have been supervised and furnished during the year 1903-4:
Estimated Cost.
1. Grading Noe Valley School yard $722 . 00
2. Counter, bookkeepers' office 294 . 00
3. Concrete walls, etc., Noe Valley School $3,137.00
4. Terra cotta flues, Noe Valley School 950.00
5. Addition to Booth building. Election Commission 11,947.00
6. Addition to Alms House Chapel 3,000 . 00
7. Counter and filing cabinet, Assessor's office 415.00
8. Counter top and counter for Recorder's office 1,236 .00
9. Sheds and yard work, Noe Valley School 3,900.00
10. Grill work and wickets, Recorder's office 260.00
11. Brickwork, Whittier School 535.00
12. McCreery Library building (supervision only).
13. Alteration gallery Board of Education rooms 180.00
14. Extra work, Noe Valley School 758 . 00
15. Potrero Emergency Hospital 1,000.00
16. Stone walks, etc., Sherman School 170 . 00
17. Filing cabinet. Justices' Clerk's office 125.00
18. Toilets for Noe Valley School 3,200.00
19. Glass partitions, Justices' Clerk's office 125 . 00
Total $31,954.00
D.
Structures for which plans and specifications have been made during
the year 1903-4, and now in progress:
Estimated Cost.
1. Additions to Dudley Stone School $12,492 . 00
2. Additions to Richmond School 18,000 . 00
3. Ironwork, Broadway Jail No. 1 1,000.00
4. Addition to Lowell High School 2,240.00
Total $33,732.00
Summary of architectural work during 1903-4:
A. Work supervised and finished (no plans) $67,313.80
B. Work for which plans and specifications were prepared (no
supervision) 65,754.00
C. Work for which complete architectural services were ren-
dered 31,954.00
D. Work for which plans, etc., have been prepared and now being
in prospect of erection 33,732.00
Grand total of architectural work passed this office, ex-
clusive of bond issue work $198,753 . 80
EXPENSES OF PUBLIC BUILDING SUBDIVISION.
General draftsman, paid by Board of Public Works $1,620.00
Extra draftsman, paid by Board of Education 76 .65
Specifications, paid for by various departments (approximately).... 125.00
Total $1.821 . 65
BOAED OF PUBLIC WORKS. 455
So that $198,750.80 of building work was attended to architecturally
for the sum of $1.821.65, or less than 1 per cent of the cost of the work.
Inspection was done at the expense of the several departments.
WORK OF ARCHITECT.
The duties of the Architect of this Bureau are so varied that every
minute of his time is consumed in attending to the many details of the
office.
The inspection of plans of applicants for permits takes a great por-
tion of the Architect's time. The settlement of questions of dispute be-
tween inspectors and the public, the designing of all work of a public na-
ture, the supervision of all building operations, both public and private, the
revision of the Building Ordinance and proposed amendments thereto, all
tax the time of the Architect to its utmost.
The average daily number of applications for building permits (exclusive
of razing and moving permits) examined was 15.
During the six months of my incumbency I have returned 'for correc-
tion an average of five plans per day, or about 33 1-3 per cent; these plans
necessarily had to be re-examined to see if all suggestions and corrections
were made.
Visits. The Architect is required to spend much time in visiting, not
only public work under supervision, but also work relating to inspection of
private buildings, also theatre buildings for examination, etc.
He has also attended a number of meetings of the different committees
of the Board of Supervisors for conference in matters of amending or-
dinances, etc.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
1902-1903 and 1903-1904.
1902-3. 1903-4.
Applications filed 3,995 5,413
Applications approved 3,880 5,249
Applications rejected 77 83
Applications withdrawn 23 - 81
Fees collected $17,793.00 $21,339.50
Value of buildings over $500 $17,073,782.00 $15,589,458.00
Value of buildings under $500 451,088.00
Complaints 197 303
Razed building Permits 167 169
Moving Building Permits 71 65
REMARKS.
The volume of business of this Bureau, as above statement indicates, has
increased materially during the last fiscal year, and notwithstanding the
limited inspection force, the department has had to handle this large in-
crease. The work has been carried out in a manner creditable not only to
this Bureau, but also to the Honorable Board of Public Works.
The inspection of buildings can never be complete until the number
of inspectors is doubled. The great extent of territory over which each in-
spector must operate, and the great number of buildings over which he has
charr-e necessitates at the best a hurried inspection.
It is to be regretted that further assistance in this department has
not been provided for this fiscal year. But as there seems no prospect
of increasing the force of inspectors we shall endeavor to do all we can to
bring about the best possible results under existing conditions.
Since the sixth of May this Bureau has had the services of a Boiler and
Elevator Inspector. His work is taken up entirely with the inspection
of boilers and sidewalk elevators.
Sidewalk elevators in the past have been a source of great danger to
the general public and operators alike.
Since the appointment of this inspector about one hundred and fifty
456 BUILDING, DIVISION OF ARCHITECTURE.
informing them of the requirements of the ordinances regulating the opera-
tion of sidewalk elevators, and at this time nearly all said elevators are
being equipped with the proper device that will bring them within the law
and insure a greater safety in' their operation.
Our architectural force has been increased by an additional draftsman,
who assists in the preparation of plans and also the Architect, in the ex-
amination of rlans for permits. His services are invaluable in this regard.
It is to be regretted that this Bureau has no stenographer and type-
writer. Much time could be saved in the dictation of letters, reports, speci-
fications, etc., if such an office existed in the Bureau of Buildings.
Respectfully submitted,
W. D. SHEA,
Architect. Board of Public Works.
Bureau of Building
DIVISION OF MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.
San Francisco, Cal., July 22d, 1904.
To the Honorable The Board of Public Works.
Gentlemen I beg leave to submit the following report of the work per
formed in the Bureau of Building, Division of Public Buildings, during the
fiscal year 1903-1904.
CITY HALL.
Tinted walls and ceilings and painted wood work i:i of lions occupied by
the Auditor on first f'.oor and repaired racks and pigeon hole cases in base-
ment: altered look racks in registration office (affidavit room) and tinted
room No. 5 in basement; in the Central Emergency Hospital the office was
painted, lincrusta pat around room, shellacked floor, connected gas stove and
repaired boiler, put up partition and repaired doors; fitted up new shop for
locksmith in basement; fitted up gas fixtures In Police Station; tinted wa'.Ts.
grained wood work, put on lincrusta and entirely remodeled room 151 for
Permit Division of Architect's office; fitted up two hose closets for room 153,
Architect's office; tinted meeting room of the Board of Health; tinted walls
and ceiling and painted wood work in Civil Service Examination chambers;
repaired window sash on exterior of building in order to allow painters to
proceed with varnishing of same; put up book shelves in vault of License of-
fice; put up shelving for Assessor; changed private office of Sheriff and tinted
and painted the same; made desk and lockers for bookkeeper's office in the
Board of Public Works; painted base boards on corridors; put up new direc-
tories in corridors with frames for same; glossed filing boxes, painted new-
tables and stained pigeon hole cases in County Clerk's office; tinted and var-
nished drug room in Central Emergency Hospital; tinted walls and ceilings
and painted and varnished wood work in Judge Coffey's court room and annex;
tinted walls and ceiling and painted and varnished wood work in Judge
Murasky's court room; tinted chambers of Judge Seawell; repaired plaster on
base mouldings on corridors of second floor; repaired plaster on west cor-
ridor of third floor, main and east corridors on third floor, south and east cor-
ridors on third floor, stairways leading to third floor and base mouldings on
same story; repaired plaster in jury rooms of Judges Seawell and Troutt;
completed the tinting of third floor corridors; put up bookcases for Board of
Supervisors; tinted walls and ceilings and painted, grained and varnished
bookcases in Law Library; scraped and varnished window sash on entire ex-
terior of building; painted the iron work and cornice on the City Hall avenue,
Larkin and McAllister street wings of building, the same to be completed
during the next fiscal year.
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The plumber and helper attended to urinals, closets and lights through-
out the building; put in new water closet bowls and urinals in toilets; re-
paired and changed gas fixtures; extended pipes in sub-basement and kept
the plumbing of the City Hall in good order.
The locksmith attended to fitting keys, putting on new and repairing old
door-checks, winding clocks throughout building, helping the mechanics and
doing general routine work.
The janitors kept the corridors and entrances to the building in a very
clean condition and the same can be said as to the neatness and cleanliness
of the interior of the various offices and court rooms.
HALL OF JUSTICE.
Painted and tinted walls and ceilings of City Prison; tinted business of-
fice of the Chief of Police; put in new tubes, new grates, new bearing bars
and relined furnace of one of the boilers; repaired chairs, benches, doors ana
windows in court rooms of Superior Judges Cook, Lawlor and Dunne; the
same was done in the court rooms of Police Judges Fritz, Conlan, Mogan and
Cabaniss.
General carpenter work was done in the District Attorney's office. County
Clerk's office and Police Department.
The locksmith attended to door-checks, fitting keys, putting on new locks
and doing general routine work.
The janitors kept the corridors and entrances to building and also the
interior of court rooms and offices in a very clean condition.
The total amount expended for the fiscal year for repairs to the City
Hall and the Hall of Justice was $17,750.00.
HALL OF RECORDS.
In the Hall of Records the counters were changed and a walnut railing
and glass top put on same; the desks were altered to give more room to the
clerks, thereby giving the office a more up-to-date appearance; new grille
work was put in and metal bookcases put up; the new work was painted and
varnished and polished by our painters.
The amount expended on the Hali of Records was $1,500.00.
COUNTY JAILS.
Jail No. 1., Broadway street. Put in new water closet and repaired old
closets; repaired sewer and steam pipes; put in new faucets and repaired water
pipes; repaired stone steps on stairway leading to main entrance; overhauled
gas fixtures; repaired tank on roof; painted office, dressing-room and hall-
ways on first and second floors, and made general repairs to building.
Jail No. 2. Completed putting in 120 water closets in the large wing of
jail; in the smaller wing 80 water closets were put in complete and pipes
for same were run and all connections made; cement walks were put down
in connection with the new toilet system: ran water pipes in rear of building;
pjt new sink in guards' kitchen; repaired bath tubs and water closets ana
put shower bath in; repaired the plaster in different parts of building; put
new sink in jail kitchen; repaired reservoir; painted rooms in Superintend-
ent's Department.
Jail No. 3. Put in new water back and repaired ice rhest in kitchen;
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put in six new cement wash trays and changed plumbing in laundry; put up
two hose reels and pipe for same for protection In case of fire; put in four
enameled iron sinks; put new sewer in south end of building; put in new
sink frames and did general jobbing in pantry and kitchen; put in two new
water closets, one on the top floor and the other in basement; completed
running of sewer all around building; repaired the plaster in office, store-
room and dormitory; repaired sewer on road in front of jail; painted the
office, parlor and dining-room.
The total amount of money expended on repairs to the County Jails
during the fiscal year was $8,000.00.
CITY AND COUNTY HOSPITAL.
The following wards and hallways, etc., were painted and kalsomined:
Wards A and B and hallways; Ward E and hallways of E and F; Ward G
and bath room, pantry and laboratory in Ward G; Ward H; pantry and lab-
oratory in Ward K; operating room in Ward L; Ward N and operating room,
halls and stairs in Ward N; operating room, halls and stairs in Ward O;
painted interior and exterior of general operating room; put screens on the
windows of the various wards and painted same; put up new dressing room,
in Ward O for use of women, and painted the same; painted the walls and
ceiling and varnished wood work of contagious pavilion; repaired the gutters
on each side of corridors opposite tlve wards; put up screens for ventilators;
built rear stairs and replaced porches in Wards B, D, F and H; underpinned
drug store; repaired porch in rear of Ward E; painted rear stairways of
Wards F and H; repaired operating room in Ward O; repaired the plaster in
Wards B and O and in general operating room; put up new shed for up-
holsterer; repaired the fences and front gate; painted the front steps and
balustrade of Executive Building; put up two booths for use of contagious
diseases; repaired vents in outside walls; built bathroom in nurses' quarters;
the general operating room of the Hospital was entirely remodeled.
Many minor repairs were made in the Hospital by our mechanics in the
line of plumbing and carpenter work.
The total amount of money expended on repairs to the City and County
Hospital during the fiscal year was $7,000.00.
PEST HOUSE.
Underpinned and laid new flooring in kitchen and dining-room and re-
paired porch at the Leper Hospital.
Raised, underpinned, re-battened and gave a general overhauling to the
booths in the Small-Pox Hospital.
The amount expended on repairs to the Pest House during the fiscal
year was $1,000.00.
EMERGENCY HOSPITALS.
The building occupied by the Potrero Emergency Hospital was remod-
eled according to the plans and specifications furnished by the City Archi-
tect. The plumbing was done by contract at a cost of $286, and the plaster-
ing at a cost of $50.
The exterior of the store was painted seven coats of China gloss by our
painters. The interior of the building and stables were also painted.
460 BUILDING, MAINTENANCE AND KEPAIES.
Three screen doors, one cupboard, two window screens and some shelving
were also put in at the Potrerp Hospital.
At the Park Hospital the sewer was repaired and new flooring put in
two stalls.
At the Central Emergency Hospital, in the basement of the City Hall,
the office was painted and lincrusta put on; a new partition was put up, the
boiler repaired, basins and gas fixtures and toilets overhauled, coat and hat
hooks put up, locks repaired and keys fitted for same, and general carpenter
work done.
The amount of money expended for repairs to the Emergency Hospital
during the fiscal year was $1,000.00.
ALMS HOUSE.
Painted the interior of the laundry; painted rear of building No. l;
painted interior of bakery, also kitchen of building No. 1; painted inmates'
dining-room, butcher shop, officers' dining-room, entrance way on first floor
and screens on building No. 1.
Sheeted rafters and cut in two skylights over laundry; shingled roofs of
buildings Nos. 1, 2 and 3 and reading room of building No. 3; painted the
tin and shingle roofs of building No. 1; repaired fences around Alms House
tract; repaired pig house; repaired roof of building No. 3; put in frame and
door, made screens for kitchen and dining-room and repaired kitchen sink
in building No. 1; toott down old tank house and tank; built telephone room
in office; repaired and underpinned cow shed.
Repaired water and fire pipe lines and six-inch main and made connec-
tions to same; put in bath tub and water closet in Ward A of building No. 1;
put up leaders and repaired leaks in buildings Nos. 1 and 2; repaired the
plaster in inmates' dining-room.
The .amount of money expended on repairs to the Alms House during
the fiscal year was $4,000.00.
ALMS HOUSE CHAPEL.
The new addition to the Alms House Chapel, which was put up by
contract, was painted on the interior and exterior by our painters.
The total amount expended on the Alms House Chapel was $1,000.00.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Engine No. 1, 419 Pacific street. Cleared water closets and repaired
faucets; made battery box; repaired basins and gas fixtures; put in new
sash and repaired flooring and stalls; extended water pipes.
Engine No. 2, 410 Bush street. Repaired sash and transoms; put In bat-
tery box; repaired sewer, flooring and stalls; repaired roof, sliding pole lock-
ers; put in new flooring and base; papered room in dormitory; nhang'd vent
pipes and water pipes; repaired gas fixtures; put in new urinal and water
closet; repaired bath tub, sinks and sink faucets; lined sides of stalls with
galvanized iron.
Engine No. 3, 1317 California street. Repaired roof, stalls and floors; re-
paired bath and shower rooms; put in new joists and sleepers and r^planked
yard.
Engine No. 4, 246 Third street. Repaired stalls, floors and sliding pole;
repaired supply pipes and water closet, chan^d gas brackets; cleared vaste
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of stalls, put up new stall guards and made battery box: repaired roof;
cleared sewer; repaired gas fixtures and supply to tank en i-oof. .
Engine No. 5, 1219 Stockton street. Repaired stalls, flooring and i->of;
repaired gas fixtures, faucets, sinks, urinals and hopper.
3 Engine No. 6, 311 Sixth street. Changed weight boxes and harness hang-
ers; removed iron columns and repaired flooring and stalls; put in new aprons
for stalls; repaired the roof; cleared sewer; raised the floor in shower room;
repaired water closet, gas fixtures, faucets and sinks.
Engine No. 7, 3160 Sixteenth street. Painted window frames and doors;
repaired the front of building; put in battery box; repaired floor and stalls;
changed harness hangers and put in weight boxes; reset, basins and con-
nected bath tub; fitted up new sink; made gas pipe extensions; out :n new-
basin cock and repaired urinals, basins and sinks.
Engine No. 8, 1648 Pacific avenue. Repaired floor, stalls, sash cords and
wainscoting; repaired shower room; lined stalls with galvanized iron; extended
vent, gas and water pipes; ran leader pipe from roof; repaired faucets, water
closets and basins; cleared sewer.
Engine No. 9, 320 Main street. Repaired lockers; laid new floor and put
in stalls; put up shelving and repaired cellar doors and sidewatK; cleared
sewer and repaired sinks.
Engine No. 10 a,nd battery No. 1, 516 Bryant street. Lined floor of
shower room; repaired front doors; put in new basin slab and faucets; re-
paired floor and stalls; reset plates under apparatus; repaired lockers; built
drying room in basement; put in weight boxes; made gas pipe extensions.
Engine No. 11, Fifteenth avenue south. Repaired stalls and stall wastes;
set plates under apparatus; repaired flooring and doors; made gas pipe ex-
tensions and repaired gas fixtures; repaired water closets, bath tub and
faucets.
Engine No. 12, 101 Commercial street. Made weight boxes; repaired floor-
ing and stalls; put in sash cords and eased sash; set plates under apparatus;
repaired wainscoting and base; repaired water closets, gas fixtures, bath tub
and urinals.
Engine No. 13, 1458 Valencia street. Repaired doors, sash cords, stalls
and flooring; eased sash; repaired windows; cleared sewer; extended water
pipes and repaired leak in same; 'repaired water closets and urinals.
Engine No. 14, 1050 McAllister street. Made new sash for window In
hose tower; cut in floor for ventilation; put in new water closet and repaired
tank and roof; repaired flooring and stalls; repaired water closets and gas
pipes; built coal bin; changed doors to cellar; repaired front door.
Engine No. 15, 2114 California street. Made boxes for muzzles; repaired
stalls, flooring and sash; replanked yard and changed gates and steps; made
pickets and repaired fences; put brackets and grating in bath room; repaired
joists; repaired water and gas pipes and faucets; cleared sewer; repaired
roof; repaired bath tub.
Engine No. 16, 1009 Tennessee street. Painted the interior and exterior
of building; repaired stalls, front door and yard; put in new sash cords;
repaired bath tub, water closet, sink faucets, gas fixtures and water pipes.
Engine No. 17, 34 Mint avenue. Repaired front door jambs and casings;
repaired floor and stalls; put up weight boxes; cut out brick work and put In
truss; reset plates under apparatus; repaired sheathing and manure pit; con-
nected gas and water pipes; repaired bath tub, sink faucets and water closet.
Engine No. 18, 317 Duncan street. Repaired flooring, stalls and shelving:
462 BUILDING, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS.
put in battery box; repaired sash; put in new bath tub, water closet and
urinal; put new floor in bath room; repaired gas fixtures and water pipes.
Engine No. 19 and Truck No. 3, 1421 Market street. Repaired flooring,
stalls and sash; supported tank on roof; repaired weight boxes and made
bedding box; put in vent and water pipes; cut flooring for steamfltter ror
new pipes and radiators; put up partitions for sitting room, bath room,
water closet, shower room and turnout room; made door frames, sash, etc.,
for the above mentioned rooms; changed wall ventilators; built new stairs
to basement; put in new sash cords; made screens for transoms; fitted up
shower room and water closet; repaired plaster; painted dormitory.
Engine No. 20, 2119 Filbert street. Put in battery box; repaired flooring
and stalls; repaired runway and sidewalk; repaired window sills; put In
sash; repaired bath tub, water closet, gas fixtures, water pipes, sinks and
urinals.
Engine No. 21 and Truck No. 6, 1152 Oak street. Repaired flooring, stalls,
joists and underpinned floor; put in new girders to support hay loft; made
weight boxes and repaired old ones; painted the front of house; put in
battery box; repaired roof; repaired bath tub, water closet, gas fixtures,
water pipes and urinals.
Engine No. 22, 1348 Tenth avenue. Made skylight; repaired sash, stalls
and shed; repaired front doors; reset plates under apparatus; put in new
basin and repaired bath tub.
Engine No. 23, 3022 Washington street. Repaired flooring and stalls and
made gutter covers; repaired bath tub, water closet, gas and water pipes
and urinals.
Engine No. 24, 449 Douglass street. Put in new sills and joists; repaired
flooring and stalls; built hose tower and runway; raised and underpinned
front of building; repaired doors and roof; made and put in weight boxes
and nailed beams to exterior of building; tinned roof of house; repaired bath
tub, urinal, water closet and gas pipes.
Engine No. 25, 2547 Folsom street. Repaired flooring, stalls, sash and
front doors; built battery box; cut for plumber and tinner; made sink
frames and capping and repaired wainscoting; extended gas and water pipes,
repaired bath tub, urinals and water closet.
Engine No. 26, 327 Second avenue. Put in new stairway; planked floor
and yard; put in new sash; cut opening in rear wall and built water closet;
cut out wainscot for plumber and repaired the same; made sink frame and
capping and set up the same; repaired joists and cut out floor in hose tower
for ventilation; repaired and rehung back doors; repaired stall wastes, sewer,
gas and water pipes and bath tub.
Engine No. 27, 621 Hermann street. Put up new patent chimney; repaired
sidewalk; put in battery box; repaired lockers; repaired manure pit; repaired
cement runway in front of house; painted interior of lower floor and touched
over burnt spots upstairs; tinned roof.
Engine No. 28, 301 Francisco street. Put in new sills and repaired stalls,
doors and flooring; repaired manure pit; made and put in place weight box;
repaired planking in yard; repaired water closet and urinal, gas and water
pipes and bath tub.
Engine No. 29, 1305 Bryant street. Repaired hose tower; put in new
battery box; repaired flooring and stalls; replanked runway; repaired gutters,
yard and sewer; repaired sash cords and tower doors; repaired sidewalk;
uainted interior of lower floor and painted exterior of building; extended gas
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and water pipes and repaired bath tub, water closet, sink faucets and urinal.
Engine No. 30, 1757 Waller street. Put in new battery box; repaired
flooring and stalls; repaired doors, lockers and sash; rebuilt brick chimney
from roof up; repaired front doors; extended gas and water pipes, repaired
bath tub. closets and urinal.
Engine No. 31, 1236 Pacific street. Set plates under engine and repaired
flooring and stalls; cut in for window and opening in wall; repaired gutters
and gutter covers; put new sill in front of building; repaired runway in front
of house; rebuilt brick chimney from roof up; repaired sink and sink faucet*,
waste of stalls, sewer, gas and water pipes and urinal.
Engine No. 32, Holly Park and West avenue. Repaired flooring, stalls
and sash cords; cleared sewer, waste of stalls, repaired bath tun, water closet,
urinals and pipes.
Engine No. 33, 117 Broad street. Repaired floor and underpinning; re-
paired fence, stalls and windows; put in drain to carry off overflow from
vault; rebuilt brick chimney from roof up; extended gas and water pipes, re-
paired bath tub, urinal and water closet.
Engine No. 34, 1119 Ellis street. Repaired flooring and stalls; put in sink
frames; put in new stalls and doors; repaired front doors; reset plates under
apparatus; repaired weight boxes and manure pit; extended gas and water
pipes, repaired bath tub, urinal and closets.
Engine No. 35, 38 Bluxome street, also Truck No. 8. Repaired flooring,
stalls and doors; put up fence and repaired shed and roof; made new doors
for sliding pole; put in new sash cords; put two ventilators in drying room;
repaired gas and water pipes, gas fixtures, water closet, urinal and faucets.
Engine No. 36, Cliff House. Put in new gas pipes and gas fixtures; re-
paired bath tub, water closet, sinks and urinal.
Engine No. 37, Utah and Twenty-fourth streets. Repaired flooring, stalls,
sidewalk and front doors; repaired lockers and sash cords; repaired water
closet, bath tub, faucets, sinks and urinal; extended gas and water pipes.
Engine No. 38, Bush, near Taylor, also Truck No. 10. Repaired planking
in runway; cased and hung doors; made weight boxes, benches, etc.; put on
striking plates; set up sliding pole; put in three new stalls with posts, par-
titions, etc.; put in gutter covers; hung harness; rehung front doors; put up
brackets in dormitory; repaired roof; built turn out room upstairs; repaired
stalls and stall sides; cut for plumber; painted and grained partition; made
and put in vent pipes; lined stalls with galvanized iron; made gas pipe ex-
tensions and changed waste pipes; lined manure pit and doors; put new sink
in basement and repaired faucets; changed gas stove and put in new basin
cock; repaired water closet and urinal.
Truck No. 1, 22 O'Farrell street. Built drying room; repaired flooring; re-
paired sheathing behind stalls; repaired sash and sash cords; cut out wainscot-
ing for plumber and electricians and plumber and repaired the same; ex-
tended gas and water pipes; repaired water closet and urinal, sink and sink
faucets.
Truck No. 2 and Chemical No. 5, 627 Broadway street. Put bulkhead in
area way; repaired flooring and stalls; repaired folding beds; repaired old
weight boxes and put in new ones; built platform for coal; renewed gutter
supports and joists; made general repairs to plumbing.
Truck No. 5 and Chemical No. 2, 1819 Post street. Repaired flooring,
stalls and doors; repaired manure pit and gutters; underpinned shed; re-
paired water closet, urinal, sink and sink faucets, gas and water pipes.
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Truck No. 7 and Chemical No. 7, 3050 Seventeenth street Underpinned
house; repaired flooring, stalls and doors; made locker; put up shelving; put
in new sills; repaired runway; put in new sleepers and planking; repaired
sash cords, manure pit and front doors; repaired weight boxes; extended gas
and water pipes and repaired water closet, urinal and faucets.
Truck No. 9, 2979 Twenty-fourth street. Repaired flooring and stalls;
reset plates under apparatus; repaired front doors and door jambs; repaired
water closet, urinal, gas and water pipes.
Chemical No. 1 and Water Tower, 144 Second street. Reset large pole
and repaired supports between the ceiling and roof line; repaired flooring,
stalls and manure pit ; made general repairs to plumbing.
Chemical No. 3, 112 Jackson street. Repaired stalls and gratings; repaired
slide pole doors; repaired gas and water pipes, water closet and urinal.
Chemical No. 4, 451 McAllister street. Repaired weight boxes and hang-
ers; repaired stalls and runway; underpinned shed and planked y:ird; re-
paired front doors and sash cords; put in striking plates; repaired water
closet, urinal, bath tub, gas and water pipes.
Fire Alarm Office, 9 Brenham Place. Repaired bell tower and made
frame for sink; made repairs to water closet and urinal, gas and water pipes
and faucets.
Stables, 534 Tenth street. Re-arranged rooms for sleeping quarters; re-
paired lockers, fences, doors and shelving, re-sheathed office: put \ip new
lockers; repaired windows and stalls; painted interior and exterior of house
and sheds; put up bulkhead, gates and platform; repaired mangers and floor-
ing; built new office and store room; put up new sleeping quarters.
Drill Tower No. 1. 3050 Seventeenth street. Put in new sills and lunway;
repaired pompier ladder.
Drill Tower No. 2, 301 Francisco street. Repaired sills ind runway.
Corporation Yard No. 1, 50 Sacramento street. Made new counter.
Hose No. 4. Repaired water closet, gutters and stalls.
Total amount expended in repairs on Fire Houses for year \vas $15,000.00.
Respectfully suomitt3d,
H. L,. SCHMITZ,
President Board of Public Works.
Per POWERS.
APPENDIX.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OF THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
1904-1905.
Ma> -r and Ex-Offlcio President. HONORABLE EUGENE E. SCHMITZ.
MEMBERS
GEORGE ALPERS . 356 Fifth Street
FRED N. BENT 2&00 Folsom Street
JAMES P. BOOTH 123 Ellis Street
CHARLES BOXTON
College Physicians and Surgeons, Fourteenth and Jessie Streets
HENRY U. BRANDENSTEIN 530 California Street
SAMUEL BRAUNHART 762A Harrison Street
A. COMTE, JR 534 % California Street
JOHN CONNOR 313 California Street
A. A. D' ANCONA 995 Golden Gate Avenue
FREDERICK EGGERS 302 Gough Street
THOMAS F. FINN 834 Howard Street
OSCAR HOCKS 302 Tenth Street
THEODORE LUNSTEDT . .- 139 O'Farrell Street
GEORGE B. McCLELLAN 2295 Fifteenth Street
HENRY PAYOT Pine and Battery Streets
L. A. REA 1318 Stockton Street
EDWARD R. ROCK 327 Market Street
WILLIAM W. SANDERSON 213 Front Street
STANDING COMMITTEES
Artificial Lights SANDERSON, McCLELLAN, FINN
Charities and Correction FINN, EGGERS, REA
Charter Amendments BENT, BRAUNHART, CONNOR
Civil Service ALPERS, LUNSTEDT. BRANDENSTEIN
Education LUNSTEDT, BOOTH, ROCK
Electricity EGGERS, ROCK, FINN
Equalization of Assessments ROCK, HOCKS, LUNSTEDT
Finance BRANDENSTEIN, D' ANCONA, PAYOT
Fire HOCKS, ALPERS, LUNSTEDT
Hospital and Health PAYOT, D'ANCONA, ALPERS
Judiciary COMTE, BRANDENSTEIN, BOOTH
License and Orders.. ..McCLELLAN, FINN, REA
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Outside Lands EGGERS, PAYOT, COMTE
Police BOXTON, EGGERS, McCLELLAN
Printing and Salaries BOOTH, BENT, SANDERSON
Public Buildings REA, BRAUNHART, CONNOR
Public Utilities BRAUNHART, BOXTON,
CONNOR, D'ANCONA, McCLELLAN, HOCKS, BENT
Streets, Sewers and Parks CONNOR, BRAUNHART, ROCK
Water Rates D'ANCONA, COMTE, BOXTON
Wharves and Water Front PAYOT, SANDERSON, HOCKS
OFFICERS
CH AS. W. FAY Clerk
JOHN E. BEHAN Chief Assistant Clerk
*ROBERT J. LOUGHERY,
JAMES J. LYNCH,
.Assistant Clerks
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JAMES E. DONAHUE,
JOHN H. RYAN,
P. H. McKENNA,
T. B. McGINNIS,
JOHN F. FINN Assistant Clerk assigned to Stationery Department
CYRIL WILLIAMS Expert Finance Committee
ROBERT W. ANDERSON Sergeant-at-Arms
*Appointed December 28, 1903, to take effect January 8, 1904, vice John
S. Bannerman, resigned.
Rules of Proceedings.
1. In the absence of the President, the Clerk, on the appearance of ten
members, shall call the Board to order, when a President pro tern, shall be
appointed by the Board for that meeting, or until the appearance of the
President.
2. Whenever it shall be moved and carried that the Board go into
Committee of the Whole, the President shall leave the chair and the members
shall appoint a chairman of the Committee of the Whole, who shall report
the proceedings of said Committee.
3. The rules of the Board shall be observed In the Committee of the
Whole, except the rules regulating a call for ayes and nays and limiting the
time of speaking.
4. A motion, in Committee of the Whole, to rise and report the question,
shall be decided without debate.
5. The Clerk shall have clips, upon which shall be kept all Bills,
Ordinances, Resolutions and Reports to be acted upon by the Board, except
those not reported upon by a committee.
6. A Resolution or a Bill shall not be submitted to the Board for action
until it shall have been referred to and acted upon by a committee of the
Board.
7. The standing committees of the Board, each of which shall consist
of three members, except the Committee on Public Utilities, which shall
consist of seven members, shall be as follows:
Artificial Lights; Charities and Corrections; Charter Amendments; Civil
Service; Education; Electricity; Equalization of Assessments; Finance; Fire;
Hospital and Health; Judiciary; License and Orders; Outside Lands; Police;
Printing and Salaries; Public Buildings; Public Utilities; Streets, Sewers and
Parks; Water Rates; Wharves and Water Front.
Said committees shall consider and report upon such subjects as may
be referred to them by the Chair or the Board.
8. The Order of Business, which shall not be departed from, except by
the consent of ten members, shall be as follows:
1st Calling the roll.
2d Reading the Journal.
3d Roll Call for Petitions from Members.
4th Presentation of Petitions filed with the Board.
5th Communications and Reports from City and County Officers.
6th Reports of committees, except Finance Committee.
7th Presentation of Proposals.
8th Unfinished business.
9th Presentation of bills and accounts.
10th Report of Finance Committee.
llth Bills, Ordinances, Motions or Resolutions (New Business).
12th Roll Call for introduction of Resolutions, Bills and Ordinances not
considered or reported on by a committee.
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9. No person other than a member or an ex-Mayor shall be allowed
to address the Board on any matter that may be before it, without the
consent of a majority of the members present, nor to speak to or in any
way interfere with a member while in his seat . or on the floor of the
chambers.
10. If any question under debate contains several points, any member
may have the points segregated and acted upon separately.
11. When any question has been put and decided, any member who
voted with the prevailing side may move its reconsideration, but no motion
for the reconsideration of any question shall be made after the Bill, Ordinance
or Resolution voted on shall have gone out of the possession of the Board.
A question shall be reconsidered only at the meeting at which the vote
thereon was taken, or at the next succeeding meeting; provided, notice of
intention to reconsider shall have been given at the meeting at which said
vote was taken; provided further, that when a Bill is put upon its final
passage, and fails to pass, a motion to reconsider shall be voted on only
at the meeting next occurring, after the expiration of twenty-four hours
after the adjournment of the meeting at which said question was voted
on. Only such questions are subject to reconsideration "which result in the
defeat or passage of a Bill, Ordinance or Resolution or amendment thereto,
and no such question shall be reconsidered more than once; provided, how-
ever, that any member who voted with the prevailing side may, upon
notice of intention to reconsider given by any other member voting with
that side, move the reconsideration of the question.
12. A motion to refer or lay on the table until decided shall preclude
all amendments to the main question. A motion to lay on the table or
to postpone indefinitely shall require a majority vote of all the members
of the Board.
13. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to Issue such certificates as
may be required by Ordinances or Resolutions, and transmit copies of said
Ordinances or Resolutions to the various departments affected thereby.
14. All accounts and bills presented shall be referred to the appropriate
committee and acted upon by said committee and the Finance Committee
be.fore action is taken by the Board.
15. The President shall preserve order and decorum and shall decide
questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Board.
16. A member, before speaking, shall rise from his seat and address
the President. No motion shall be in order if made while the mover Is
seated or out of his place.
17. When several members rise at the same time, the President shall
designate the member entitled to the floor.
18. No member shall speak to the same question oftener than once
until all other members desiring to speak shall have spoken, nor oftener
than twice without the consent of the Board, nor for more than five
minutes without the permission of the President; provided, however, the
author of the Bill, motion, Ordinance or Resolution shall have the right
to close the debate thereon.
19. A motion shall not be put or debated until seconded. When seconded
it shall be stated by the Chairman before debate and shall be reduced to
writing upon the request of the President or any member.
20. After a motion has been stated by the President, it shall be deemed
to be in the possession of the Board, but it may be withdrawn by the
mover thereof, with the assent of the second, before it is acted upon.
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21. Upon a call of the Board the names of the members shall be
called over by the Clerk, and the absentees noted. Those for whom no
excuses or insufficient excuses are made may, by order of those present,
be sent for and be brought to the chambers of the Board by the Sergeant-
at-Arms or by special messengers appointed for the purpose. Proceedings
under the call may be dispensed with by the vote of a majority of the
members present.
22. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be entertained
except:
1st To adjourn.
2d Call of the Board.
3d To lay on the table.
4th The previous question.
5th To postpone to a day certain.
6th To commit or amend.
7th To postpone indefinitely.
which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they
are arranged.
23. A motion to adjourn shall be decided without debate.
24. The previous question until decided shall preclude all amendments
to and debate on the main question, and be put in this form: "Shall the
main question be now put?" It shall be carried by a majority vote of all
the members.
25. Every member present when a question is put shall vote for or
against it, unless the Board shall excuse him from voting, or unless he is
interested in the question. But no member shall be permitted to vote upon
a division unless present when his name is called in the regular order.
26. A member called to order for unparliamentary conduct or language
shall immediately take his seat, and the Board, if appealed to, shall decide
on the case, but without debate. If there be no appeal, the decision of the
chair shall be final. The question upon such appeal shall be: "Shall the
decision of the chair stand as the decision of the Board?"
27. After the Board has acted, the names of those who voted for and
those who voted against the question shall be entered upon the Journal, not
only in cases required by law, but when any member may require it; and
on all Bills, Ordinances and Resolutions on final passage the ayes and nays
shall be called by the Clerk and recorded.
28. All appointments of officers and employees shall be made by a
majority of all the members of the Board.
29. No member shall leave the Board during its session without per-
mission from the President.
30. All committees shall be appointed by the Board, unless otherwise
ordered by the Board. Committees shall report on any subject referred
to them by the Board a statement of facts and also their recommendations
thereon, in writing; and no report shall be received unless it be signed by
a majority of the committee. "Whenever a committee recommends that a
contract be awarded to any one other than the lowest bidder thereon, said
committee shall state specifically in its report its reasons for such recom-
mendation. Unless otherwise ordered, a committee shall report upon all
subjects referred to it within thirty days thereafter.
31. Every remonstrance or other written application intended to be
presented to the Board must be delivered to the Clerk not later than 12
o'clock noon on the day on which the Supervisors convene; only the endorse-
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ments of such remonstrance or application shall be read by the Clerk; pro-
vided, however, that upon the request of the President or of any member,
its contents shall be read in full.
32. Upon adjournment the members of the Board shall not leave their
places until the President leaves the chair.
33. Ten members shall constitute a quorum to transact business, and
no Bill, Ordinance, Resolution or amendment thereto shall pass without the
concurrence of at least that number of members; but a smaller number may
adjourn from day to day.
34. Except when otherwise provided by these rules, the Charter or law,
a majority vote of the members present shall be necessary for the adoption
of any motion.
35. On any questions of points of order not embraced in these rules the
Board shall be governed by the rules contained in Cushing's Manual.
36. It shall require a two-thirds vote of all the members of the Board
to amend, suspend or repeal any of these rules.
37. In calling the roll the Clerk shall call only the surnames of the
members, prefixing the word Supervisors to the surname of the Supervisor
first called.
38. No smoking shall be permitted iri the chambers of the Supervisors
during the sessions of the Board.
39. The Clerk shall keep a record of all requests and instructions directed
by the Board of Supervisors to any officer or Board of the City and County,
and the action thereon of such officer or Board. The record of such request
and instructions, until acted upon by such officer or Board, shall be read by
the Clerk at each regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
(Rules approved and adopted October 22, 1900 Resolution No. 975.
Amended by the addition of Rule 39, January 4, 1904 Resolution No. 4275.
Rule 7 amended, January 8, 1904 Resolution No. 4280).
Board of Supervisors.
ORGANIZATION OF BOARD OF 1904-1905.
The Board of Supervisors held a meeting on Friday, January 8, 1904,
at 2:30 P. M., for the purpose of inducting into office their successors who
were elected at the municipal election held on Tuesday, November 3rd, 1903.
The credentials of the present members of the Board were presented
and duly filed, and after appropriate remarks by the retiring members the
new members were introduced and escorted to their seats.
His Honor, Mayor E. E. Schmitz, then declared the Board duly organized
and announced that he would file his second inaugural message at the
meeting of Monday, January llth, 1904.
After the transaction of sundry business before it the Board adjourned.
At the meeting of January llth his Honor, E. E. Schmitz, presented and
read his second inaugural address, as follows:
MAYOR'S MESSAGE.
Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Pursuant to a very agreeable
and useful custom, I am pleased now to present to you my second inaugural
address, and bespeak for its suggestions and recommendations your indulgent
consideration. I shall depart from the usual practice of presenting a
historical retrospect of the events of the past term, and shall take the
liberty of laying before you a few impressions and ideas which may be
found of public, interest and benefit and of future advantage to our city.
THANKS THE PEOPLE.
At the outset, however, I wish' publicly and formally to express to my
fellow citizens my deep sense of appreciation and obligation for their continued
confidence in me as evidenced by the flattering and increased majority by
which they have returned me to the chief magistracy of the city for a
second term. I shall endeavor to justify their trust by unswerving and
unending devotion to their interests and to a just, impartial, efficient and
business-like administration of the city's affairs, so far as the power so to
do in me lies, keeping ever before me the principle of "equal rights to all,"
without distinction of class, station, or industrial, religious, political or
financial stations.
To the retiring members of the Board of Supervisors I wish to say that,
while they have not at all times been in accord with my views or policies,
I recognize that they have throughout their term zealously and earnestly
acted for what they believed to be the common good, and that they deserve
the best wishes and utmost consideration of their fellow citizens. To you,
the newly elected Board of Supervisors, I would say that you will have my
earnest and hearty co-operation in all matters looking to the public weal,
and I trust that I shall receive from you the same friendly op-operation in
similar matters. The powers which are vested in you are vast and important.
STou are to make the laws for this great city, and it is for you to provide
its finances and to apportion and, indeed, in effect to expend its funds in
every department of its government. The proper exercise of these important
powers will require judgment, zealous attention and energetic action on your
part, and at no point will you find me lacking in most cordial support and
assistance.
THE MAYOR AND THE SUPERVISORS.
Between the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor there is such intimacy,
both of official and of personal relationship, that the reciprocal attitude of
the one to the other should, and I hope ever will, be of the most pleasant
and friendly nature, in the interest of harmonious and successful adminis-
tration.
Petty personal animosities or political differences should not affect u?
on either side in our dealings with public affairs, and our action should in
no case be determined by personal feeling or prospective political advantage.
In the last two years I took occasion twice to veto what, upon careful
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examination, appeared to me to be appropriations for extravagant and
unnecessary municipal disbursements.
These vetoes were overruled by your predecessors, and the moneys which
might have been saved for street improvements or other municipal better-
ments, were expended as originally appropriated. My attention has been
called to some ill-feeling expressed by some of the members of the preceding
Board, who are also members of your Board, because of my action in that
regard. I wish to assure these gentlemen now, as I did then, that on my
part there was naught of personal consideration or of personal feeling; it
is my desire that a similar condition shall prevail with them, and that they
shall harbor no resentment for any official action taken in the public interest.
Antagonism based on such official action is always injurious to the people's
interests of which we are but the temporary trustees.
For the work which is before you and for yourselves I invoke the utmost
success and satisfaction, and for your term of office the credit and apprecia-
tion which goes with honest effort and successful realization.
DANGER IN CITIZENS' ALLIANCE.
The past two years have been years of prosperity and of good fortune
for San Francisco. They have been also essentially years of peace and of
freedom from violent strife. It is, of course, not possible in so short a
time to adjust to an absolute nicety relations between elements of the
community which have for years been brought to look upon one another
as adverse, but marked progress has been made along lines of industrial
peace, and a better understanding has been brought about between the two
great divisions of our industrial activities labor and capital, employer and
employee. The differences which have existed between them have been due
somewhat to misunderstanding, somewhat to misrepresentation, and largely
to bad and probably not disinterested advice, on one side or the other. It
has been my endeavor on every possible occasion to create a better under-
standing and a better condition between these gre'at elements of our c.om-
mercial and industrial prosperity, and I am pleased to say that in almost
every instance I have succeeded in accomplishing that purpose to the satis-
faction and advantage of both sides. Of course, there have at times been
unavoided etty squabbles which for various reasons have resisted adjust-
ment, but, on the whole, there has been a most satisfactory solution of every
labor problem which has confronted us during our preceding administration.
The hopes of the people have become strong, indeed, that during the next
two years all difficulties and differences, if any should arise, can be pro-
gressively and more readily adjusted, along lines of pleasant and intelligent
understanding and co-operation between these two important elements of
our people; that the lines of distinction between them would be dimmed, if
not obliterated, and that in one homogenous body they would go forward
together to promote the eventual and unquestionable destiny of San Francisco
as a leader of the world of commerce and of industry, of enterprise and of
achievements. But just as this picture of advancement and of pride appears
upon the horizon of our hopes comes the depressing announcement that a
number of misguided men are initiating a movement for the establishment
of an organization which shall disrupt the peaceful condition which we have
striven for so long and so earnestly, which will put an end to the co-operation
and mutual good-will which we have sought to create, and which will set
up in their stead distrust, disaffection, discord, class hatred and strife. How
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men of intelligence and of civic patriotism, men interested in San Francisco's
welfare, in the success of their own business enterprise, and in the advance-
ment of their fellow citizens' property, can be so blinded to the results which
will follow the establishment of such an organization is almost beyond com-
prehension.
CLASS AGAINST CLASS.
When the employing of capitalistic agencies of a community band them-
selves together in a secret alliance for the express purpose of opposing and
subjugating the employed or wage-earning factors of the same community,
and pledge themselves to contribute large sums of money to a common fund
for these purposes, hoping by the liberal use of such moneys to force a
capitulation of the laboring classes to their prospective demands or present
desires, they are building up ideas which will eventually not only react upon
themselves, bringing sorrow and perhaps ruin to many, and danger to the
city's best interests, but will also bring about discontent, and industrial strife
among our people, arraying class against class, and producing conditions the
end of which no one can foresee. I have repeatedly said, and I have always
consistently endeavored to live up to the declaration, that capital and labor,
employer and employee, should have equal consideration and equal protection;
that capital must have safe and steady investment in order that labor may
have constant and remunerative employment; that the interests of both are for
a conservative and friendly recognition by each of the rights of the other;
and under all circumstances and conditions I propose to abide by and to
effectuate these ideas, and I will ask. your support in these views for the
safety and security of vested rights, for the progress and prosperity of our
city, and for the well-being of the individual citizenship of San Francisco.
Any secret alliance of citizens of San Francisco having such purpose*
and objects will undoubtedly become a menace to the advancement of the
city's material and social interests and an obstacle to her industrial progress.
I conceive it to be our clear duty, as the governing officials of San Francisco,
to deprecate and to condemn the results which must necessarily and naturally
flow from such organizations, and which would affect most injuriously, If it
would not postpone Indefinitely, the public works of such advantage to San
Francisco which have been projected upon the issuance of the bonds recently
voted for by the people of this city.
THE NEW BONDS.
The municipal improvements and public utilities for which these bonds
are to be issued are of vital importance and of pressing necessity. The
bonds should be issued at the earliest possible moment, consistent with the
practical and economical utilization of their proceeds. Arrangements should
be effected by your honorable Board to submit them at once for public sale
in accordance with the Charter provisions. New sewers and improved streets
are imperatively needed. A new City and County Hospital is urgently re-
quired. The new schoolhouses should be secured at once. There should be
also the public parks and playgrounds and the library building. The people
who voted for these bonds showed their appreciation of these necessities, and
will require of us as their servants immediate action.
ECONOMY IN ADMINISTRATION.
The business of the city should be conducted on lines of rational economy,
without sacrifice of efficiency. Municipal government is essentially a business,
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the business of city administration. While ever more expensive than the
conduct of a private enterprise, there is no reason why extravagant and
unnecessary salaries should be saddled on our taxpayers, to the exclusion
of much needed public betterments. We have, I am certain, been paying
out too large a proportion of the city's revenue for salaries of employees.
I am in favor of reducing the number of city employees wherever it can
be done without impairing the efficiency of a department. I believe in
fair wages and good salaries, in the employment of the best and most
efficient men; but I am opposed to the crowding of public offices with
employees whose sole duty it is to make lighter the work of other employees
who are paid to cover the same ground, and who would be able by strict
attention to their duties easily to accomplish it without detriment to them-
selves. If all the employees of the city would devote themselves to the
performance of their duties with the same force, energy and attention as
would be given by them in a private employment, a large proportion of the
working force of the City Hall could, in my opinion, easily be done away
with. In every department in which my appointees are in control of affairs
I shall request them to follow out this policy. I call your attention now to
the first instance of what can be done in this direction. In accordance with
my pledge to the people who voted me into my high office, I expressed
last Friday to the newly appointed Board of Health, which took office on
that day, my desire that they should reorganize their department on this
basis. The Board of Health has found it possible, by a plan of organization
adopted on the above day, in the central office of that department alone
to save $9,900 per annum in salaries and at the same time materially increase
the potential efficiency of the office. This is but one example of what may
be done. Whenever it may be found possible to economize without crippling
or injuring the working power of a department, it is my present intention
to carry out the same policy. In this connection I submit to your Judiciary
Committee- the consideration of proper legislation to bring all the depart-
ments of the city under municipal control. It is shameful that such abuses
as have prevailed in the County Clerk's office during the last two years
should be allowed to continue without the right of interference by the
municipal authorities, where the city pays every dollar of the cost of admin-
istration of such offices. Early in my term I commenced an investigation into
some of the matters which developed flagrantly later in the County Clerk's
office, but was prohibited by the courts from continuing my investigation, on
the ground that the office was a county office and that the Charter provision
giving the Mayor the right to interfere with such offices was invalid. If such
be the proper construction of the law, then any of the various so-called
county offices may at will and with impunity dissipate the funds of the
city by the employment of useless and incompetent clerks and in many
other ways which it is not necessary to review here. Something should cer-
tainly be done to abrogate the distinction now made between county and
municipal offices in this city, where all elected officers derive their office and
their pay from the same source.
SUGGESTS BUREAU SUPPLIES.
In the same line of economical administration it seems to^me that a
large and intelligently governed city like ours should be able to put into
effect a reform in the matter of the purchase and distribution of supplies
for public institutions and departments which would not only prove more
economical, but would render much better service. And this should be
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secured even if it be necessary to submit a Charter amendment to accomplish
the object. No well regulated private business concern would think for a
moment .of having a dozen or more storekeepers, commissaries and agents
in as many different departments, acting independently of one another in
the same general direction. A concentration of this element of our municipal
business in a central department and its proper regulation would effect a
rational saving of thousands of dollars a year in salaries and in the purchase,
receipt and distribution of municipal supplies. I strongly recommend to
your honorable Board the earnest consideration of this suggestion. Such
a bureau would also render possible more careful supervision and would
enable the city to make certain that goods of home manufacture and the
product of free white labor were being delivered at the various institutions
as called for.
CASH ACCOUNTANCY.
My experience and investigation during the last two years has convinced
me, as it must convince every one who has considered the matter at all,
that there is much looseness and carelessness in the cash transactions of the
various city offices and departments.
This laxness and lack of system has cost the city many thousands of
dollars in ascertained defalcations, many more thousands undoubtedly which
have never been discovered, and additional thousands for expert services for
discovery of what in all probability can never be recovered. Last year the
bills for expert accountants alone of official books amounted to over $7,000.
In addition to these losses and expenses, the present system of disorgan-
ized accountancy involves the employment in the various offices of cashiers
at good salaries, multiplies the possibility of losses by error as well as by
intention, and is wasteful and pernicious in the extreme.
Under present conditions there is hardly any check on any official who
receives money, if he makes no entry of it in his books; in several of the
offices several deputies may receive moneys, and if not entered it can scarcely
be traced. There is protection neither for the city nor for the citizen who
pays. I suggest that a system be devised of numbered receipts (something
in the nature of a Wells-Fargo money order) which shall be delivered to
the respective city officials and charged against them for their face value,
and each receipt shall thereafter be accounted for by the official receiving
the same.
Notices should be posted conspicuously in every office that no receipt
except the official receipt should be accepted by any person paying in any
money. This would safeguard the city's interests and would effect a great
saving of expense. One clerk in the Treasurer's or Auditor's office could, in
my opinion, do all the necessary cash accountancy of every municipal depart-
ment, except as to the collection of taxes. I respectfully recommend that
an ordinance be framed on the line of these suggestions.
STREET SWEEPING.
I strongly reiterate the recommendation made in my first inaugural
message, and which has just been made also by the Merchants' Association
of San Francisco, that the city acquire and operate its own street sweeping
plant, and I see no reason why the city should not also own and operate
a municipal paving plant. Private corporations find no difficulty in operating
economically and efficiently such plants, and I see no good reason why the
city should not be able to do likewise.
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STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
I shall favor strongly, and I recommend earnestly, that at least until
the money from the proposed bonds shall be available for the purpose, and,
indeed, thereafter, a liberal appropriation be made for the proper repair and
improvement of accepted streets. Many of them are certainly in bad con-
dition now, and the most liberal appropriation possible under our Charter
restrictions will be none too large for these purposes.
SUB-SIDEWALK SPACE.
It may be possible that, upon proper investigation and regulations, enough
money could be realized from the rentals of the spaces under sidewalks in
the business districts now used and rented for business purposes, to aid
materially in the work of repaving and improving such streets. A cursory
examination into this matter discloses that many, many thousands of dollars
are annually collected as rents for sub-sidewalk spaces by owners of abutting
lands, who have no more legal right to' collect rent for the space under
the sidewalk than they w:ould have to collect rent for similar space in the
middle of the street, for the legal street belonging to the city extends from
building line to building line and includes the sidewalk as well as the road-
way. Justice, it seems to me, would require that the city should receive
the rent of its own property, rather than that the same should be collected
by persons who have neither legal nor moral right to receive such rents.
I lay this matter before you for your early consideration. The city could
certainly utilize the sub-sidewalk space for its own conduit system, if the
owners of the adjacent properties should decline to pay a satisfactory rental
therefor.
GAS RATES.
The consolidation of the various companies which have been supplying
the city with gas and electric light has led to an increase in the price of
gas in San Francisco not at all justified by the cost of its manufacture and
distribution. The consolidation itself and the improved and cheaper methods
of manufacture, it seems to me, should have impelled a reduction rather than
a raise in the price; and I have recently been informed by gentlemen who
contemplate the establishment of a competing plant that a large profit could
be realized by the consolidated companies from the sale of gas at the prices
prevailing before their consolidation.
Many complaints have come to me lately not only of the high price, but
also of the poor quality of the gas furnished. As it will be your duty during
the next month to fix the maximum rates for gas and electric lights in this
city, I 'deem it my duty to call these facts to your attention and recommend
that you take action thereon.
In view of the many recent fatalities due to gas asphyxiation, most of
which are said to be due to the presence of an undue proportion of deadly
carbon monoxide gas. I suggest also for your consideration the advisability
of considering the question of restricting by proper legislation the percentage
of such monoxide gas which may be permitted in any gas furnished for
illuminating or fuel purposes.
MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY.
The failure of the Secretary of the Interior to allow the city the Hetch-
Hetchy reservoir sites in connection with a proposed municipal water supply
478 MAYOR'S MESSAGE.
has been extremely disappointing, but this action will merely postpone for
a short time the problem of securing for San Francisco an adequate municipal
supply of pure water for its inhabitants. There can be no question but that
such a supply will soon be an absolute necessity. The company now supplying
the city is taxed to the utmost to keep pace with our advancing needs, and
may not be able with its present facilities to equal the demands of the
immediate future. Every effort should be made to secure without any
unnecessary delay a better and more abundant supply. The people of this
oity are entitled to pure, fresh water, to as much of it as they may need,
and at a lower rate than that which they have been obliged to pay and
are now paying. I recommend that your honorable Board take up the
question of acquiring a municipal water supply as one of the most serious
and important propositions which can come before you. I pledge you my
support and assistance toward the achievement of this result at the earliest
possible time and with the least possible delay.
THEATRES.
The appalling disaster which has recently overwhelmed Chicago has called
our attention to the possibility of similar danger here. While the precautions
which have in recent years been taken here have minimized the risks, it
is our bounden duty to make conditions in our theatres and in all our places
of amusement as secure and safe as human power and human foresight can
make them. I was glad to see that your predecessors have called for reports
and recommendations from the various departmental authorities regarding
the safety of these places of public resort. Prior to that action I had made
a similar request upon the departmental officials. Their reports will soon
be received, whereupon I trust that you will take such legislative proceedings
as will render least possible any catastrophe such as that which has brought
sorrow upon our sister city.
MUSIC IN PARKS.
I wish also to repeat a recommendation heretofore made by me to your
predecessors, that provision be made in the budget for public open-air con-
certs in various public squares of the city, bringing closer to the people of
the city the delights and charms of music, which for many reasons they
are unable to enjoy at Golden Gate Park. I know of no better way in
which the expenditure of a comparatively small sum of money can bring
pleasure and advantage to so many people.
PARK MUSEUM.
I favor strongly the enlargement of the Park Museum building, and
recommend that some provision be made for that purpose in the next tax
levy. I make this early suggestion so that you may have it before you
when other suggestions are being considered.
FIRE AND POLICE.
I also recommend earnestly that members of the Fire Department be
allowed four days' leave of absence per month, and members of the Police
Department at least one day off per month, without loss of pay, and that
a sufficient appropriation be provided to meet this requirement. I am firmly
of the opinion that both departments would be benefited thereby both in
efficiency and in accomplishment.
MAYOR'S MESSAGE. 479
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
No treatment of our public school system within the limits of an Intel-
ligent economy can be too liberal. The present Board of Education has
raised the character of our schools to a very high standard. I am confident
that the School Department will receive at your hands just and fair o.on-
sideration. The Board of Health intends during the coming year, without
extra cost to the city, to provide for the regular sanitary and medical
inspection during school hours of all schools and school children in the
city, and I have no doubt but that their work in this direction will cause
better health conditions throughout the city. They will also institute a similar
inspection of the factories and workshops of the city for the protection and
benefit of the children as well as of the adults who toil therein. These
inspections will conduce to create much better conditions for the toiling
masses. The system of milk and food inspection and analysis also about
to be established by the Board of Health will do much to prevent infant
mortality, and will also provide better security for us all.
HARBOR FRONT
The harbor front of San Francisco should be under the control of the
municipal authorities. Your honorable Board should take steps to achieve
these results. No better benefit could be accomplished for the business men
and the commercial prestige of San Francisco than to change the conditions
which now exist along our water front and which will continue to exist
as long as it continues to remain the asylum for political patronage of the
entire State of California.
From time to time I shall be pleased, as occasion arises, to submit to
you such further views and suggestions as I may consider of interest to you,
and I trust that they will always be received and regarded by you in the
spirit in which they shall be made for the interests of the city and in
fulfillment of our duty to our constituency.
With good-will to each and all of you, for the good of the common cause
in which we are interested, I repeat the hope that harmony and good feeling
may prevail among you throughout your entire term, and that there may
be left upon the history of San Francisco a record of substantial achievement
and benefit because of our term of administrative service.
Respectfully submitted,
E. E. SCHMITZ. Mayor.
WATER RATES.
The Board of Supervisors, pursuant to the requirements of the Consti-
tution of ttye, State of California, of the Act of the Legislature, approved
March 7, 1881, and of Section 1, Chapter II, Article II, of the Charter of
the City and County, and in compliance therewith, obtained statements
from the corporations engaged in the business of supplying water during
the year 1903, showing their receipts and expenditures, and nature and
character of properties, and after consideration and investigation, fixed the
rates to be collected for furnishing water during the year commencing
July 1, 1903, and ending June 30, 1904.
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS.
The following article of the Constitution of the State, adopted in 1879,
and which went into effect on January 1, 1880, made it the duty of the
Board of Supervisors, in the month of February of each year, to fix the
rates for the ensuing fiscal year, commencing on the first day of July, of
compensation to be collected by any person, company or corporation engaged
in t,he business of supplying water for the use of the City and County or
its inhabitants.
ARTICLE XIV WATER AND WATER RIGHTS.
Section 1. The use of all water now appropriated, or that may hereafter
be appropriated, for sale, rental or distribution, is hereby declared to be a
public use and subject to the regulation and control of the State, in the
manner to be prescribed by law; provided, that the rates or compensation
to be collected by any person, company or corporation in this State for
the use of water supplied to any city and county, or city or town, or the
inhabitants thereof, shall be fixed annually by the Board of Supervisors, or
city and county, or City or Town Council, or other governing body of such
city and county, or city or town, by ordinance or otherwise, in the manner
that other ordinances or legislative acts or resolutions are passed by such
body, and shall continue in force for one year and no longer. Such ordinances
or resolutions shall be passed in the month of February of each year, and take
effect on the first day of July thereafter. Any board or body failing to pass
the necessary ordinances or resolutions fixing water rates, where necessary,
within such time shall be subject to peremptory process to compel action at
the suit of any party interested, and shall be liable to such further processes
and penalties as the Legislature may prescribe. Any person, company or cor-
poration collecting water rates in any city and county, or city or town in this
State, otherwise than as so established, shall forfeit the franchises and water
works of such person, company or corporation to the city and county, or city
or town, where the same are collected, for the public use.
Sec. 2. The right to collect rates or compensation for the use of water
supplied to any county, city and county, or town, or the inhabitants thereof,
is a franchise, and cannot be exercised except by authority of and in the
manner prescribed by law.
The following section of Article XI of the Constitution, as amended in
1885, also granted the right to persons and corporations to use the public
streets for supplying water or illuminating light to the inhabitants, on con-
dition that the Legislature shall have the right to regulate the charges:
WATER RATES. 481
ARTICLE XI RIGHT OF WATER AND GAS COMPANIES TO USE
PUBLIC STREETS.
Section 19. In any city where there are no public works owned and
controlled by the municipality, for supplying the same with water or arti-
ficial light, any individual, or any company duly incorporated for such
purpose under and by authority of the laws of this State, shall, under the
direction of the Superintendent of Streets, or other officer in control thereof,
and under such general regulations as the municipality may prescibe for
damages and indemnity for damages, have the privilege of using the public
streets and thoroughfares thereof, and of laying down pipes and conduits
therein, and connections therewith, so far as may be necessary for introducing
into and supplying such city and its inhabitants either with gas light or
other illuminating light, or with fresh water for domestic, and all other
purposes, upon the condition that the municipal government shall have the
right to regulate the charges thereof.
ACT OF LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature of the State, at the session of 1881, passed the following
Act, providing for carrying out the objects of Article XIV of the Constitu-
tion, by imposing upon the Board of Supervisors the duty of requirihg all
persons or corporations engaged in supplying water to file statements in
the month of January of each year, showing the names, residence and the
amount paid by each rate payer during the preceding year, the revenue
derived from all sources, and an itemized statement of expenditures made
for supplying water during the same time:
An Act to enable the Board of Supervisors, Town Council, Board of Aldermen,
or other legislative body of any city and county, city or town, to obtain
data and information from any corporation, company or person supplying
water to such city and county, city or town. Requiring such Board, Town
Council or other legislative body to perform the duties prescribed by
Section 1 of Article XIV of the Constitution, and prescribing penalties
for the non-performance of such duties. Approved March 7, 1881.
The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
[Municipal Corporations to Fix Water Rates.]
Section 1. The Board of Supervisors, Town Council, Board of Aldermen
or other legislative body of any city and county, city or town, are hereby
authorized and empowered, and it is made their official duty, to annually fix
the rates that shall be charged and collected by any person, company, associa-
tion or corporation for water furnished to any such city and county, or city
or town, or the inhabitants thereof. Such rates shall be fixed at a regular or
special session of such Board or other legislative body, held during the
month of February of each year, and shall take effect on the first day of
July thereafter, and shall continue in full force and effect for the term of one
year, and no longer.
[Annual Statements to Be Made by Water Companies, etc.]
Sec. 2. The Board of Supervisors, Town Council, Board of Aldermen or
other legislative body of any city and county, city or town, are hereby author-
ized, and it is hereby made their duty, at least thirty days prior to the
fifteenth day of January of each year, to require by ordinance or otherwise
*my corporation, company or person supplying water to such city and county,
;ity or town, or to the inhabitants thereof, to furnish to such Board or
nther governing body, in the month of January in each year, a detailed state-
ment, verified by the oath of the president and secretary of such corporation
< r company, or of such person, as the case may be, showing the name of each
A ater-rate payer, his or her place of residence, and the amount paid for water
I f each of such water-rate payers, during the year preceding the date of each
" atement, and also showing all revenues derived from all sources, and an
itemized statement of expenditures made for supplying water during said
time.
482 WATER RATES.
[Additional Statements to Be Made by Water Companies, etc.]
Sec. 3. Accompanying the first statement made as prescribed in Section
2 of this Act, every such corporation, company or person shall furnish a
detailed statement, verified in like manner as the statement mentioned in
Section 2 hereof, showing the amount of money actually expended annually
since commencing business, in the purchase, construction and maintenance,
respectively, of the property necessary to the carrying on of its business, and
also the gross cash receipts annually, for the same period, rrom all sources.
[Refusal by Water Companies to Make Statement a Misdemeanor.]
Sec. 4. Every corporation, company or person who shall refuse or neglect
to furnish the statements mentioned in Sections 2 and 3 of this Act, or either
one of them, or who shall furnish any false statements in relation thereto,
within thirty days after having been required or requested to furnish the
same, as prescibed in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of this Act, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor.
[Copies of Statements to Be Made and Filed with the County Recorder.]
Sec. 5. Upon receiving the statements provided for in Sections 2 and 3
of this Act, the Board of Supervisors, Town Council, Board of Aldermen, or
other legislative body, shall cause a copy thereof to be made and filed in the
office of the County Recorder of such city and county, or of the county
wherein such city or town is situated.
[Water Rates to Be Equal and Uniform Proviso.]
Sec. 6. Rates for the furnishing of water shall be equal and uniform.
There shall be no discriminations made between persons, or between persons
and corporations, or as to the use of water for private and domestic, and
public or municipal purposes; provided, that nothing herein shall be so con-
strued as to allow any person, company, association or corporation to charge
any person, corporation or association anything for water furnished them when
by ,iny present law, such water is free.
[Excess In Charging Rates Forfeits Franchise, etc.]
3ec. 7. Any person, company, association or corporation, charging or
attempting to collect, from the persons, corporations or municipalities using
water, any sum in excess of the rate fixed as hereinbefore designated, shall,
upon the complaint of the said Board of Supervisors, Town Council, Board
of A Idermen, or other legislative body thereof, or of any water-rate payer,
and ipon conviction, before any court of competent jurisdiction, shall forfeit
the franchise and water works of such person, company, association or cor-
poration, to the city and county, city or town, wherein the said watt-i- is
furnished and used.
[Penalty to Supervisors for Neglecting to Enforce Provisions of Act.]
Sec. 8. Any Board of Supervisors or other legislative body of any city and
county, city or town, which shall fail or refuse to perform any of the duties
prescribed by this Act, at the time and in the manner hereinbefore specified,
shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance in office, and upon conviction thereof,
at the suit of any interested party, in any court of competent jurisdiction,
shall be removed from office.
[Act in Effect.]
Sec. 9. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
CHARTER PROVISION.
The following provision of the Charter of the City and County of San
Francisco, in effect January 8, 1900, empowers the Board of Supervisors to fix
and determine by ordinance the rates or compensation to be collected by any
person, company or. corporation for the use of water, heat, light or power, and
to prescribe the quality of the service:
WATER RATES. 483
ARTICLE II, CHAPTER II POWERS OF THE SUPERVISORS.
Section 1 Sub. 14. To fix and determine by ordinance in the month of
February of each year, to take effect on the first day of July thereafter, the
rates of compensation to be collected by any person, company or corporation
in the City and County, for the use of water, heat, light or power, supplied
to the City and County or to the inhabitants thereof, and to prescribe the
quality of the service.
INVESTIGATION OF WATER RATES.
As preliminary to commencing the investigation in the matter of fixing
and establishing water rates for the year commencing July 1, 1904, and ending
June 30, 1905, the Board of Supervisors adopted the following resolutions in
order to procure information necessary to enable it to act intelligently and
fairly in fixing said rates:
Resolution No. 4170, adopted November 23, 1903, requiring statements to
be filed by all persons, companies or corporations engaged in the business
of supplying water to the inhabitants of this city and county.
Resolution No. 4171, adopted November 23, 1903, directing the Board of
Public. Works to make an appraisement of certain properties of the Spring
Valley Water Company.
Resolution No. 4172, adopted November 23, 1903, directing the Spring
Valley Water Company to file an inventory of all its properties actually used
in supplying the City and County of San Francisco and its inhabitants with
a pure and wholesome supply of water.
Resolution No. 4317, adopted January 11, 1904, directing the Spring Valley
Water Company to file an itemized statement of the expenditures of said
company for each of the following months: October, November and December,
1903.
Resolution No. 4377, adopted February 1, 1904, directing the Spring Valley
Water Company to file detailed statements of revenues and expenditures for
the year commencing July 1, 1902, and ending June 30, 1903, and also for the
six months ending December 31, 1903.
Resolution No. 4378, adopted February 1, 1904, directing the Clerk to
ascertain the assessed value of the properties of the Spring Valley Water
("ompany in several counties.
Resolution No. 4379, adopted February 1, 1904, directing the Spring Valley
Water Company to file a statement showing the quantity of water pumped
from various sources of supply.
Resolution No. 4380, adopted February 1, 1904, directing the Spring Valley
Water Company to file detailed statements of operating expenses.
INVESTIGATION COMMENCED.
The Board met and resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on
Monday afternoon, February 1, 1904, at 3:30 P. M., for the purpose of taking
testimony and of making such investigations as would enable it to fix and
establish water rates for the year commencing July 1, 1904, and ending June
30, 1905.
The Committee of the Whole, by Supervisor D'Ancona, chairman of the
Water Rates Committee, reported as follows:
That it has commenced the inquiry in the matter of fixing water rates
for the year commencing July 1, 1904, and ending June 30, 1905; that it has
heard the testimony of Pelham W. Ames, secretary of the Spring Valley Water
Company, concerning the revenues and expenditures of said company for the
year 1903; that the transcripts of testimony taken during the past six years,
namely, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, have been incorporated in and
made a part of this year's proceedings, and the Exhibits then offered in
evidence for the purpose of fixing water rates in the month of Februa*y of
each of these years, as required by law, were admitted in evidence and made
a part of this year's record, by expressed consent of M. B. Kellogg, attorney
for Spring Valley Water Company.
That the following matters, filed in response to requests of the Board of
Supervisors, have been duly considered and marked Exhibits, as follows:
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484 NVA'I Kl; KATES.
EXHIBIT NO. 1.
INVENTORY OF THE SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY CONSTRUC-
TION DURING CALENDAR .YEAR 1903, BEING SUPPLEMENT TO
INVENTORY OF WORKS IN USE ON JANUARY 1, 1903. FURNISHED
TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON JANUARY 5, 1903 (FILED
JANUARY 5, 1904).
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San
Francisco:
Gentlemen: In your office you have on file the inventory of our works
in use up to January 1st, 1903.
The following supplement thereto brings the completed inventory up to
January 1st, 1904:
WORKS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1903.
One new measuring tank at University Mound screen tank.
Oiie new measuring tank at Brightside, on Sunol aqueduct.
16,758 feet 54-inch wrought iron pipe, laid on new Alameda pipe line, with
manholes, air valves, blow-offs, concrete bridge, with iron beams, etc. ;
connection of 54-inch pipe with the 36-inch Alameda pipe at Burlingame
and with the 44-inch Crystal Springs pipe at Millbrae pumping station.
These connections required:
12 heavy 16-inch bells, riveted to the respective iron pipes;
50 lineal feet of heavy 30-inch cast iron fittings, such as pipes, tees, etc.;
300 -feet, more or less, of 16-inch cast Iron pipes and fittings, and
12 additional 16-inch gates (four of which with outside spindles);
1,000 feet, more or less, of new 8-inch cast iron sewer for Burlingame,
with 7 brick manholes on county road;
Two new 35 horse-power boilers, one at Calaveras and one at Belmont;
One new foreman's house at Pleasanton;
Completion of new Belmont pumping plant:
Completion of engine room and enlarging boiler house and workshop, with
machine tools; foundation for two new boilers; two new boilers on the
ground, in course of erection;
One large concrete oil tank at Millbrae;
Two hundred and fifty (250) lineal feet drainage tunnel, 4 feet 6 inches by
6 feet, near San Andreas screen house, timbered, with concrete bottom;
also 83 feet 4-foot by 5-foot timbered shafts;
Preparing and investigating foundation of proposed Calaveras dam, requiring:
3,350 lineal feet of tunneling;
190 feet of 6-foot by 8-foot shafts;
One 12-foot by 60-foot shaft, 30 feet deep, and
One shaft. 6 feet by 12 feet. 42 feet deep, all well timbered; requiring
considerable pumping.
SAN FRANCISCO RESERVOIRS AND PIPE SYSTEMS:
Presidio Heights tank, wrought iron, circular, 60 feet diameter, 35 feet deep,
with inside steel uprights and braces; capacity up to overflow fully 700,000
gallons; set on solid concrete foundation, 68 feet in diameter; overflow
pipe, gate?, iron stairway; covered with tight flooring.
Addition to keeper's house at Lake Honda.
PIPE LAID IN SAN FRANCISCO DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1903.
Size Feet
3-inch 1,240
4-inch 11,536
6-inch 441
8-tnch 22.179
12-inch 15,134
16-inch 1,877
24-inch 8,751
WATER RATES. 485
PIPE TAKEN OUT IN SAN FRANCISCO DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1903.
Size. Feet.
3-inch 670
4-inch 3,391
6-inch 818
8-inch 631
GATES SET ON IN SAN FRANCISCO ON DISTRIBUTING PIPE SYSTEM
DURING 1903.
Size. Number.
4-inch 13
6-inch 25
8-inch 43
12-inch 39
16-inch 6
24-inch 6
Total number of gates set in 1903 132
PROPERTIES IN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY ACQUIRED BY SPRING
VALLEY WATER COMPANY DURING 1903.
Tract adjoining Clarendon Heights tank (one acre, more or less).
Lot 75 feet by 120 feet on Forty-first avenue near H street, for new
Oceanside tank.
The total amount of pipe laid in the San Francisco distributing system,
and the total number of gates set on the same, up to January 1st, 1904, are
shown in the following tables:
PIPE LAID IN SAN FRANCISCO CITY DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM SUPPLIED
FROM CITY RESERVOIRS.
On January 1st, 1904.
CAST IRON PIPES.
Size of Pipe Feet of pipe laid
3-inch 131,379
4-inch 352,466
6-inch 570,606
8-inch 643,200
10-inch 9,912
12-inch 241,412
16-inch 123,391
20-inch 21,840
22-inch 23,488
24-inch 29,571
30-inch 4,494
Mem. Cast iron pipe is extra heavy, especially from 8-inch upward.
WROUGHT IRON PIPE.
Size of pipe Feet of pipe laid
13-inch 850
22-inch 25,481
30-inch 12,669
33-inch 2,510
37i/2-inch 12,254
44-inch 7,213
486 WATER RATES.
TOTAL NUMBER OF GATES SET IN THE SAN FRANCISCO DISTRIB-
UTING PIPE SYSTEM UP TO JANUARY 1st, 1904.
Size Number
3 -inch 61
4-inch 387
6-inch 805
8-inch 1,016
10-inch 8
12-inch 426
16-inch 126
20-inch 11
22-inch 20
24-inch 30
30-inch 2
37%-inch 1
44-inch 1
Mem. The accounts of the number of miles of service pipe connected,
which amounts to considerably over 200 miles; the exact number of meters
set, amounting to over 13,000, have not yet been fully worked up. but will be
sent in as soon as accurate figures are obtained.
PIPES AND MATERIALS ON HAND IN COMPANY'S PIPE YARDS ON
JANUARY 1st, 1904.
At Bryant street, Market street lot. University Mound reservoir, College Hill
Reservoir, Pleasanton and Lake Merced
CAST IRON PIPE.
Size of pipe. Feet.
3-inch 3.852
4-inch 6,816
6-inch 648
8-inch 16.200
10-inch 132
12-inch 17.772
16-inch 6.132
20-inch 828
22-inch 24
24-inch 9,492
30-inch 72
WROUGHT IRON PIPE.
Size of pipe Feet.
22-inch 443
26-inch 9
30-inch 428
36-inch 859
44-inch 1.126
Size of pipe. Feet.
16-inch Submarine Pipe 1-
22-inch Submarine Pipe 275
Fittings, gates, check valves on hand Tons.
Cast iron pipe fittings, tees, crosses, elbows, reducers, sleeves,
etc 310
Wrought iron pipe fittings
Water Gates
Size Number.
3-inch 17
6-inch 11
8-inch , 11
10-inch 1
16-inch 8
22-inch 4
WATER RATES. 487
Check valves
Size. Number
8-inch -. ^ . 1
10-inch 1
Materials on hand
Lead, 21,790 pounds;
Cement, 72 barrels;
Asphaltum, 44% tons.
Well casing, 2,000 feet.
One (1) ten (10) horse-power gasoline engine;
Complete blacksmith shop, with tools and iron and steel, horseshoes,
nails, etc. ;
One (1) asphaltum dipping trough;
Thirty-one (31) horses;
Four (4) trucks;
Four ( 4 ) wagons ;
Eleven (11) express wagons;
Ten (10) buggies;
One (1) hose cart;
Harnesses;
Two hundred and three (203) kegs rivets;
Twerfty-five (25) tons hay;
Seventeen and one-half (17 14) tons oats.
METERS.
Size. Number.
%-inch 21
%-inch 462
% -inch 24
1 -inch 11
1%-inch 11
2 -inch 42
3 -inch '. 11
4 -inch 7
6 -inch 7
GALVANIZED IRON PIPE.
Size Number feet
%-inch 525
%-inch 625
1 -inch 2 360
1 %-inch 375
1%-inch 670
2 -inch 490
PIPES AND MATERIALS AT MILLBRAE YARD.
Three hundred and eighty (380) feet of heavy fifty-four (54") inch wrought
iron pipe;
Three thousand and fifty-five (3,055) feet of forty-four (44") inch heavy
wrought iron pipe;
Two hundred and ninety-four (294) feet of thirty-six (36") inch wrought Iron
pipe;
Seventeen hundred and sixty-four (1,764) feet of thirty (30") inch wrought
iron pipe;
Three thousand one hundred and forty-two (3,142) feet of twenty-two (22")
inch wrought iron pipe;
Three hundred and seventy-one (371) feet of nine (9") inch galvanized pipe;
Twelve (12) feet thirty (30") inch cast iron pipe;
Sixty-six (66) feet sixteen (16") inch oast iron pipe;
Eleven (11) feet twenty-two (22") inch cast iron pipe;
Twelve (12) feet eight (8") inch cast iron pipe;
One hundred and forty-four (144) feet six (6") inch cast iron pipe;
Twelve (12) feet four (4") inch cast iron pipe;
One (1) eight (8") inch water gate;
Two (2) six (6") inch water gates;
One (1) pile driver, complete;
Besides large stock in warehouse of wrought iron bands, sleeves, lead, coal,
yarn, kettles, rubber, etc., for repair purposes for all sizes of main conduit
pipes.
488 WATER RATES.
IN SAN MATEO COUNTY.
One (1) four-horse team and two (2) seven-ton wagons;
One (1) two-horse team and one (1) light wagon;
Three (3) express wagons;
Three (3) mowing machines;
Two (2) dump carts;
Twenty-four (24) horses;
Four (4) buggies;
One (1) road scraper;
One (1) watering cart;
Lumber and repair materials in yard at Sawyer Camp and along Lock's
Creek line;
Harness, tools, hay and grain.
Yours respectfully,
M. M. GAROUTTE,
Chief Clerk Eng. Dept. S. V. W. Co.
San Francisco, Jan. 5th, 1904.
EXHIBIT NO. 2
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES OF THE SPRING VALLEY WATER
COMPANY FOR THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND
DECEMBER, 1903 (FILED JANUARY 22. 1904).
In answer to Resolution No. 4317 of the Board of Supervisors of the City
and County of San Francisco.
. EXPENDITURES DURING OCTOBER, 1903.
Operating expense
Lake Merced pump $ 2.925 08
Belmont pump 5,296 . 22
Clarendon Heights pump 993.10
Crystal Springs pump 17.35
Millbrae pump 73 .50
Ocean View pump 75.00
Locks Creek line 435.98
Pilarcitos pipe line 162 . 56
San Andreas pipe line 128.73
Crystal Springs pipe line 485.31
Alameda pipe line 639. 88
San Andreas reservoir 1,478.52
Portola reservoir 65.00
Pilarcitos reservoir 220 . 00
Crystal Springs reservoir 717.21
City reservoirs 2.040 . 27
City engine 1,625.72
City stable 567.97
San Mateo stable 109.17
Lobos Creek 196.35
Main repairs 4,745 . 27
Meter expense , 2,727.35
Pipe yard 175.20
General expense 923 .97
Pleasanton wells expense 631 .67
Office expense 1,334.45
Filter beds expense 321 . 20
Legal expense 2,490 . 38
Sunol aqueduct expense 70.00
Land account 448.80
Water rate suit expense 98.60
Bookkeeping department 1,189.25
Engineers' department 2. 808. 19
Inspectors' department 1,153.50
Collection account 1,982.00
WATER RATES.
489
General salaries $ 3,973 .33
Interest 4,470.16
Telephone account 327.23
Pescadero expense 79:00
Taxes 4.30
$48,206.77
Dividends (interest on stock) 48,465.05
Coupons (interest on bonds) 16,130.00
Labor
June $ 127.00
July 595.10
August 1,974.80
September 3,455 . 40
6,152.30
New construction
Labor $5,569.65
Pipe 3,692.54
Castings 2,785.74
Meters 642.39
Hardware 176.40
Rock 720.95
Asphalt 54.82
Paint and oil 6.85
Cement 237.80
Coal 16.48
Sewer pipe 5.50
Hauling 816.66
Paving 2,362.54
Land 1,966.30
Sundries 26.35
$19, 080. -97
Ci . Sales, etc 963 . 59
$ 18,117.38
New Alameda pipe line 19,096.74
Suburban Co. contracts 698 .01
Calaveras dam 3,063 . 88
Presidio Heights reservoir 1,S06 .61
Pleasanton wells 1,819 .04
Belmont boilers 1,263.32
Stable equipment 400 . 00
Pipe storage 17.50
New Belmont pumps 8.91
Oil installation 8.39
$165,253.90
EXPENDITURES DURING NOVEMBER, 1903.
Operating expense
Lake Merced pump $ 4,132.27
Belmont pump 5,519.72
Clarendon Heights pump 1,428.35
Pleasanton wells expense 672 . 54
Millbrae pump 49.50
Filter beds expense 401 . 14
Sunol aqueduct expense 87.50
Ocean View pump 81.25
Locks Creek line 296.29
Pilarcitos pipe line 246 . 80
San Andreas pipe line 161 .19
Crystal Springs pipe line 262.63
Alameda pipe line 1,038.26
San Andreas reservoir 1,777.74
Portola reservoir 65.00
Pilarcitos reservoir 175 . 00
Crystal Springs reservoir 748 .84
City reservoirs 2,682.60
City engine 2.500.69
490 WATER RATES.
City stable $ 427.94
San Mateo stable 56.25
Lobos Creek
Main repairs 5,551.60
Meter expense 2,951.62
Pipe yard 209.05
General expense 2,075.30
Office expense 1,330.26
Bond expense 59.15
Legal expense 1,577.55
Land account 441 . 60
,334.00
.784.76
,241.75
,061.75
,098.33
.789.58
Telephone account 401 . 07
Pescadero expense 79 . 00
Taxes 287,989 . 40
Bookkeeping department.
Engineers' department...
Inspectors' department...
Collection account
General salaries
Interest
Dividends (interest on stock)
Coupons (interest on bonds)
Labor
June $394.35
July 321.35
August 992.15
September 2,504.95
October 1,536.75
New construction
Labor $ 6.156.89
Pipe 17,980.21
Castings 1,552.11
Hardware 152.47
Lumber 21.38
Rock 317.75
Lead 1,081.80
Meters f.73.50
Coal 25.54
Asphalt, etc 7.10
Sewer pipe
Hauling 427.94
Paving- 161.40
Sundries 48 . 19
$ 28.512.16
Or. Sales, etc 797 . 76
New Alameda pipe line
Lake Merced drainage system
Suburban Company contracts
Calaveras dam
Presidio Heights reservoir
Belmont boilers
Pleasanton wells
Sunol aqueduct
EXPENDITURES DURING DECEMBER. 1903.
Operating expense
Lake Merced pump $ 3.090.87
Belmont pump 4.S06.61
Clarendon Heights pump 1.719.90
Crystal Springs pump 20.10
WATEK KATES.
491
Millbrae pump $ 202 . 15
Pleasanton wells expense 496.17
Ocean View pump 75.00
Locks Creek line 477.82
Pilarcitos pipe line 168.85
San Andreas pipe line 161 . 58
Crystal Springs pipe line 413.75
Alameda pipe line 744 . 66
San Andreas reservoir 1,126 . 77
Portola reservoir 65.00
Pilarcitos reservoir 236 . 65
Crystal Springs reservoir 673 . 71
City reservoirs 1,953 .62
City engine 1,983 . 72
City stable 724.65
San Mateo stable..,.., 98.17
Lobos Creek 165.00-
Main repairs 3,297 . 00
Filter beds expense 749.92
Meter expense 2,597 . 73
Sunol aqueduct expense 128 . 15
Pipe yard 168.75
General expense 1,659 .38
Bond expense 2,792.99
Office expense 897.07
Water rate suit expense 7.93
Legal expense 1,182 . 25
Land account 332.00
Bookkeeping department 1,180 . 00
Engineers' department 2,806 . 48
Inspectors' department 674.72
Collection acc.ount 1,761.50
General salaries 4,743.34
Interest 3,894.43
Telephone account 268.05
Pescadero expense 158.00
Taxes 6,506.01
: $ 57,871.70
Dividends (interest on stock) 7,754 . 78
Coupons (interest on bonds) 5,640 .00
Labor
July $ 68.10
August 242.00
September 429.30
October 1,084.10
November 408.80
$ 2,232.30
New construction
Labor $ 5,205.20
Pipe 12,138.97
Castings 2,831.15
Hardware ; 151 . 23
Lead 811.35
Rock and gravel 303.75
Meters 1,928.45
Freight and hauling 756.03
Paving 184.17
Sundries 70 . 85
Cement 228.90
Discount 25,000.00
$ 49,610.05
Cr. Sales, etc 2,367.39
$ 47,242. 6
492
WATER RATES.
New Alameda pipe line
Suburban Company contracts
Lake Merced drainage system
New Belmont pump
New Belmont boiler
Calaveras dam
Presidio Heights reservoir
Pipe storage
Pleasanton wells
$29, 67.'). MI
4,901.62
383. 4f
5.80
96.50
1,041.16
1,661.44
361.08
296.17
$159,164.47
EXHIBIT NO. 3.
DETAILED STATEMENTS OF THE SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS
AND OF THE SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY, SHOWING THE
NAME OF EACH WATER RATE PAYER, HIS OR HER PLACE OF
RESIDENCE, AND THE AMOUNT PAID FOR WATER BY EACH SUCH
WATER RATE PAYER DURING THE YEAR 1903; AND ALSO SHOW-
ING ALL REVENUE DERIVED FROM ALL SOURCES. AND AN
ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES MADE FOR SUPPLYING
WATER DURING SUCH TIME. (Filed January 29, 1904.)
Statement showing- all the revenue derived by the Soring Valley Water
Works from all sources, and an itemized statement of all expenditures made
for supplying water January 1, 1903, to September 14, 1903, both dates in-
cluded.
RECEIPTS.
Water rents private consumers. .
City and county
Shipping
Other sources. . .
Total income
$1,229,393.13
89,942.45
66,297.75
$1,385,633.33
34,486.95
$1,420,120.28
DISBURSEMENTS.
Operating expenses $357,688.25
Taxes 27,037.54
Interest . 569,024.93
Dividends 7 months.
953,750.72
466, 369. S6
411,600.00
$ 54,769.56
Paid on account of permanent improvements 497,449.70
CHAS. WEBB HOWARD, President.
PELHAM W. AMES, Secretary,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of January, 1904.
HENRY P. TRICOT".
Notary Public in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of
California.
Statement showing all the revenue derived by the Spring Valley Water
Company from all sources, and an itemized statement of all expenditures
made for supplying water, September 15, 1903, to December SI, 190:?, both
dates included.
WATEE RATES. 493
RECEIPTS.
Water rents Private consumers , , $558,354.32
City and county 45,682.25
Shipping 30,665.00
$634,701.57
Other sources 21,161.24
Total income $655,862.81
DISBURSEMENTS.
Operating expenses $161,753 . 26
Taxes 294,499 . 71
Interest : 150,403.47
$606,656.44
$.49,206 37
Dividends 2 months 117,600.00
$ 68,393.63
Paid on account of permanent impiovements 183,317.31
CHAS. WEBB HOWARD, President.
PELHAM W. AMES, Secretary,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of January, 1904.
HENRY P. TRICOU,
Notary Public in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of
California.
Statement showing all revenue derived by the Spring Valley Water
Works and by the Spring Valley Water Company, its successor, from all
sources for the year preceding January 1, 1904, and an itemized statement of
all expenditures made for supplying water during said time:
RECEIPTS.
Water rents Private consumers $1,787,747.45
City and county 135,624 . 70
Shipping 96,962.75
$2,020,334.90
Other sources 55,648.19
Total income $2,075,983.09
DISBURSEMENTS.
Operating expenses .....' $519,441.51
Taxes 321,537.25
Interest 719,428 . 40
$1,560,407.16
$ 515,575.93
Dividends 9 months 529,200.00
$ 13,624.07
Paid on account of permanent improvements. ....... 680,767.01
CHAS. WEBB HOWARD, President.
PELHAM W. AMES, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day of January, 1904.
HENRY P. TRICOU,
Notary Public in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of
California,
494 WATER RATES.
EXHIBIT NO. 4.
STATEMENT SHOWING THE AMOUNTS COLLECTED BY THE VISITA-
CION WATER COMPANY FOR WATER SUPPLIED TO CONSUMERS
DURING 1903; ALSO RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR
1903. (Filed January 29, 1904.)
(On file in the clerk's office of the Board of Supervisors.)
EXHIBIT NO. 5.
APPRAISEMENT OF THE PROPERTIES OF THE SPRING VALLEY
WATER COMPANY ACTUALLY USED IN SUPPLYING THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO WITH WATER, BY THE CITY
ENGINEER, JANUARY 26, 1904; ALSO COMMUNICATION FROM
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS TRANSMITTING SAID APPRAISEMENT.
(Filed February 1, 1904.)
San Francisco, February 1, 1904.
To the Honorable, the Board of Supervisors,
Of the City and County of San Francisco.
Sirs: The Board of Public Works, in conformity with resolution No. 4171
of your Honorable Body, herewith respectfully transmits an appraisement,
prepared by the City Engineer, of the properties of the Spring Valley Water
Company actually used in furnishing the city and county of San Francisco and
the inhabitants thereof with a pure and wholesome supply of water.
Very respectfully,
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
H. L. SCHMITZ,
President.
MORRIS LEVY,
Secretary.
APPRAISEMENT OF THE PROPERTIES
OF THE
SPRING VALLEY WATER CO.
CITY ENGINEER'S APPRAISEMENT.
San Francisco, January 26, 1904.
To the Honorable, the Board of Public Works
Of the City and County of San Francisco.
Gentlemen The Board of Public Works has been directed by the Board
of Supervisors, Resolution No. 4171, to make "an appraisement of the prop-
erties of the Spring Valley Water Company, actually used in furnishing the
City and County of San Francisco and the inhabitants thereof with a pure
and wholesome supply of water."
The following appraisement agrees in the main with those submitted in
preceding years, betterments being added at about cost to the original valua-
tions. It does not include such properties as the Portola Reservoir, the upper
sections of the Locks Creek Aqueduct, the Lobos Creek lands and the Market
street reservoir site, which are not at present in use.
A PPRAISEMENT.
Pilarcitos System
Dam, pipe line, etc., as itemized in report dated January
31, 1902 $ 869,410
Lands in reservoir site, 105 acres at $1,250 per acre.... 131,250
Lands in watershed, 3,800 acres at $60 per acre 228,000
$1,228,660
San Andres System
Dam, pipe line, etc., as itemized in report dated January
31, 1902, ($1,152,077), with betterments made in 1902
and 1903 added at about cost $ 1,164,665
Locks Creek Aqueduct, not including works above the
stone dam, which are not at present in use 329,861
Lands in reservoir site, 475 acres at $1,250 per acre.... 593,750
Lands in watershed, including about 2,150 acres tribu-
tary to Locks Creek Aqueduct, 4,310 acres at $60 per
acre 258,600
Pilarcitos pumps, at San Andreas screen house, complete
with standpipe and 16-inch discharge to the Pil-
arcitos pipe line 30,167
Ocean View pump, complete with suction from San
Andreas main pressure tank, and discharge to the
Lake Merced force main 15,658
$2,392,701
496
WATER RATES.
Crystal Springs System
Dam of concrete, pipe line, etc., as itemized in report
dated January 31, 1902, ($2,836,082), with better-
ments made in 1902 and 1903 added $ 2,837,282
Lands in reservoir site below high water line, 1,300 acres
at $1,250 per acre 1,625,000
Lands in reservoir site above present high water line,
430 acres at $625 per acre 268,750
Lands in watershed, 6,973 acres at $60 per acre 418,380
Crystal Springs pumping station complete, with 24-inch
suction, 3 lines of 16-inch discharge pipes, 16-inch
- standpipes, buildings, stables, outhouses, and 19,690
lineal feet of flume 130,756
Millbrae pumping plant, complete, including standpipe
and connections, reservoir, suction and force pipes,
flume, railroad track, buildings, etc., as appraised in
1901 with improvements 1901 to January 1, 1904,
added , 271,580
Lands at pumping station, 68.10 acres at cost 25,000
Water rights on Peninsula reservoir system, 18 million
gallons per day at $40,000 per million gallons
per day
720,000
$ 5,280,168
296,580
720,000
Total, Peninsula System
$ 9.918.109
Alameda Creek System
Niles dam, about 2% miles above Niles, stone aqueduct
2,700 feet long, stone screen tank, wooden screen
and settling tank; flume 3,131 feet long, iron bridge
over Alameda Creek at Niles 400 feet long; wrought
iron pipe 36-inch diameter, 5,897 feet long 108,000
Alameda Creek main pipe line, 36-inch diameter, 138,029
feet long; 36-inch brass-faced gate at Burlingame,
including boxing and trestles 1,184,078
Buildings, 2 keepers' houses . .. 2,000
For contingencies, engineering, etc., on above items,
10 per cent 129,408
New 54-inch wrought iron pipe and connections, Bur-
lingame to Millbrae, at cost, about 332,520
Submarine pipes, 2 lines of 16-inch across slough and
across bay at Dumbarton Point, at c.ost, about 120,000
Two lines of 22-inch, paralleling the 16-inch, at cost,
about 290,400
Belmont pumping station, including 3 new Corliss pump-
ing engines, new Babcock and Wilcox boilers, addi-
tion to standpipe, etc., appraisement of 1901 with
betterments made in 1901, 1902 and 1903 added, at
cost, about 284,890
Lands at Belmont pumping station, 45 acres 8,000
Works on Laguna Creek property near Pleasanton (see
itemized statement) 88,719
Sunol filter beds and Sunol Aqueduct, to and including
screenhouse at Niles (see itemized statement) 727,665
Lands and rights acquired by Suburban Water Company
and transferred to Spring Valley water Works in
1902, total area 18,161 acres, at cost 927,588
Lands in Calaveras Valley and adjacent thereto,
acquired prior to January 1, 1902, estimated 2,746
acres more or less (not including the original Cal-
averas purchase), at cost 167,950
Water rights and land purchases along Alameda Creek
to secure the right, to water, not including the
$1,000,000 paid for the Vallejo mill and Calaveras
properties in 1875, at cost 309,983
WATER. RATES.
497
Calaveras purchase. This includes 2,150 acres of land
and water rights, notably the Vallejo mill property
Rights of way, Alameda Creek System, at cost
43,417
Total, Alameda Creek System. . . .
$ 5 039 618
City Distributing System
Lake Honda complete, including keeper's houses, stable,
sewers, etc. (exclusive of land value) $
338,184
*
University Mound reservoir complete, including keeper's
house, stable, etc., (exclusive of land value)
140 401
College Hill reservoir complete, including keeper's
house, stable, etc., (exclusive of land value)
Clay street tank complete, including grading, concrete
retaining wall, concrete stairs, etc., (exclusive of
55,400
10 O 1 *?
Upper Russian Hill or Pranciso.o street reservoir com-
plete, including brick-lined tunnel 150 feet long (ex-
clusive of land value)
Clarendon Heights tank complete, including grading
(exclusive of land value)
67,759
12,224
Potrero Heights reservoir complete, including keeper's
16 216
$
Add 10 per cent for engineering and contingencies $
Presidio Heights tank (1902-3), steel, 60 feet in diameter,
35 feet high, exclusive of land value, at cost, about. .
640,206
64,020
25,500
Distributing mains and pipes, lengths from the records
ley Water Works
Wrought iron.
13 -inch 850 feet $
of the
1 530
Spring Val-
22 -inch 25,841 feet
113 700
30 -inch 12 669 feet
91 217
33 -inch 2,510 feet
20,080
37%-inch 12,254 feet
112 737
44 -inch 7,213 feet
-63,474
Cast iron (specials included. )
3 -inch 131 379 feet
89 338
4 -inch 352,466 feet
6 -inch 570 606 feet . . .
288,670
642 502
8 -inch 643,200 feet
953,866
10 -inch 9,912 feet
12 -inch 241 412 feet
18,585
560 317
16 inch 123 391 feet
404 476
20 -inch 21,840 feet
100 551
22 -inch 23 488 feet
1^5 191
24 -inch 29 571 feet
182 039
30 -inch 4,494 feet
38,392
17 200
$ 3,
Add 10 per cent for engineering and conlingencies $
823,865
382,386
$ 4 206 251
Special Structures on City Distributing System
2 Bernal Heights tunnels, total length 1,344 feet, at $30. $
Support of pipes on Harrison street over Mission Creek
swamp, special pipe connection work, etc
Islais Creek pipe trestles and extra work pipe laying. . . .
Tunnel 508 feet long on Seventh avenue 5 feet 6 inches
in clear carrying 30-inch pipe and 580 feet of sewer
tunnel with 650 feet of 24-inch cast iron pipe
40,320
36,000
9,097
24 320
Gates on City Distributing System, not including setting
Meters on service pipes, etc., about 13,000 (approx.) . . . .
68,477
200,000
498
WATEK BATES.
Black Point Pumping Station complete, including stor-
age tunnel, suction well, wharf, etc. (exclusive of
land value)
Clarendon Heights pumping plant complete (exclusive
of land value)
Add 10 per cent for engineering and contingent ex-
penses $
$168,009
54,800
$601,014
661,115
City reservoir sites and lands in actual use, including
Black Point pump tract, Clarendon Heights pump
tract, pipe yards with building, and Islais Creek
right of way $
575,300 $ 575,300
Total, City Distributing System
Office lot and building
Lake Merced properties
Lands, including contiguous lands in San Mateo county,
the Ocean View pump tract, etc., 2,638 acres $ 2,030,000
Lake Merced drainage system, dam between lakes,
dam at lake outlet, outlet pipe, South Lake drain-
age, including tunnel to ocean, dams, etc. (See
report January 31, 1902), $225,347, together with
North Lake drainage works, dam, concrete inlet ca-
nal, 30-ir7h wrought iron pipe and trestle rein-
forcements, etc., $17,542, with 10 per cent for en-
gineering and contingencies, $24,288 267,177
Lake Merced pumping plant, complete, including suc-
tion from lake, wharves, booms, suction from San
Andreas pipe, discharge to Pilarcitos pipe, aerat-
ing plant at Daly's Hill, railroad, coal bunkers,
etc., including 10 per cent for engineering and con-
tingencies 295,416
$ 6,172,392
750,000
Total, Lake Merced properties
Miscellaneous Properties
Telephone lines, right of way for sewer, etc $ 15,000
Tools, horses, wagons, etc., hay and grain, 1,761 tons
cast iron, 310 tons of cast iron pipe fittings, wrought
iron pipe, gates, lead, cement, asphalt, etc 185,500
$ 2,592,593
$ 200,500
Total $24,673,212
The itemized appraisement of the works on the Sunol and Laguna Creek
properties is as follows:
Sunol filter beds and aqueduct
Concrete diverting dam and headgate at canal inlet
under county road bridge $ 305
15,600 feet of canal from Laguna Creek to Sunol Val-
ley with branches, concrete culverts, tunnel, etc.... 20,718
110 feet of redwood flume 3 feet by 5 feet on canal line,
with concrete inlet and outlet 440
Upper intake filter gallery, 8 feet wide, heavily tim-
bered, 1,177 feet long 8,084
Excavations and levees in Sunol Valley, not included in
other items , 2,360
Timber receiving gallery 2,690 feet long 35,107
Upper concrete gate house, gates, hoisting gear, etc.... 4,537
Concrete filter gallery, 5 feet by 5 feet, 5,930 feet long,
from main filter gate house to Sunol dam; branch
filter gallery 3 feet by 5 feet in clear, 1,144 feet
long; lower branch filter galleries 4 feet by 6 feet in
clear, 500 feet long; concrete forebays, gates, man-
holes, etc 150,949
Concrete dam, with concrete gate house, gates, manhole,
tower at south end of dam, fish ladder, floating
raft, etc $30,562
WATER RATES.
499
14,164 feet of concrete lined tunnel 5 feet by 5 feet 6
inches in the clear, in 5 sections 354,100
11,928 feet of redwood flume, 6 feet by 3 feet 48,390
Concrete sand box at Brightside, 5 concrete manholes,
screen basin of concrete near Niles, building, etc. . . . 4,934
$ 660,486
Add 10 per cent for engineering and contingencies. ...$ 66,049
Add betterments of 1903 at cost, about 1,130
Works on Laguna Creek property near Pleasanton
1,478 feet timber gallery, 6 feet by 20 feet deep, 11
well pits, concrete forebay with gate house, gates
107 feet of concrete tunnel 3 feet 5 inches in the
clear, concrete pit at east end of gallery, two con-
crete bulkheads across gallery $ 19,053
60 feet 20-inch cast iron pipe with gate on same, 21 feet
cast iron standpipe in sections; 40 feet 6-inch pipe;
6-inch gate, etc 626
Two double concrete forebays 29 feet deep, iron lined
and open concrete shafts, gates, small steam and
gasoline plants, etc., and building over same 3,315
703 feet 24-inch cast iron pipe, 559 feet 20-inch cast
iron pipe, 1,100 feet 16-inch cast iron pipe, 477
feet 12-inch cast iron pipe, 18 feet 16-inch wrought
iron pipe, foot valve, T's, connections of 22 wells
with pipe line 12,786
91 wells, average depth 83 feet 18,200
9,500 feet of open ditches, timbered forebay and tun-
nel, 2,800 feet of waste water ditch 5,246
Buildings, foreman's residence, barn, boarding-house,
lodging-house, store-house 5,000
Add 10 per cent for engineering and contingencies. . .
Add betterments of 1903, at cost, about
$ 64,226
.$ 6,423
18,070
$ 727,665
!,719
RECAPITULATION.
Peninsula System
Pilarcitos System . $ 1,228,660
San Andreas system, including Locks Creek aqueduct
and Ocean View pumps 2,392,701
Crystal Springs system 5,280,168
Millbrae Pumping Station 296,580
Water rights 720,000
Alameda Creek System
Alameda main pipe line, Belmont pumping station,
works on Laguna Creek property, Sunol filter beds,
Sunol aqueduct, lands, water rights, etc
City Distributing System
Office lot and building
Lake Merced lands, pumping plant, drainage works, etc.
Miscellaneous properties, material on hand, etc
Total .
$ 9,918,109
$ 5,039,618
6,172,392
750,000
2,592,593
200,500
$24,673,212
Should it be determined by the Supervisors to include in the valuation
an allowance for value due to the fact that the business Is an established
one, this additional allowance would be appraised at $1,500,000, being about
25 per cent of the appraisement of the City Distributing System.
Very respectfully,
C. E. GRUNSKY,
City Engineer.
500 WATER KATES.
EXHIBIT NO. 6.
RELATING TO WATER RATES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1904-1905, BY
H. SCHUSSLER, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE SPP.ING VALLEY WATER
COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, JANUARY 28, 1904. (Filed February 1,
1904.)
(On file in the office of the clerk of the Board of Supervisors.)
Note. Exhibit No. 8 was subsequently filed in lieu of Exhibit No. 6, and
the first named Exhibit appears at length hereinafter.
EXHIBIT NO. 7.
COMMUNICATION FROM ASSESSOR, SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT OF
SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS FOR THE YEAR 1903, IN THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, AS FOLLOWS:
Real estate : $ 782 . 580
Improvements 558 . 030
Personal property 4,008,372
Franchise 5,330,000
' Total $10,678,982
(Filed February 1, 1904.)
INVESTIGATION CONTINUED.
The further consideration of this subject having been continued until
Friday evening, February 5, 1904, the Board of Supervisors, as a Committee
of the Whole, resumed its investigation.
Supervisor D'Ancona, chairman of the Committee of the Whole, reported
as follows:
The Committee of the Whole reports that it has continued the inquiry
in the matter of fixing water rates for the year commencing July 1, 1904,
as directed by the Board of Supervisors; that it has heard the testimony
of Pelham W. Ames, George E. Booker, Cyril Williams, Jr., Secretary, Chief
Clerk and Assistant Engineer respectively of Spring Valley Water Com-
pany.
That various statements and data have been furnished by the Spring
Valley Water Company, in response to directions of the Board of Supervisors
which have been duly considered and designated Exhibits as follows:
WATEE RATES.
501
EXHIBIT NO. 8. (Filed February 5, 1904).
ENTITLED, "RELATING TO WATER RATES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
1904-1905, BY H. SCHUSSLER, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE SPRING
VALLEY WATER COMPANY, DATED JANUARY 28, 1904." (Filed i
lieu of Exhibit 6, in which a typographical error occurs on page 23
thereof.)
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Of the City and County of San Francisco.
Gentlemen For a number of years past the Spring Valley Water Works
has called the attention of various Board of Supervisors of San Francisco to
the constantly growing demand for water, caused by the steady growth of
the population.
During the first three years of the present century this growth, stimu-
lated by various influences, has been much more rapid than formerly, and is
likely to continue so, if not at an increased ratio.
The following table shows you the ratio of average daily consumption
of water in San Francisco during the past six years:
Calendar year.
1898 ..................................... 23,250,000 gallons daily
1899 .......................... ...... ..... 25,010,000 gallons daily
1900 .............. ....................... 25,470,000 gallons daily
1901 ..................................... 26,670,000 gallons daily
1902 ..................................... 27,670,000 gallons daily
1903 ................... . . ................ 31,590,000 gallons daily
PROSPECTIVE FUTURE INCREASE OF POPULATION AND WATER CON-
SUMPTION.
In his report of July 28, 1902, on the proposed Tuolumne River Water
Works, your City Engineer assumes as a basis for his estimates of cost the
following table of increase of water consumption for practically the first half
of the present century:
(See page 108 of Tuolumne Report.)
Annual
Consumption.
Daily Average
Consumption.
1908 ........................... ...11,830 million gallons or 32,410,000 gallons
1913 ........................... ...12,726 million gallons or 34,840,000 gallons
1918 ........... . .................. 13,856 million gallons or 37,960,000 gallons
1923 .............................. 14,990 million gallons or 41,060,000 gallons
1928 .............................. 16,130 million gallons or 44,190,000 gallons
1933 .............................. 17,267 million gallons or 47,300,000 gallons
1938 .............................. 18,424 million gallons or 50,470,000 gallons
1943 ................... . .......... 19,617 million gallons or 53,740,000 gallons
1948 .............................. 20,916 million gallons or 57,300,000 gallons
Although it is difficult to prognosticate the future growth of the water
consumption of San Francisco, as besides the growth of population other
elements enter into the calculations, still, after a great deal of careful
study, I have prepared the following estimate of the probable prospective
growth of population and water consumption, showing, at the same time, a
gradually growing daily per capita consumption, as shown in most American
water works.
In order to also show what the gradual growth of population, daily water
consumption and corresponding daily per capita consumption (in round
figures) has been, I present these data in the following table, commencing:
with the calendar year 1865:
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WATEE RATES.
Year.
Population.
Daily
Consumption:
Gallons.
Daily per
capita
Consumption:
Gallons.
Actual
1865
120 000
2 360 000
29
1870
150 000
6 040 000
40
1880
234,000
12,680,000
64
1890
300 000
20 430 000
68
1900
355 000
25 470 000
72
Estimated
1910
500 000
40 000 009
80
1920 ....
650 000
55 250 000
85
1930
800 00.0
72 000 000
90
1940
950 000
90 250 000
95
1950
1,100-000
110 000 000
100
Although the years quoted in the City Engineer's report arc divided Into
five-year periods starting in 1908 and ending: at 1918, while my estimate
of consumption is made for five decades, starting from 1900 and ending at
1950, I have in the following table placed the two estimates side by side,
thus giving you a comparison between the two:
Spring Valley Water Company's Carefully
Revised Estimate of Daily
Consumption.
Year. Gallons.
1900 25,470,000
1910 40,000,000
1920 55,250,000
1930 72,000,000
1940 90,250,000
1950 110,000,000
City Engineer's Estimate of Daily
Consumption.
Year. Gallons.
1908 32,410,000
1913 34,840,000
1918 37,960,000
1923 41,060,000
1928 44,190,000
1933 47,300,000
1938 50,470,000
1943 53.740,000
1948 57,300,000
The Spring Valley Water Company has been and is in a good position
to approximately keep track of the increase of population, and, from a
very careful study of the past, and, especially since 1900, we consider the
above estimate of the growth of population during the first half of the
present century as very conservative and rather below what we may expect.
We estimate that during the past five years the population of San
Francisco at the beginning of each year was about as follows:
Inhabitants.
1900 355,000
1901 365,000
1902 385,000
1903 410,000
1904 440,000
From this exhibit you will see that my above table of estimated fu-
ture increase of population and of daily consumption up to 1950 is more
apt to be under than overestimated.
PROBABLE COST OF SIERRA NEVADA SUPPLY.
For the purpose of approximating what the water would cost per 1000
gallons distributed in San Francisco from the proposed Sierra Nevada water-
works, I made in 1901 a hurried estimate of the cost of such works. I also
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approximately estimated the annual expense of such works, including Inter-
est, taxes, deterioration and operating expenses, but not Including the
annual sinking fund payments. This estimate was made without having
personally examined or surveyed the proposed route and without having:
seen the City Engineer's surveys and plans. By some error in summing
up, this estimate was made entirely too low
In the revision made by me in a later report the error was corrected,
showing a much larger cost.
Since this latter revision I have personally examined a part of the
proposed route and have had the main reservoir and dam site in the
Tuolumne canyon examined by competent and experienced engineers. They
found this reservoir site and the main aqueduct lino in the precipitous can-
von a far more difficult and expensive undertaking than was assumed
even in the revised estimate.
The increased cost of transportation of materials to and along 1 the
proposed head works and canal line would add considerably to the same.
Tt would be necessary to construct at great cost many miles of roads
through the precipitous mountain regions for the purpose of transporting
the necessary materials, such as lumber, cement, pipes, machinery, tools,
provisions, etc.
The wae-es of mechanics and miners have advanced since that time,
as well as those of common labor; the latter being now fully 30 cents per
hour.
The cost of plate iron for the main pipes and of cast iron pipe for the
city distributing system, the cost of lumber and of machinery has also
advanced since then, as also the cost of acquiring the proposed reservoir
sites and other properties in the city and of the rights of way along' the main
pipe and conduit lines outside of San Francisco.
A careful revision of the cost of the proposed Sierra Nevada municipal
plant, in conformity with the present costs and values, and allowing for
the interest which necessarily has to; be paid during the construction, places
such cost, at the present date, at a sum exceeding $50,000,000.
The works are estimated along the lines as proposed in the City En-
gineer's final report, providing for one 48-inch first-class wrought iron pipe
line of a capacity of 30,000,000 gallons daily, which pipe line is paralleled
by a second one of the same diameter as a safety factor in case of breaks
and accidents.
On account of the certainty of a much more rapid increase in the fu-
ture daily consumption than assumed by the City Engineer, additional
parallel main pipe lines from the mountains and additional electric power
lines and pumping stations, and additional and larger city distributing res-
ervoirs and pipes will have to be constructed at a much earlier date than
anticipated in his Tuolumne report.
As such lars^e additional expenditures will have -to be met by cor-
responding increases in the annual cost of interest, sinking fund, deterior-
ation, operating expenses and taxes in counties outside of San Francisco. It
follows that the total cost of water per 1000 gallons to the consumers or
to the taxpayers of San Francisco, or both combined, during the coming
decades, will be much larger than estimated by the City Engineer in his
report on the Tuolumne scheme on page 108.
In case the city should find it difficult to dispose of and sell all of its
water, then the cost per 1000 gallons would be correspondingly still more
increased.
COST OF WATER SUPPLIED BY THE SPRING VALLEY WATER COM-
PANY.
By a proper and successive development of the resources that the Spring
Valley Water Company owns and controls, the cost per 1000 gallons, de-
livered to the consumers in San Francisco, will be far below the cost that
the city would have to provide for, either by water rates or by extra water
tax, or by both.
The following table shows in round figures and for the calendar years
mentioned, since 1865, a gradual reduction in the average cost per 1000
gallons of water, distributed in San Francisco:
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During 186F 51 cents per 1000 gallons
During 18C6 . . . . . . , . 44 cents per 1000 gallons
During 1867 42 cents per 1000 gallons
During 1868 38 cents per 1000 gallons
During 1869 37 cents per 1000 gallons
During 1870 ,37 cents per 1000 gallons
During 1880 28 cents per 1000 gallons
During 1891 23 cents per 1000 gallons
During 1 900 . . 21 cents per 1000 gallons
During 1903 20 cents per 1000 gallons
This cost per 1000 gallons will gradually decrease as the capacity of
^the works and the consumption of water increase.
NECESSITY OF AN AMPLE WATER SUPPLY.
Your predecessors in office were, and no doubt your Honorable Board is
fully aware, that it is an absolute necessity that this city must have an
ample supply of water at all times, both for domestic and fire purposes,
no matter whether such water is supplied by the municipality or by private
enterprise, or by both.
That the city authorities have heretofore been and are now desirous
of providing water for the city's future growth is proven by the various
steps taken by them, from time to time, to procure a municipal supply.
That the Spring Valley Waterworks and its successor, the Spring Valley
Water Company, has been and is emphatically of the same opinion, that
the necessity for an increase of the supply has existed and does exist, has
been proven not only by its systematically acquiring additional properties,
necessary in the near future, and by constantly extending its works, but
also by many urgent, but vain appeals to your predecessors in office: not
to reduce and cripple the necessary revenues of the company, as by such
reduction the proper and timely extension of the works would be prevented
extensions that were and are absolutely essential to meet the rapidly growing
demands of the community.
The Spring Valley Water Company, which now supplies this city with
water, has, for more than forty years past, given to ths city and its in-
habitants as good a service a? was obtainable with the physical and finan-
cial means at its disposal; and, but for such good service, this wind-exposed
and largely inflammable city might have been swept by conflagrations, as
the best fire department in the world, without such a water supply, would
be powerless.
NECESSITY FOR FIRST-CLASS WORK.
It pays neither -the municipality nor a priA-ate corporation to use cheap
and inferior materials and to employ poor workmanship in the construction
of waterworks or other utilities.
This fundamental principle has guided the Spring Valley Water Com-
pany and its predecessor in the past and will continue to do so in the
future, as our experience has taught us that to build after first-class design
and with the best of materials and workmanship, but without extravagance,
is true economy.
Appropriateness of design, best quality of materials and the high-class
workmanship employed have given our works reputation and standing all
over the United States, which we intend to maintain.
Good works, like ours, cost money, as the city will find out when It
embarks into municipal ownership of the proposed public utilities.
CAPITAL INVESTED AND INTEREST THEREON MUST BE SAFE.
In such event, the city will have to pledge its faith and credit in order
to induce capital (which is naturally timid) to invest in the city's proposed
bond issues.
If a necessary utility is not undertaken by the city, but instead, is left
to private enterprise, capital, in order to be induced to invest in the stock
and bonds of such private corporation, must, of necessity, have not only
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the fullest confidence in the ability of the management, but also, and pri-
marily, in the financial stability of the corporation, which means an assur-
ance of absolute safety of the investment and interest, not only in the
present, but also in the future.
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY AUTHORITIES.
Subject to the approval of the voters, the New Charter vests In the
Board of Supervisors the power to acquire municipal water works, either
by purchase or construction.
If this course is adopted and approved the entire responsibility for an
adequate and constant supply of good water for the future will rest with
the Board of Supervisors. With them will also rest the responsibility of
establishing and maintaining-, without the shadow of a w doubt and to the
fullest satisfaction of capital, the desirability of the investment and of the
absolute security of principal and interest until the final redemption of the
bonds.
Should, on the other hand, the city authorities neglect or fail to carry
out the above Charter provision, but should instea.d leave such utility to
private enterprise, they are, in this case no less responsible for a constant
and abundant supply of water and also for the security, safety and financial
stability of such private enterprise.. For the latter case the new constitu-
tion provides that the Board of Supervisors must annually fix a fair water
rate, which means that not only should operating- expenses and taxes be
provided for, but also a fair interest should be returned to the owners
of the enterprise, .and enough additional revenue should be provided to pay
interest on the cost of such new extensions of the works as are necessitated
by the increasing consumption, not to mention a fund to provide for de-
terioration.
If the city authorities, in their annual rate fixing- fail to provide the
proper and necessary amount of revenue, thereby preventing the expenditure
of additional capital for constructing such new works as are made neces-
sary by the constant growth of the consumption, the responsibility for such
failure to have the works extended in due time falls directly upon them.
Assuming that all of the legal difficulties were now removed, that will
be encountered by the city in acquiring all of the lands, water rights and
rights of way necessary to bring an independent municipal supply of water
from the Sierra Nevada to this city, even if the works were commenced at
once it would take about six years, or until the year 1910, before such
municipal water could be distributed in San Francisco.
During this interim, that is, from now until 1910, the city will be
constantly growing in population, and as my above estimate shows, the
water consumption will, by that time, have grown to at least 40,000,000 gal-
lons a day.
It is imperative therefore that the works now supplying the city with
water must have their capacity increased, and that, ahead of time, so as
to keep fully ahead of the growing consumption.
To provide for such additional supply requires time and money, the
interest on which the city authorities will also have to safeguard in addi-
tion to all taxes, operating expenses and interest on the stock and bonds.
The attention of the various Boards of Supervisors has heretofore been
frequently called to their responsibility in the matter, as the following ex-
tracts from my former reports will show.
In my report of February, 1901, page 7, I say:
"This splendid result of meeting the ever-growing demands for water
gradually and successively, as the city grew, and in spite of the frequency
of single and successive dry and unproductive rainy seasons, could never
have been accomplished if it had not been for the timely acquisition of water
rights and lands and the construction of the magnficent storage reservoirs
and the development of other additional resources which the company had
provided in time to meet just such emergencies. And as sure as this city
is bound to grow, calling upon whoever may be supplying it with water
hereafter, whether it is a corporation or the municipality itself, or both,
additional water facilities have to be provided, at no matter what cost."
On page 8 of the same report, I say:
"Whether a corporation or the muncipality supplies the water to this
city, it is absolutely essential to look ahead and acquire the water rights,
lands, reservoir sites, etc, ahead of the time when they are absolutely
needed; our experience having shown that once the fact is established that
properties, as above described, will be needed in the reasonably near future
506 WATER RATES.
(which means for a large and rapidly growing community like ours within
the next ten or twenty years), it Is always true economy to buy them as they
are offered for sale from time to time, so as not to excite the seller and
raise the price unnecessarily. Many of our large water right and other prop-
erties have taken from ten to twenty years to complete and the entire pur-
chase."
On pages 10 and 11 of the same report, I say:
"This corporation has been for about forty years supplying this city
with water, and unless other water works are built hereafter either by
the city or some one else, this company will be called upon for some years
to come to meet the ever-Increasing demand for water In this city. Water
works under our climatic conditions, as well as on account of the high
price of labor and materials, cost a great deal of money. As for an In-
creasing supply for the future, and an improved and extended distributing
and reservoir system in this city, a great deal of money will be required,
and as money Is proverbially timid (especially as to water supply enter-
prises in California, where the purchaser of water demands a supply at
such price as the purchaser or his municipal representative fixes), It Is dif-
ficult to sell either stock, or bonds of this corporation at a fair price which
anj'where near approaches the value of the property, on account of the
Insecurity of the interest to be paid on the same particularly where, so far,
the city authorities have been constantlty cutting the rates, and make no
allowance whatever for a sinking fund for the redemption of the bonds."
In the same report, page 28, I say:
"As one of the direct results of the repeated reductions (against our
protest) of the water rates, particularly since the beginning of the year 1397,
by which reductions the financial resources of the Spring Valley Water
Works were seriously Interfered with, also working to the detriment of the
city and the Fire Department; I wish to state, that while we laid (in round
numbers) in the streets of San Francisco In
1896 32 miles of pipe
We laid in 1897 1 miles of pipe
We laid In 1898 15 % miles of pipe
We laid in 1899 14 miles of pipe
We laid in 1900 only 4 miles of pipe"
On pages 170 and 171 of the same report, I say:
"The action of the city authorities in reducing the company's Income,
particularly during the past four years, has seriously interfered with the
procurement of means for the proper expansion and development of the
works of our company, which expansion and development have been made
Imperatively necessary by the constant growth of San Francisco and the
Increase in the demand for water.
"The city pipe extension during this period was the first portion of
the works to feel the effects of the successive reduction of the water rates,
as the company had to concentrate nearly all its financial resources (outside
of interest, taxes and maintenance) on acquiring and developing additional
water supplies, not only to offset the effects of a series of dry winters, but
also, and principally, to meet the ever-growing demand of the rapidly grow-
ing city.
"The rates proposed by the city authorities for the fiscal year 1901-1902
will not only practically stop all extension and enlargement of the city pipe
system during that period, but will also seriously interfere with the raising
by the Spring Valley Water Works of the large sums of money necessary
for the proper development of additional sources of supply. Such develop-
ment and construction are made imperatively necessary by the rapidly
growing consumption. The properties necessary for such additional de-
velopment have been and are being acquired, and they as well as the works
that have to be built to develop or accumulate such waters and convey them
into the peninsular distributing reservoir system require large sums of
money. The only means that the Spring Valley Water Works has to raise
the necessary funds are by the sale of stocks or bonds. In order to be
able to sell these obligations the purchaser must have the assurance that he
will receive a fair rate of interest commensurate with the risk, and re-
ceive it regularly. Capital is naturally timid, and If by the arbitrary action
of the city authorities the rate and regularity of such interest Is left In
doubt a larg-e discount in the proceeds of the sale will be the result if such
sales can be made at all. All of which tends, under the circumstances, to
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increase the expense and difficulties connected with the proper development
of the works. As the Spring- Valley "Water Works is the main source from
which the city is supplied, it appears to be a very short-sighted policy and
almost suicidal on the part of the city authorities to cripple the company's
financial resources by adopting water rates which will not permit a suffi-
cient income to allow for taxes, running- expenses and interest on present
and necessary additional obligations. At least until such time as the city
of San Francisco has constructed, owns and manages its own municipal
water works, the policy of the city authorities should be to co-operate with
tho present works, so that by fair and impartial treatment the company
would be able to properly develop the works, and with money obtained at
reasonable rates of interest. Such policy, if adopted by the city, would
soon allow a gradual fair reduction of the water rates in the future, as the
works expanded, as has been plainly shown In my report on the value of
the Spring- Valley Water Works. If, on the other hand, the city author-
ities persist and succeed in crippling the company's finances, they alone will
be to blame for making the works as well as the water supplied not only
more costly, but they will also be solely responsible If the final result of their
sh^~t-sighted policy is to decrease or paralyze the efficiency of the water
works for fire as well as domestic purposes."
In my report made two years later to the Board of Supervisors, In Feb-
ruary, 1903, I say, on this subject, on page 10:
"As long as the Spring Valley Water Works is practically the only
source from which the city gets its supply of water, it Is but fair to ask
for it fair treatment at your hands, and to give it every encouragement In
your power to properly enlarge the works and keep pace with the growing:
demands of the city at least until the city has acquired and constructed Its
own municipal water works."
In same report of 1903, page 18, I say:
"As near as can be estimated the population of our city has of late
years grown at the following ratio:
"At the beginning of 1900 the population was 35.", 000 inhabitants; at the
beginning of 1901 the population was 365,000 inhabitants; at the beginning
of 1902 the population wa,s 385,000 inhabitants; at the beginning of 1903 the
population was 410,000 Inhabitants.
" This growth, if continued, will require in the near future large ex-
penditures of money and a corresponding and assured revenue to meet the
increasing cost of interest, operating expense and taxes. Without such rev-
enue the improvements now under way and which are necessary to meet
the increasing requirements for water in our rapidly growing city cannot
be made."
REASONS WHY HYDRANT RATES WERE ESTABLISHED.
The annual contribution that the city now ma.kes to the revenue of
the water company, on account of about 4000 hydrants, amounts to only
pvbout 5 per cent of the company's total income.
If it were not for the good fire protection that the Spring Valley Water
Company gives to property in having in the 4000 or more hydrants con-
stantly on hand and at the command of the Fire Department, a ready supply
of water for the extinguishing of fires, the fire insurance rates, In spite
of our good fire department, would be much higher than they are now.
The additional total premiums that the property owners would have an-
nually to pay to the insurance companies in case of a deficient water supply
in this largely inflammable city would amount to many hundreds of thou-
sands of dollars over and above the present total insurance rates paid, if
property could be insured under such circumstances.
This shows that the water rate payer who now pays nearly 95 per cent
of the total income, largely pays for the protection that the property owner
njoys. thereby also largely reducing the annual insurance rate of the latter.
Formerly the city contributed towards the annual revenue of the water
company at the ratio of $30 per hydrant per annum, thereby to this extent
lessening the annual contribution from water rate payers.
Quite a large number of hydrants had been connected by that time with
the company's street pipe system. The company's distributing system had,
at that time, a much larger proportion of smaller mains than at present.
Many of the hydrants had been and were set on pipes of less than eight
inches in diameter.
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As the Water Company, up to the date of the adoption of the thirty-
dollar hydrant rate, had only increased the size and length of its mains
when the increasing demands of its domestic consumers required it, the
annual fixed rate of thirty dollars per hydrant, which was constantly main-
tained for about eleven years, induced the company, during the years from
1883 to 1894, to largely increase the size of its new mains for a better fire
supply and much in excess of the requirements of the domestic supply. This
thirty dollar rate was satisfactory to the Water Company as long as the
total annual revenue from the city and domestic consumers combined was
sufficient to cover operating expenses, taxes, repairs, interest on the cost of
necessary extensions, and regular interest on stock and bonds.
Meanwhile the city continued to grow, requiring a corresponding increase
in the Fire Department and in its necessary apparatus.
During extensive fires it sometimes happened that hydrants placed on
four-inch and even on six-inch pipes would not furnish the amount of water
that the powerful new fire engines required to throw a good stream, especi-
ally when several engines were drawing from hydrants on the same small
main in the neighborhood.
To remedy this evil (which might at any time have led to a disastrous
conflagration), the city authorities, in 1895. increased the annual hydrant
rate from thirty dollars to sixty dollars per hydrant, fully recognizing that
the taxpayer, whose annual insurance rate would be largely reduced by a
more eflicient hydrant and lire service, could well afford to pay a small portion
of the saving in his annual insurance rate towards a better fire protection.
This increased hydrant rate at the same time accrued to the benefit of
the domestic consumer, as his water rate was thereby reduced.
In consideration of the city raising the annual hydrant rate to sixty
dollars, the Spring Valely Water Works began to introduce much larger
mains in its city pipe system, extending them over a large territory.
In a comparatively small number of years the Water Company had so
increased the pressure and ready supply of water over a large portion of
the city that the Fire Department was enabled to c.ope with and control
fires much more effectively than under the old small pipe system.
In many instances we paralleled the old pipes in the streets, leaving
them in place for the domestic consumers, and laid the new and larger
main, on which single or double hydrants were placed alongside of the old
pipe, using the new pipe exclusively for hydrant purposes.
In other cases, where we laid the new, larger main in place of the old
one, we took up and removed the latter (although ample in size for the do-
mestic supply) and placed the consumers' tap on the new, larger hydrant-
main.
Meanwhile the Fire Department had adopted the very good rule not to
place any new hydrants on any main pipe of less than eight inches clear
diameter, which rule has ever slnc.e been adhered to.
Up to the beginning of the year 1901 and since the first adoption by the
city of the thirty-dollar annual hydrant rate, the Spring Valley Water Works
had expended for the betterment of the fire service alone, on its city pipe
system, a sum amounting to nearly $2,000,000, of which sum over $1,000,000
had been expended during the last six years, while the hydrant rate was
sixty dollars per annum. (See pages 130 to 136, both inclusive, of my report
of February, 1901.)
Up to the beginning of the year 1901 the Spring Valley Water Works, out
of the total revenue received for supplying the domestic consumers, as well
as the municipality, had for the past ten years been receiving a gross revenue
which was sufficient to pay its operating expenses, taxes, interest on the
cost of new extensions, on its outstanding bonds, and with reasonable regu-
larity, a rate of interest to the stockholders which, in consideration of the
risk incurred, was comparatively low.
About the beginning of the year 1901 some members of the city gov-
ernment, ignoring the fact that the Spring Valley Water Works had in-
vested many millions of dollars in its properties and works, in the opinion
that the New Constitution would guarantee it fair and just treatment; also
ignoring the circumstances ancl conditions that had brought about the adop-
tion of the annual hydrant rate, first of thirty dollars, and, for the last six
years, of sixty dollars, and also ignoring the fact that the Spring Valley
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Water Works had been induced, on this account alone, to expend nearly
$2,000,000 on the strength of the assurances given that the hydrant rate
would be continued, began to agitate for a lower domestic rate generally and
for a lower hydrant rate specifically. Their main claim for the reduction
of. the hydrant rate was, that the quantity of water furnished through the
hydrants was not in proportion to the price paid for the hydrant service.
They were careful not to bring out the fact that the large expenditure of the
Spring Valley Water Works for a largely increased and enlarged pipe system,
on which the many new hydrants were set, not only furnished a much bet-
ter and more ready water supply for fire purposes over almost the entire
city, but also that such increased fire supply, being ready at all times, at a
moment's notice, and under a much better pressure, 'had been the main reason
and consideration for establishing and maintaining the hydrant rate in
question.
The .same parties took care not to call the public's special attention to
the fact that such hydrant rate did not increase the company's gross revenue,
nor that the amount thus annually contributed by the city for hydrant ser-
vice was deducted from the amount annually paid by the domestic con-
sumers, thereby reducing the total consumers' domestic rate by the amount
contributed by the city as a hydrant rate.
The final result of the agitation was, that in spite of our solemn pro-
test the city's annual hydrant contribution, which during the year 1900
had been somewhat over $200,000, was suddenly cut down to a flat rate of
$80,000 per annum, without correspondingly increasing the total income from
the domestic consumers;
Thus the stockholders of the Spring Valley Water Works had to bear
the loss caused by this arbitrary and uncalled-for reduction. As the com-
pany's obligations, such as taxes, operating expenses, interest on bonded and
other indebtedness, had to be met first, the stockholders had to contribute,
out of the interest due to them, the deficit in the total income necessary to
maintain the works.
DATA TAKEN PROM CHIEF CLERK BOOKER'S REPORT.
During the three calendar years, from 1901 to 1903, both inclusive, the
taxes that the Water Company was compelled to pay on its properties and
works increased as follows:
In 1901, taxes paid .$203,257.61
In 1902, taxes paid 236,828.97
In 1903, taxes paid.... 321,537.25
or an increase in these three years of 58 per cent.
During these three years the interest paid by the company on its bonded
and floating debt increased as "follows:
In 1901, interest paid $641,325.24
In 1902, interest paid : 676,494.15
In 1903, interest paid 719,428.40
or an increase in these three years of 12 per cent.
During the same three years the annual operating expenses increased as
follows:
In 1901, operating expenses were $469,071.50
In 1902. operating expenses were 454,013 . 77
In 1903, operating expenses were 519,441 . 51
or an increase in these three years of 11 per cent.
During the same three years the total annual water consumption was as
follows:
In 1901, water consumed 9,737 million gallons
In 1902, water consumed 10,102 million gallons
In 1903, water consumed 11,532 million gallons
or an increase in these three years of 18 per cent.
During the same three years the annual expenditures for permanent im-
provements were as follows:
510 WATEK RATES.
In 1901 $974,732.67
In 1902 '. 678,478.25
In 1903 : 680,767.01
(From records of Engineering Department.)
During the same three years the total amount of water pumped annually
was as follows:
In 1901, water pumped 6,374 million gallons
In 1902, water pumped 7,419 million gallons
In 1903, water pumped 8,667 million gallons
or an increase in these -three years of 36 per cent.
LOSSES OF STOCKHOLDERS.
Meanwhile the stockholders, who had borne all of the risks and respon-
sibilities, owing to the insufficient domestic as well as hydrant rate estab-
lished, also to the excessively increased tax rate, and to the increased
operating and interest expenses, which were incurred on account of the
increased annual water consumption; instead of their regular annual interest
to which they certainly were entitled, the same stockholders received, during
these same three years, the following amount of interest at the low rate of
five per cent per annum:
During 1901, the interest was paid to the stockholders for 9 months only.
During 1902, the interest was paid to the stockholders for 10 months
only.
During 1903, the interest was paid to the stockholders for 9 months
only.
In other words, the stockholders, owing to the insufficient water rates
established during the above three years, and in order to maintain the In-
tegrity and efficiency of the works, contributed, in order to make up the
deficit so caused, or eight months' interest at five per cent per annum, on
$14,000,000.00.
In other words, they, the stockholders, during these three years, thus
contributed a sum of $467.000.00 to maintain the efficiency of the works.
The city authorities are largely responsible for increasing the purchase
cost of our properties, by having compelled our company to give to the
public, in detail, the cost of each purchase made, particularly on the Alameda
Creek system.
The consequence of such publicity was that the exact location of and
price paid for each of such purchases became known to the public at large
and to the owners of neighboring tracts, thus advancing the prices of such
lands and rights that had to be, or still wiU have to be purchased.
By such proceedings, the owners of water properties and water rights
all over the State have also had their attention called to the great extra
value of such properties and rights, over and above their value for farming
purposes alone, thus increasing the difficulties of the municipality in acquir-
ing an independent water supply, as contemplated.
On account of an insufficient gross income, which prevented the com-
pany from meeting its financial obligations to the stockholders during the
past three years, it has not been able to proceed with some of the large
contemplated extensions of its works, which were to be constructed to pro-
vide for a large future increase of its furnishing capacity; nor could much
work be done, under these circumstances, in enlarging and extending our
city pipe system, although frequently asked to do so by the Fire Depart-
ment. We did the best we could do for the latter, under the circum-
stances, having to devote our main attention and available financial resources
towards the procurement of additional water supply, which was made
especially necessary by several rather dry and somewhat unproductive winters.
Still, in spite of the largely increased consumption of water, which, dur-
ing 1903, reached the high average for the year of 31 6-10 million gallons a
day, we had stored in our peninsular reservoirs, on January 1, 1904, 9,865
million gallons.
This storage, in spite of the above heavy consumption during 1903, was
fully 2,500 million gallons greater than the storage on hand in the same
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reservoirs on January 1, 1903.
By the circumstances, we were compelled to increase our capacity by
small steps, and even then, as above shown, our stockholders had to meet
the unavoidable annual deficit by contributing a portion of the three years'
interest due them.
The fact that of late years (where we have developed much more live or
running water than in former years) our peninsular reservoirs do not con-
tain as much water as they did formerly, when the daily consumption was
much less, has frequently been made the subject of adverse criticism. It has
been used as an argument that we should at once proceed with the com-
pletion of the Calaveras Valley water works.
As shown in my report of February, 1901, on pages 34 and 35, the cost
of those works, as then contemplated, would exceed $10,000,000.00
By these works, an additional supply, averaging between 25 and 30
million gallons a day would have been obtained from the 139 square miles
of watershed of the Calaveras and Arroyo Honda c.ombined.
This expenditure of $10,000,000 would have at once called for an in-
crease in the annual revenue of the company of over $500,000, to meet the
additional interest, taxes, and operating expenses.
As the average consumption, since the above Calaveras report was
made, has increased about 6 million gallons daily, while the above Calaveras
works would have yielded, after completion, from twenty-five to thirty mil-
lion gallons daily; it is obvious that to procure this increase of six million
gallons a day, to our then daily supply, from the Calaveras works, at an
additional annual cost of $500,000, would no doubt have been called the
height of extravagance; especially, if compared with the much more gradual
and economical manner adopted by us instead, in procuring the same result.
The completion of the Calaveras works, as above indicated, could have
only been made possible, if the city authorities had not only increased the
water rates correspondingly, but had also guaranteed the permanency of
the payments of interest and other obligations to be incurred on account
of the construction of such works.
The course adopted by the city authorities, in reducing the rates, in-
stead of increasing the same, precluded the completion of the Calaveras
plant.
Having thus been forced to adopt a much more gradual method of in-
creasing the capacity of its works, the wisdom of the company in having
acquired, ahead of time, lands, properties and rights in the vicinity of its
works and on streams on the peninsula and around the Bay of San Fran-
cisco became apparent, as, with a comparatively much smaller outlay, and
that more gradually expended (than would have been required for the
Calaveras works as then contemplated), the company was enabled to gradu-
ally increase its water supply, thus fully meeting- the constantly growing
demands of the city.
As above stated, even this much smaller rate of increase in the interest
account, was not allowed for in the water rates, so that the stockholders had
to forego a part of the irjterest due them, thus making up the deficiency.
This method of gradually increasing our daily supply of running water
which, in the face of a constantly increasing demand for water, we were
compelled to adopt, resulted in maintaining a considerable storage in our
peninsular reservoir, in spite of our peculiar and variable climatic conditions,
and of the succession of comparatively dry winters.
This fact of a decreased storage largely formed the basis of the agita-
tion for an independent municipal water supply, to be brought here from
the Sierra Nevada.
The Spring Valley Water Works, and its successor, the Spring Valley
Water Company, have supplied this city with water for over forty years,
and the latter company is capable of continuing to furnish an abundant
supply by gradually developing the extensive properties and sources which
it owns and controls, to meet the requirements of a future population of
considerably over a million inhabitants.
Should the city embark in the construction, ownership and manage-
ment of a municipal water works from the Sierra Nevada, the taxpayers of
San Francisco will be called upon to become responsible for an expenditure
of over half a hundred million dollars, before the works are completed.
512 WATEK RATES.
The taxpayers of San Francisco, in this case, will then assume a- place
similar to that now occupied by the stockholders of the Water Company.
From the moment that the proposed municipal Sierra Nevada water
works are completed, in the neighborhood of $4,000,000 annually has to be
produced to meet the annual cost of interest, operating expenses, taxes and
sinking fund.
It makes no difference whether this annual sum is raised from water
sales alone, or entirely from taxes, or from both combined.
The cost of water per thousand gallons, so delivered, will be the total
amount of the above annual expenditure, divided by the total number of
thousands of gallons of water annually consumed.
Even should the city, upon completion ef its works, be able to sell all
of its thirty million gallons thus daily brought to the city, the cost per
thousand gallons, so delivered, would be between thirty-five and forty cents
per thousand gallons, which is nearly double the present cost.
Should the municipality decide to meet by an extra tax on property, the
annual sinking fund contribution, which would represent about one-third of
the above total annual, cost of the water, and charge only the interest on
the bonds, operating expenses, and taxes to the water rate payers in this
case the water rates to the ratepayers would be reduced to about twenty-
four cents per thousand gallons, provided, again, that there is room for
the sale of all of the thirty million gallons daily brought in; which cost
to the ratepayer, even in this case, would be in excess of the present
cost of water.
It is evident that the company now supplying San Francisco with water
is, and always will be, in the position to supply water to the city at a con-
siderably lower cost than can be done by the proposed municipal works from
the Sierras; (which is an additional proof that its pleas for fair treatment
at the hands of the city authorities were well justified).
If the works from the Sierra Nevada are constructed, the constantly
growing demands of the city for water will prevent a material reduction in
the total water debt, by the annual sinking fund payments; as additional
pipes from the Sierra and electric power lines and pumps, as well as addi-
tions to the city distributing system, will require the issuance of large
amounts of new bonds, in addition to the original issue, besides, the operat-
ing expenses, taxes and renewal account, will constantly grow, so that the
prospect of having the cost of the city's water reduced within the first two
decades of this century is quite problematical.
What I have said about the cost of water to be derived from the
municipal Sierra Nevada water works assumes the best of management,
skill, care and economy on the part of the city and its employees, so as to
be equal in every respect to the careful management of a first-class private
corporation, otherwise the cost would be increased.
To reproduce the works of the Spring Valley Water Company at the
present time, inclusive of the city properties, but exclusive of Lake Merced
ranch and all other properties or rights, with the prices of materials and
labor as now prevailing, and of the same high class of materials and work-
manship employed in their construction, will cost a"bout $20,000,000.
If the unique properties of the Spring Valley Water Company, such as
storage reservoir sites, contiguous watersheds, vast gravel and filter beds,
water and riparian rights, rights of way (all having a first-class title) had
not as yet been acquired and combined into one magnificent unit with the
present general knowledge of the value of such properties, their combined
value owing to their great proximity to the center of population, and to
the facility of erecting thereon works to supply over 1,000,000 inhabitants
with water at a cost much lower than from any other source, is difficult to
estimate to its full value, but is in excess of $20,000,000.
As my final deduction from all that I have said in the above report,
I estimate the intrinsic value of the properties, rights and works of the
Spring Valley Water Company to be in excess of $10,000,000.
On the other hand, with our present knowledge regarding the net water
yield, general productiveness and best and most appropriate manner of suc-
cessive development, the above estimated value of these properties, consid-
ered as a unit, cannot be but still further increased
This figure does not include any extra valuation, for the fact that the
works are what is called a going concern, or a well established business;
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that the city and its hundreds of thousands of inhabitants have been for
years and are now being supplied with water and protected against fire;
that all of the important and difficult physical problems, so far encountered
have been successfully met and that the legal titles to lands and waters
arf- establshed.
This figure does not either include the value of the franchise of the
company, which franchise wa,s, in 1903, valued and assessed by the As-
sessor of the City and County of San Francisco at $5,330,000, while the State
Board of Equalization valued and assessed it at $6,929,000.
The total assessment which the Spring Valley Water Company paid on
these two valuations of the franchise was: $57,350.80 to the City and County,
and $38,871.69 to the State, making a total tax of $96,222.49 paid on the
assessed value of the franchise.
This enormous annual tax alone represents 5 per cent interest on nearly
$2,000,000.
Pending the legal adjudication of the values of our properties and
works in use, the secretary, chief clerk and the engineering department,
respectively, aftc-r a careful study of the financial requirements of the com-
pany for the fiscal year 1904-05 have estimated that, in order to meet the
necessary operating expenses, taxes, bond interest and interest to stock-
holders the Spring Valley Water Company will require $2,363,SOO, which
aggregate sum is made up of the following details:
Operating expenses, estimated to include extra pumping $ 560,000.00
Taxes, if not increased over the present rate 325,300.00
Interest on bonded indebtedness 738,500.00
Interest on floating debt 40,000 . 00
Interest to stockholders, if annual rate is 5 per cent 700,000.00
Total $2,363,800 .00
If stockholders receive 6 per cent interest, add 140,000.00
Total $2,503,800.00
If stockholders receive 7 per cent interest, add 140,000.00
Total $2,643,800.00
The revenue derived from new business during the last three years did not
keep pace with the necessarily increased annual expenses incurred, particu-
larly as the income from the city was materially reduced, and the taxes,
especially during 1903, were enormously increased, so that, as above stated,
the stockholders had to contribute nine months' interest during the three
years to make up such deficiency.
Considering the present rapid growth of population in this city, we es-
timate that the water consumption during the fiscal year 1904-1905 will ex-
ceed a total of 12,000 million gallons, of which more than two-thirds will
have to be pumped.
If the water rates are not increased over those of 1902-3, the stock-
holders, even with the anticipated increase in the business, would only re-
ceive 5 per cent interest.
Information asked for by the Honorable Board of Supervisors and by the
City Engineer has been forwarded to them in writing.
In conclusion I call your attention to the enormous waste of water now
going on in this city, much of which Is occasioned by the extravagant use
of water through hose both from excessive irrigation of lawns and the
washing of sidewalks and flushing of street pavements in front of private
residences especially on the higher elevations.
During the past year we have employed a large force of extra inspectors,
but although we have issued thousands and thousands of notices and have
served personal notices through our inspectors, we find that our efforts
have not met with the consideration which should have been given them,
and the waste of water has continued unabated up to the present time.
We therefore urge that your Honorable Board make such provision in
the next water ordinance, as will positively prohibit the using of hose to
wash sidewalks or street pavements, and which will be sufficiently stringent
to absolutely put a stop to the same.
Respectfully submitted,
H. SCHUSSLER,
Chief Engineer Spring Valley Water Company.
San Francisco, January 28, 1904.
514 WATER RATES.
EXHIBIT NO. 9 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR ONE-HALF YEAR ENDING DECEMBER
31, 1902; ONE-HALF YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1903; AND FOR THE
ONE-HALF YEAR ENDING DECEMBR 31, 1903. (Filed February 5,
1904.
(On file in office of Clerk of Board of Supervisors.)
The subject matter of the above numbered exhibit is given in more
explicit detail in Exhibit No. 19, hereinafter appearing.
EXHIBIT NO. 10 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
GENERAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1903,
CLASSIFIED AS RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS, PERMANENT IM-
PROVEMENTS, GAINS AND DETAILS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION. (Filed
February 5, 1904.)
RECEIPTS.
Water rates .......................... $2,020,334 . 90
Rents ................................ 55,648.19
- $2,075,983.09 $2,075,983.09
DISBURSEMENTS.
Lake Merced pump .................... $30,680.71
Belmont pump ........................ 51,718.64
Clarendon Heights pump .............. 16,971.57
Ocean View pump ..................... 930.78
Lock's Creek line ...................... 7.177.68
Pilarcitos pipe line ..................... 3,108.82
San Andreas pipe line ................. 2,475.50
Alameda pipe line ..................... 11,389.98
Crystal Springs pipe line ............... 4,028.85
Lobos Creek .......................... 2,303 .27
San Andreas reservoir ................. 10,163 . 80
Pilarcitos reservoir ................... 3,335 .37
Portola reservoir ..................... 850 . 10
Crystal Springs reservoir .............. 11,081.25
San Mateo stable ......................
City reservoirs ........................ 24,989 . 60
City engine ........................ . ... 22,857.03
City stable ........................... 6,828 . 28
Pipe yard ............................. . 2,421.96
Main repairs .......................... 48,064.65,
Bond expense ........................ 2.862.14
Meter expense ........................ 3 2,89 1 . 71
General expense ...................... 17,855.6,,
Office expense ........................ SI'S J." 2
Legal expense ........................ 25,987 . 98
Land account ........................ 4,809.59
Salaries .............................. ?!'!!? 'S
Bookkeeping department .............. lb, 711 . Oa
Engineers' department ................ if'ZH'H
Inspectors' department ................ Il.937.o5
Collection account .................... ^'SJl'IJ
Telephone account .................... J'?aZ "?
Crystal Springs pump ................. i7 = c i
Millbrae pump ........................ 'li*i*
Pilarcitos pump ......................
Pescadero expense ---- , ............... ii-> ' "
Pleasanton wells expense .............. Mil M
Filter beds expense .................... I'Xi" M
Sunol aqueduct expense ................
Water rate suit expense ............... 9,461.38 ,
51
::::: ........ ..;.....
Taxes .......................... _ 1,570,165.65 2,089,607.16
Lossinl903
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515
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
Cr. Balance January 1, 1903 $100,740.69
Loss, as above 13, 624. 07
Cr. Balance December 31, 1903. ... $ 87,116.62
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS
New construction $345,752. 88
189,986.62
6,104.47
1,075.31
40,292.86
9,254.58
1,581.65
40,228.50
21,549.80
18,067.86
2,550.64
1,126.64
3,195.20
New Alameda pipe line. . . .
Lake Merced drainage
New submarine pipe
New Belmont pumps
New Belmont boilers
Lake Merced ranch
Calaveras dam
Presidio Heights reservoir.
Pleasanton wells
Filter beds
Sunol aqueduct
Oil installation . .
Suburban Co. contracts.
Stable equipment
Bonds
Pipe storage
Decreased indebtedness
Tnpaid coupons
Unpaid dividends
Due on accounts
Bank of California (ino.r.)
Cash, etc. ( incr. )
Deutsche Vereins Bank (incr. )
$26,903.23
1,094.65
9,000.00
1,174.59
$5,590.00
8,724.89
1,741.47
29,506.51
30,023.16
444.28
680,767.01
38,172.47
76,030.31
$808,593.86
GAINS.
Lake Merced silicon mine $ 1,443.35
San Antonio improvements 25.00
Coal 11,805 . 00
Labor 1,819.15
Alameda Water Co 114 . 00
Increased indebtedness
Bonds
Deposits on meters
Bills payable
BiPs receivable (deer.)
Due on accounts (deer.)
$500,000.00
1,907.86
291,000.00
200.00
279.51
$15,206.50
793,387.38
$808,593.86
Increase of indebtedness in 1903 $793,387.36
Decrease of indebtedness in 1903 76,030 .31
Net increase of indebtedness in 1903 $717,357 .05
Indebtedness January 1, 1903 $14,951,098.40
First mortgage bonds $4,975,000.00
Second mortgage bonds 5,000,000.00
Third mortgage bonds 4,000,000 .00
Unpaid coupons .
$13,975,000.00
22,820.00
17
516 WATER RATES.
Unpaid dividends and Carascosa trust $ 35,859.24
Deposits on meters and keys 14,622 . 25
Bills payable 689,500 . 00
Hibernia Bank 234,000.00
Due for pipe 1,741.47
Bank of California.. 3,637.19
$14,977,180.15
Cash and real estate memos $18,265 04
Bills Receivable 200.00
Due on accounts 5,933.37
Deutsche Vereins Bank 1,683.34
26,081.75
$14,951,098.40
Add increase (as above) 717,357.05
$15,668,455.45
Indebtedness December 31, 1903 $15,668,455.45
General mortgage gold bonds $830,000 . 00
First mortgage bonds 4,975,000.00
Second .mortgage bonds 5,000,000 . 00
Third mortgage bonds 3,670,000.00
$14,475,000.00
Unpaid coupons 17,230.00
Unpaid dividends and Carascosa trust 27,134.35
Deposits on meters and keys 16,530 . 10
Bills payable 980,500.00
Hibernia Bank 234,000 . 00
$15,750,394.45
Bank of California $25,869.32
Cash and real estate memos 48,288.20
Bills receivable
Due on accounts 5,653 . 86
Deutsche Vereins Bank 2,127.62
81,939.00
$15,668,455.45
$15,668,455.45
DETAILS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, 1903.
Labor ................................................ $ 68,488 . 52
Material
Pipe ............................................. $178,768.01
Meters ........................................... 21,268.20
Castings .......................................... 19,857.31
Lead ............................................. 7,086.55
Iron and hardware ................................. 4,018 . 91
Cement ........................................... 3,316.70
Rock and gravel ................................... 2,758.93
Lumber ........................................... 928.17
Coal ...................................... 1 ....... 183.36
Tar and asphalt ................................. .. 101.22
Paints, etc ........................................ 84.05
Sewer pipe ....................................... 66.55
-- 238,437.96
Paving ............................................... 13,424 . 21
Freight and hauling ................................... 8,309 .98
Land ................................................. 7,590.30
Sundries .............................................. 480.64
Discount on bonds ..................................... 25,000.00
$361,731.61
Cr.
Service connections $7,959 .92
Hydrants 6,320.00
Sales of material 1,698 . 81
$15,978,73
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517
Land purchased
Lot at Lobos Creek $1,500.00
Riparian rights, San Mateo Creek 1,174.00
Lots near Clarendon Heights pump 3, 750 . 00
Right-of-way, Harrison and Seventeenth streets 400.00
Three lots, Forty-first and Forty-second avenues and
H street 766.30
$7,590.30
PELHAM W. AMES, Secretary.
EXHIBIT NO. 11 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
MONTHLY COLLECTION OF WATER RENTS FROM JULY, 1902. TO
DECEMBER, 1903: ALSO STATEMENT SHOWING THAT REDUCTION
OF $63,932.72 FOR FIRST HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1903-1904
WOULD OCCUR IF PRESENT WATER RATES ORDINANCE WAS
ENFORCED. (Filed February 5, 1904.)
MONTHLY COLLECTION OF WATER RENTS.
1902 July $155,842 . 58
August
September
October
November
December .
157.617.55
159,885.40
161,812.19
171,734.79
176,411.99 $983,304.50
1903 January $168,121.28
February 152,540.52
March 172,282.39
April 163,886.10
May 165,863 . 73
June 165,742.00 $ 988,436.02
1903 July $169,532.26
August 168,734.22
September 172,817 . 39
October 174,928 . 03
November 170,677.91
December 175,209.07 $1,031,898.88
For the first half of the fiscal year 1903-1904 we collected in water rents
$1,031,898.88, of which $913,324.63 was received from private consumers,
7 per cent of which would be $63,932.72.
GEO. E. BOOKER,
Chief Clerk, Spring Valley Water Company.
EXHIBIT NO. 12 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
TABLE OF SEMI-ANNUAL CHARGES FOR RATES, METERS, SHIPPING
AND CITY, AND ALSO TOTAL CHARGES AND ALLOWANCES FOR
FISCAL YEARS 1899-1900, 1900-1901, 1901-1902, 1902-1903. (Filed Febru-
ary 5, 1904.)
SEMI-ANNUAL CHARGES.
Rates
Meters
Shipping
City
Total
1899. . . .
.$544,155.55
$293,196.88
$45,606.00
$126,212.97
$1,009,171.40
1900. . . .
. 548,364.90
284,782.94
41,042.50
119,882.62
994,072.96
497,517.95
289,899.99
44,606.45
127,543.64
959,568.03
1901
. 502,158.80
283,356.19
46,331.80
129,492.65
961,339.44
509,254.90
299,849.52
42,653.40
21,764.53
873,522.35
1902. . . .
. 518,224.70
313,995.63
46,838.15
104,091.55
983,150.03
530,012.75
350,992.21
44,998.30
68,313.80
994,317.06
1903. . . .
. 537,115.75
359,980.80
47,782.15
67,506.20
1,012,384.90
547,181.05
390,661.76
51,560.55
68,407.15
1,057,810.51
518 WATER RATES.
TOTAL CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEARS.
Allowances
1899-1900 11,009,171.40
994.072.96 $2.003,244.36 $85,185.91
1900-1901 $ 959,568.03
961,339.44 $1,920,907.47 $59,272.87
1901-1902 * 873,522.35
983,850.03 $1,857,372.38 $47.940.24
1902-1903 $ 994,317.06
1,012,384.90 $2,006,701.96 $50,278.62
$1,057,810.51 $26,699.21
Estimate $1,075,000.00 $2,132,810.51 $52,000.00
EXHIBIT NO. 13 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
MONTHLY RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES AND DETAILS OF PER-
MANENT IMPROVEMENTS FROM JULY, 1902, TO DECEMBER. 1903.
(Filed February 5, 1904.)
Cr.
July 31. By water rates $155.842.58
By rents 5,840.00
Total $161,682.58
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 2.290 .87
Belmont pump 2.059 .92
Clarendon Heights pump 1,234 .49
Crystal Springs pump 71.10
Millbrae pump 88.85
Pilarcltos pump
Ocean View pump 67 . 50
Lock's Creek line 634.43
Pilarcitos pipe line 383 . 50
San Andreas pipe line 147.70
Portola reservoir 60 . 00
Pilarcitos reservoir 204 . 69
Crystal Springs reservoir 502 . 40
City reservoirs 2.061 . 57
City engine 1.632 . 50
City stable 791 .63
San Mateo stable
Lobos creek .50
Main repairs 3.795.03
Meter expense 2.564 . 49
Pipe yard
General expense
Office expense
Legal expense 1,750.43
Land account
Bookkeeping department 1,315.00
Engineers' department 2,475.62
Inspectors' department .. 1,626 . 2
Collection account 1.917.00
General salaries 3,383.34
Interest 2.402.14
Telephone account
Pescadero t xpense
$38, 311'. 77
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS
New construction $ 25,328.71
Alameda riparian rights
New Alameda pipe line 7.741.
Lake Merced ranch
Lake Merced drainage
New submarine pipe 1.743 . 80
WATER RATES. 519
New Belmont pumps 16.600 .16
Coupon No. . .. M. bonds
Suburban Co. contracts 2,775 . 44
Crystal Springs pipe line
Alameda pipe line
San Andreas reservoir
Cr.
Aug. 30. By water rates $157.617 . 55
By rents 3-332.50
Total $160,950.05
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 2,360.40
Belmont pump 2 'S$M2
Clarendon Heights pumps
Crystal Springs pump - - -
Millbrae pump
Ocean View pump
Lock's Creek line
Pilarcitos pipe line J ' J JJ
San Andreas pipe line JI" Jn
Crystal Springs pipe line 329 .70
Alameda pipe line ^IJJ
San Andreas reservoir -
Portola reservoir J
Pilarcitos reservoir o- 19
Crystal Spring? reservoir J5 li
City reservoir *"" ;;
City engine US'"
City stable ' .'
San Mateo stable ?J '-*
Locks Creek 4746'iS
Main repairs *a" 66
Meter expense "179" 70
Pipe yard 693 !s5
General expense 794 . 29
Office expense 2 075 ^4
Legal expense *860 95
Land account 1 440 00
Bookkeeping department 9 ' ' ^
Engineers' department
Inspectors' department *003 "*5
Collection account ' jj^og \ 33
General salaries l'>31 82
Interest '^39 25
Telephone account 79 .00
Pescadero expense ^ 1S 25
Third mortgage bond exp - '"
S 41,610.70
Total
PERMANENT IMPRO\'EMENTS.
New construction
Alameda pipe line -
Lake Merced ranch ,;. '
Lake Merced drainage .
Suburban Co. contracts
New Belmont pumps ***
New submarine pipe
Cr.
Sept. ,0. By water rates '^lot J2
By rents 4 ' 103 - 00
Total-. $163.90.40
520 WATER RATES.
Dr.
To Lake Merced punp $ 1,879.61
Belmont 1.987 . 24
Clarendon Heights pump 1,666 . 89
Crystal Springs pump 105 . 50
Millbrae pump 328.41
Ocean View pump 69.75
Lock's Creek line 1,681 . 41
Pilarcitos pipe line 570 . 63
San Andreas pipe line 230 . 45
Crystal Springs pipe line 2*98 .95
Alameda pipe line 1.344 . 50
San Andreas reservoir . . 578 .60
Portola resorvoir 60 . 00
Pilarcitos reservoir 245 . 20
' 'rystal Springs reservoir 869 .47
City reservoirs 1,926.25
City engine 2,341 .21
City stable 495.61
San Mateo stable 100 . 48
Lobo.s ( 'reek 220 . 00
Main repairs 3.213.79
Meter expense 2,955 . 63
Pipe yard 205 . 50
General expense 616 . 40
Office expense 2,268 . 19
Legal expense 1.706.68
Land account .. . 866.35
Bookkeeping department 1,440.00
Engineer's department 2,391 .64
Inspectors' department 1,110 . 00
Collection account 1.994 .25
General salaries 3,308.33
Interest 1,674.19
Telephone account 236.45
Pescadero expense 79.00
Total $ 41.066.56
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction $ 32,001 . 80
New Alameda pipe line 11.982.57
Lake Merced ranch 281.44
Suburban Co. contracts 11.679.21
New Belmont pumps U.I 07. 87
New submarine pipe 1,797.96
Lake Merced drainage 490 .81
MONTH ENDING OCT. ?1. 1902.
Cr.
By water rat.>s $161,812.19
By rents 4,540.00
Total $166,352.19
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 2.123 . 1 7
Belmont pump 2,039.10
Clarendon Heights pump 1,230.59
Crystal Springs pump
Millbrae pump
Ocean View pump
Lock's Creek line 3,551 . 52
WATER EATES.
521
Pilarcitos pipe line $ 941.23
San Andreas pipe line 178.37
Crystal Springs pipe line 173.45
Alameda pipe line 605 .01
San Andreas reservoir 783 . 85
Portola reservoir CO . 00
Pilarcitos reservoir 195 00
Crystal Springs reservoir 1,566 ! 40
City reservoirs 2,474.79
City engine 1,491.56
City stable 650 . 02
San Mateo stable 168 03
Lobos Creek 403 . 78
Main repairs 3.811 . 78
Meter expense 2,529 . 45
Pipe yard 193 . 20
General expense 979 . 49
Office expense 837.44
Legal expense 1.557.9S
Land account 888 .55
Bookkeeping department 1,457.50
Engineers' department 2.535 .11
Inspectors' department 880 . 00
Collection account 2,070 .00
Genera] salaries 3,498.34
Interest 1,993 . 12
Telephone account 303 . 40
Pescadero expense 79.00
Taxes 159.16
Total $ 43,062 . 58
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction $ 18,854.74
New Alameda pipe line 27,570 . 08
Lake Merced ranch 300 . 65
Lake Merced drainage 1,715.82
New Belmont pumps 12,813 . 01
New submarine pipe 3,459 . 79
Suburban Co., contracts 2,599.41
Oil Installation (M. P. ) 120 . 00
Presidio Heights reservoir 13 . 50
MONTH ENDING NOV. 29, 1902.
Cr.
By water rates ....$171,734.79
By rents 3,175 . 00
Total $174,909.79
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 1,612.96
Belmont pump 1,967.96
Clarendon Heights pump 1,367.72
Crystal Springs pump 473 .87
Millbrae pump
Pilarcitos pump 2,282 . 40
Ocean View pump 69.75
Lock's Creek line 2,704.93
Pilarcitos pipe line 1,559.78
San Andreas pipe line
Crystal Springs pipe line
Alameda pipe line
San Andreas reservoir 560 . 53
522 WATEK RATES.
Portola reservoir $ 60.00
Pilarcitos reservoir 192 . 50
Crystal Springs reservoir 508 . 13
City reservoirs 2,629 . 39
City engine 1,481.14
City stable 685.47
San Mateo stable 40.00
Lobos creek 652.65
Main repairs 3.919.53
Meter expense 2,807.06
Pipe yard 192.08
General expense 859.20
Office expense 829 . 10
Legal expense 1,663.84
Land account 877 . 4
Bookkeeping department 1,445.00
Engineers' department 2,468 . 93
Inspectors' depeartment 1,337.75
Collection account 2.035 . 70
General salaries 3,423 .33
Interest 2,333.73
Telephone account 469 . 85
Pescaderp expenses 79.00
Taxe . " 212,187.30
Total . .
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction $ 18,816.01
New Alameda pipe line 41,339 . 80
L,ake Merced ranch 201 . 00
Lake Merced drainage 1,701.57
Suburban Co., contracts 4,493 . 41
New submarine pipe 795 . 48
New Belmont pumps 6,895 . 46
Oil installation 163.96
Calaveras dam 772.70
MONTH ENDING DEC. 31, 1902.
Cr.
By water rates $176.411.99
By rents : 6,020.00
Total
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 1.841 . 14
Belmont pump 1,865.66
Clarendon Heights pump..... 1.184.76
Crystal Springs pump
Millbrae pump 59.75
Pilarcitos pump 501 . 77
Ocean View pump 67.50
Lock's Creek line 713 . 68
Pilarcitos pipe line 2,702.63
San Andreas pipe line
Crystal Springs pipe line
Alameda pipe line 651.05
San Andreas reservoir 370 . 15
Portola reservoir
Pilarcitos reservoir
Crystal Springs reservoir
City reservoirs 1,412.51
City engine 946.24
City stable 1,288.02
WATEE KATES. 523
San Mateo stable $ 61 . 80
Lobos Creek 207 . 50
Main repairs 3,827 . 78
Meter expense 2,129 .30
Pipe yard 169 .05
General expense 472 . 40
Office expense 733.41
Legal expense 1,588.38
Land account 900 .15
Bookkeeeping- department 1,627.00
Engineers' department 2,605 .69
Inspectors' department 635 . 00
Collection account 1,949 . 75
General salaries 3,738.33
Interest 5,256.89
Telephone account 1,355 . 37
Pescadero expense 79.00
Third mortgage bond expense 2,139 .65
Total.. $44,509.57
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction $ 11,789 . 45
New Alameda pipe line 18,667.23
Lake Merced ranch 271 .35
Lake Merced drainage system 4,648 .60
New Belmont pumps 2,856.54
Presidio Heights reservoir 3,943.44
Calaveras dam 2,413.14
Oil installation (N. P.) 438.42
MONTH ENDING JANUARY 31. 1903.
Cr.
By water rates $168,121.28
By rents 4,555.41
Total $172,676
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 1,839.93
Belmont pump 3,930 . 57
Clarendon Heights pump 1,291.85
Crystal Springs pump 160 . 50
Millbrae pump 66.19
Pilarcitos pump 41.05
Ocean View pump 69 . 75
Lock's Creek line 734 . 75
Pilarcitos pipe line 360 . 70
San Andreas pipe line 114.20
Crystal Springs pipe line 344.90
Alameda pipe line 681 .92
San Andreas reservoir 511 . 43
Portola reservoir 66.00
Pilarcitos reservoir 160 . 00
Crystal Springs reservoir 952 .24
City reservoirs 1,657.56
City engine 1,984 .97
City stable 643.42
San Mateo stable 57.00
Lock's Creek 159.75
Main repairs 3,759.38
Meter expense 2,483 . 59
Pipe yard 271.15
General expense 2,409.65
524 WATE * RATES.
Office expense $1,578.23
Legal expense 2,278 . 73
Land account 962 . 00
Bookkeeping department 1,450 . 00
Engineers' department 2,522 . 99
Inspectors' department 620 . 00
Collection account 1,964.35
Interest 3,163.12
General salaries 3,603 .33
Telephone account 1,105 . 00
Pescadero expense 109.80
Total
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction $ 9,517 . 48
New Alameda pipe line 15,291 . 71
Suburban Company contracts 3,348 . 66
Lake Merced ranch 51 . 70
Lake Merced drainage system 3,644 . 15
Stable equipment 600 . 00
New submarine pipe 570 . 26
Oil installation (M. P.) 112.99
Presidio Heights reservoir 4,259 . 45
Pipe storage 1.86
Calaveras dam 2,499 .09
New Belmont pumps 21,691.75
Pleasanton wells 1.305.20
Filter beds . 327.22
MONTH ENDING FEB. 28, 1903.
Cr.
By water rates $152,540 . 52
By rents 4,874.00
Total
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 2,066.03
Belmont pump 3,533.34
Clarendon Heights pump 1,380.63
Crystal Springs pump 98.50
Millbrae pump 107.55
Pilarcitos pump 71.02
Ocean View pump 75.00
Lock's Creek line 583.70
Pilarcitos pipe line 243 . 80
San Andreas pipe line 228.15
Crystal Springs pipe line 283 . 40
Alameda pipe line 944.23
San Andreas reservoir 576 . 71
Portola reservoir 65.00
Pilarcitos reservoir 293 .35
Crystal Springs reservoir 948.26
City reservoirs 1,808.77
City engine 1,678.01
City stable 615.44
San Mateo stable 49.80
Lobos Creek 200 . 80
Main repairs 4,034 . 63
Meter expense 2,617 . 01
Pipe yard
General expense 1,154 . 83
Office expense . . . .- 817.96
Legal expense 1,752.58
Land account 278 . 90
WATEK RATES. 525
Bookkeeping department $ 1,590.00
Engineers' department 2,918.30
Inspectors' department 785 . 00
Collection account 2,146.25
General salaries 3,748.34
Interest 4,347 . 23
Telephone account 336 . 23
Pescadero expense 79.00
Total $ 42,746 . 20
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction 14,596 . 40
New Alameda pipe line 11,590 . 43
Lake Merced ranch 517.20
Lake Merced drainage 691.63
New Belmont pumps 3,488.71
New submarine pipe 84.90
Calaveras dam 2,653.80
Suburban Co. contracts 908 . 04
Pleasanton wells 662.45
Oil installation (M. P.) 492.65
Presidio Heights reservoir 438 . 73
Filter beds 310.80
Stable equipment 200 . 00
Sunol aqueduct 168.09
Pipe storage . ., 6.50
MONTH ENDING MARCH 31, 1903.
Cr.
By water rates $172,282 .39
By rents . . . 3,276.85
Total
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 1,906 .10
Belmont pump 3,549 . 62
Clarendon Heights pump '. . . . 1,294.07
Crystal Springs pump 5.95
Millbrae pump . 109 . 70
Ocean View pump 70 . 00
Lock's Creek line 492.12
Pilarcitos pipe line 137.85
San Andreas pipe line 163 .35
Crystal Springs pipe line 128.15
Alameda pipe line 1,248.02
San Andreas reservoir 537 . 48
Portola reservoir -. . , . 65.00
Pilarcitos reservoir 240 . 70
Crystal Springs reservoir 467.50
City reservoirs 1,970.42
City engine 1,572.89
City stable 391.92
San Mateo stable 42.00
Lobos Creek 255.20
Main repairs 4,307.86
Meter expense 2,351 .14
Pipe yard 165.16
General expense 2,289.77
Office expense 702.20
Legal expense 2,129 . 94
Land account 252.03
526
WATER RATES.
Bookkeeping department $ 1,459.00
Engineers' department 2,670.53
Inspectors' department 1,060.00
Collection account 2,124.50
General salaries 3,723.33
Pleasanton wells expense 750 .62
Interest 4,939 . 39
Filter beds expense 543.71
Telephone account 420.09
Sunol aqueduct expense 88.05
Pescadero expense 79.00
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction $ 13,976.27
New Alameda pipe line 13,475.90
Calaveras dam 2,933.64
Lake Merced ranch 262.50
Lake Merced drainage 451.73
Presidio Heights reservoir 20.00
New Belmont pumps 2,057 . 24
New submarine pipe
New stable equipment 200.00
Oil installation 1,757.46
Sunol aqueduct 88.54
Suburban Co. contracts 830. 8
Pleasanton wells 262 . 57
MONTH ENDING APRIL, 30, 1903.
Cr.
By water rates $163,886.10
By rents 5,018 . 27
$168, 904. 3T
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 2, 042. 10
Belmont pump 5,198.15
Clarendon Heights pump 1,497.21
Crystal Springs pump 155.85
Millbrae pump 289.34
Ocean View pump 77.50
Lock's Creek line 636.21
Pilarcitos pipe line 205.30
San Andreas pipe line 272.28
Crystal Springs pipe line 164.25
Alameda pipe line r 1,600.27
San Andreas reservoir. '. 545 . 75
Portola reservoir 90 . 00
Pilarcitos reservoir 388 . 50
Pleasanton wells expense 150.00
Crystal Springs reservoir 515.13
Filter beds, expense 908.51
City reservoirs 1,829 . 20
Sunol aqueduct expense 153.01
City engine 1,673.54
City stable 677.80
San Mateo stable 42 .50
Lobos Creek 288.50
Main repairs 4,534.84
Meter expense 2,840.11
Pipe yard 191.10
WATER BATES. 527
General expense __. $ 1,705.69
Office expense *. 842.50
Legal expense 1,654.48
Water rate suit expense.. 2,533.00
Land account 337.30
Bookkeeping department 1,491.00
Engineers' department 2,638.18
Inspectors' department 933.00
Collection account 2,092.25
General salaries 3,848.33
Interest 5,034 . 22
Telephone account 5,977.71
Pescadero expense 79.00
Taxes 27,037.54
$ 77,791.15
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
To New construction $ 37,822 . 53
New Alameda pipe line 18,165.42
Lake Merced ranch 362.50
Lake Merced drainage 540.85
Suburban Co. contracts 6,707.31
Calaveras dam 4,940 . 53
Pleasanton wells 1,796 . 52
Oil installation 531.38
Sunol aqueduct 546 . 30
New Belmont pumps 395.36
Filter beds 301.12
New submarine pipe 138.32
Presidio Heights reservoir 63.15
MONTH ENDING MAY 31. 1903.
Cr.
By water rates. . .$165,863.73
By rents 3,937.50
Total $169,801.23
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 1,971.59
Belmont pump 3,810 . 22
Clarendon Heights pump 1,440.17
Crystal Springs pump 37.00
Millbrae pump 102 . 90
Pilarcitos pump 60.00
Ocean View pump 75 00
Lock's Creek line 456.15
Pilarcitos pipe line 340 . 80
San Andreas pipe line 487.60
Crystal Springs pipe line 169.48
Alameda pipe line 894 . 02
San Andreas reservoir 643.48
Portola reservoir 102 . 50
Pilarcitos reservoir 554.10
Crystal Springs reservoir 739 . 21
City reservoirs 2,263.70
City engine 1,644.87
City stable 346 .42
San Mateo stable 62.60
Lobos Creek 172.30
Main repairs 4,078.24
Meter expense 2,697.21
528 WATER RATES.
Pipe yard $ 186.45
General expense 690.80
Office expense 673.10
Legal expense 1,890.18
Water rate suit expense 149.75
Land account 269.00
Bookkeeping- department 1,335.00
Engineers' department 2,629.88
Inspectors' department 456.75
Collection account 2,099.00
General salaries 3,773.34
Interest 5,050 . 94
Telephone account 235 .33
Pescadero expense 79.00
Pleasanton wells expense 316 . 60
Filter beds expense S6 . 66
Sunol aqueduct expense 258 . 10
Total $ 43,329.94
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
To New construction $ 17,222.26
New Alameda pipe line 27,349.20
Suburban Company 1,021.29
Lake Merced ranch 387 . 75
Lake Merced drainage 75.00
Presidio Heights reservoir 6,034.55
Pipe storage 133.20
Calaveras dam 5,814 . 24
Pleasanton wells 9,372.61
Filter beds 1,292.47
Sunol aqueduct 37.90
New Belmont pumps 381 . 80
New submarine pipe 121.96
Oil installation (M. P.) 89.97
MONTH BNDING JUNE 30, 1903.
Cr.
By water rates $165,742.00
By rents 3,318.63
Total $169,060.63
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 2,368.21
Belmont pump 3,477.15
Clarendon Heights pump 1,331.52
Crystal Springs pump 127.80
Millbrae pump 65.50
Pilarcitos pump 62.50
Ocean View pump 77.50
Lock's Creek line 623.70
Pilarcitos pipe line 272.33
San Andreas pipe line 365 .81
Crystal Springs pipe line 300.90
Alameda pipe line 789.67
San Andreas reservoir 138.79
Portola reservoir 65.00
Pilarcitos reservoir 345.54
Crystal Springs reservoir 1,601.91
City reservoirs 2,610.08
City engine 1,735.79
City stable 533.91
WATEK RATES.
529
San Mateo stable $ 17.25
Lobes Creek 186 . 50
Main repairs 4,024.49
Meter expense 2,769.45
Pipe yard 206.30
General expense 1,064.70
Office expense . 793 . 58
Pleasanton wells expense , 397.75
Legal expense 3,355.59
Water rate suit expense 134.50
Land account 302 . 55
Filter beds expense 68 89
Bookkeeping department 1.334.00
Engineers' department , 2,644. 68
Sunol aqueduct expense 76.50
Inspectors' department 1,454.00
Collection account 1,961 . 00
General salaries 4,003.33
Interest 5,334.67
Telephone account 80.60
Pescadero expense , . . 79.00
Total $ 47,182.91
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
To new construction $ 39,954 . 31
New Alameda pipe line 9,400.27
Lake Merced drainage 294.15
Lake Merced silicon mine 18 . 08
Suburban Co. contracts 3,079 . 94
Calaveras dam 3,004. IS
Pleasanton wells.. 1,007.13
Filter beds 552.45
Sunol aqueduct 110.45
New Belmont pumps 187 . 85
New submarine pipe 121.54
Presidio Heights reservoir 198.47
Pipe storage , 162.80
Oil installation (M. P.) 43.61
MONTH ENDING JULY 31, 1903.
Cr.
By water rates
By rents
.$169,532.26
3,925.00
$173,457.26
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump
Belmont pump
Clarendon Heights pump
Crystal Springs pump...
Millbrae pump
Pilarcitos pump
Ocean View pump
Lock's Creek line
Pilarcitos pipe line
San Andreas pipe line. . .
Crystal Springs pipe line
Alameda pipe line
San Andreas reservoir . .
Portola reservoir :
Pilarcitos reservoir .
2,581.37
3,716.52
1,477.47
288.29
316.00
5.50
82.75
804.32
5451.40
111.65
182.83
977.17
509.69
71.60
179.95
530 WATER KATES.
Crystal Springs reservoir $1,230.91
City reservoirs 2,353.37
City engine 2,728.41
City stable 599.13
San Mateo stable 105 . 13
Lobos Creek 115.00
Main repairs 2,432.89
Meter expense 2,965.46
Pipe yard 220.55
General expense 1,184 . 15
Office expense 802 .62
Legal expense 1,535.03
Land account 366 . 41
Bookkeeping department 1,578 . 80
Engineers' department 2,713 . 54
Inspectors' department 852 .00
Collection account 2,162 .65
General salaries 3.638 .33
Interest 5,687 .45
Pleasanton well's expense 274.06
Telephone account 377 . 43
Sunol aqueduct 345 . 78
Filter beds expense 261 . 51
Pescadero expense 79.00
Water rate suit expense 6,440.60
Total $ 52,896.72
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction $ 60,273.92
Alameda pipe line 6,102 . 97
Suburban Company 340.06
Lake Merced drainage 11.80
New Belmont pumps 12,010 .25
Calaveras dam 4,779.09
Presidio Heights reservoir 1,059 .66
Pleasanton wells 88.76
Oil installation 20.00
MONTH ENDING AUG. 31, 1903.
Cr.
By water rates $168,734 . 22
By rents 5,478.79
Total $174,213 .01
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 2,962 . 59
Belmont pump 4,245 .32
Clarendon Heights pump 1,665 . 80
Crystal Springs pump 199. Co
Millbrae pump
Ocean View pump 86 . 28
Lock's Creek line 903 . 06
Pilarcitos pipe line 219.05
San Andreas pipe line 169 .31
Crystal Springs pipe line 673.49
Alameda pipe line 1,121.16
San Andreas reservoir . 956 .97
Portola reservoir 65 . 00
Pilarcitos reservoir 248 .73
Crystal Springs reservoir 1,174.90
City reservoir 1,623.34
City engine 1,597.57
WATEK KATES. 531
City stable $ 791.35
Pleasanton wells expense 471.88
San Mateo stable 43.90
Filter beds expense 475 . 93
Lobos Creek 223 .12
Sunol acqueduct expense 76.25
Main repairs 4,143 . 14
Meter expense 2,988.22
Pipe yard 168.15
General expense 1,348 .71
Office expense 877.99
Legal expense 1,683 . 13
Land account 298 . 00
Bookkeeping department 1,340.00
Engineers' department 2,784 . 83
Inspectors' department 1,552.83
Collection account 2,247.00
General salaries 4,013 .34
Interest 5,406.10
Telephone account 253 .38
Pescadero expense 79.00
Water rate suit expense . 88.50
Total $ 49,565 .
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction $ 33,554 . 78
New Alameda pipe line 8,753 . 04
Lake Merced drainage 6.15
Belmont boilers 5,916 . 50
Presidio Heights reservoir 4,243 .90
Calaveras dam 3,591.84
MONTH ENDING SEPT. 30, 1903.
Cr.
By water rates $172.817.39
By rents 3,786 . 75
Total $176,604.14
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 2,794 . 57
Belmont pump 4,635.20
Clarendon Heights pump 1,451 . 50
Crystal Springs pump 79 . 18
Millbrae pump 74.85
Pilarcitos pump 25.00
Ocean View pump 85.75
Lock's Creek line 733.08
Pilarcitos pipe line 209 .38
San Andreas pipe line Ill .65
Crystal Springs pipe line 619.76
Alameda pipe line 710 . 72
San Andreas reservoir 1,360 . 57
Portola reservoir 65.00
Pilarcitos reservoir 292 .85
Crystal Springs reservoir 1,311 . 43
City reservoirs 2,196.67
City engine 2,130.88
City stable 508.33
San Mateo stable 90.56
Lobos Creek 167 . 90
Main repairs 3,155.31
Meter expense 2,902 . 82
532 WATER RATES.
Pleasanton wells expense $ 544 .12
Pipe yard 171.55
Filter bed expense
General expense 1,348.67
Sunol aqueduct expense 70.00
Office expense 985.30
Water rate suit expense 8.50
Legal expense 4.458 . 14
Land account 521.00
Bookkeeping department 1,430 . 00
Engineers' department 2,796 . 76
Inspectors' department 1,154 . 00
Collection account 1,909 . 45
General salaries 3,613 . 33
Interest 5,811.11
Telephone account
Pescadero expense 79.00
Total $ 51,201 . 72
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction $ 25,760 . 49
New Alameda pipe line 18,533.47
Suburban Water Company '. 2,543.31
Calaveras dam 3,112 . 56
Belmont boilers 1,227.27
Presidio Heights reservoir
Pleasanton wells
Sunol aqueduct
Oil installation
New Belmont pumps 65 . 19
MONTH ENDING OCTOBER 31, 1903.
Cr.
By water rates $174,928 .03
By rents 4,284.59
Total $179,212.62
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 2,925.08
Belmont pump 6,296 . 22
Clarendon Heights pump
Crystal Springs pump
Millbrae pump
Ocean View pump
Lock's Creek line 435.98
Pilarcitos pipe line 162.56
San Andreas pipe line
Crystal Springs pipe line 485.31
Alameda pipe line 639.88
San Andreas reservoir 1,478.52
Portola reservoir 65 .00
Pilarcitos reservoir 220 . 00
Crystal Springs reservoir 717 . 21
City reservoirs 2,040 . 27
City engine 1,625 . 72
City stable 567.97
San Mateo stable 109 .17
Lobos Creek 196.35
Main repairs 4,745.27
Meter expense 2,727.35
Pipe yard 175.20
WATER RATES. 533
General expense $ 923 . 79
Pleasanton wells expense 631 . 67
Office expense 1,334.45
Filter beds expense 321.20
Legal expense ; 2,490.38
Sunol aqueduct expense , 70.00
Land account 448 .80
Water rate suit expense 98.60
Bookkeeping- department 1,189.25
Engineers' department 2,808 .19
Inspectors' department 1,153.50
Collection account 1,982.00
General salaries 3,973 . 33
Interest 4,470.16
Telephone account 327.23
Pescadero expense 79.00
Taxes 4.30
Total | 48,206.77
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction $ 18,117.38
New Alameda pip - - line 19,096.74
Suburban Company 698 .01
Calaveras dam 3,063 . 88
Presidio Heights reservoir 1,806.61
Pleasanton wells 1,819.04
Belmont boilers 1,263.32
New Belmont pumps "' 8.91
Oil installation 8.39
MONTH ENDING NOV. 30, 1903.
Cr.
By water rates $170,677.91
By rents 3,413.15
Total $174,091.06
Dr.
To Lake Merced pump $ 4,132 .27
Belmont pump 5,519 . 72
Clarendon Heights pump 1,428 .35
Pleasanton wells expense 672.54
Millbrae pump 49.50
Filter beds expense 401 . 14
Sunol aqueduct expense 87.50
Ocean View pump 81.25
Lock's Creek line 296 . 29
Pilarcitos pipe line 246 . 80
San Andreas pipe line 161.19
Crystal Springs pipe line 262.63
Alameda pipe line , . 1,038 . 26
San Andreas reservoir 1,777.74
Portola reservoir 65.00
Pilarcitos reservoir 175 . 00
Crystal Springs reservoir 748.84
City reservoirs 2,682 . 60
City engine 2,500 .69
City stable 427.94
San Mateo stable 56.25
Lobos Creek 172.85
Main repairs 5,551.60
Meter expense 2,951 .62
534 WATEK KATES.
Pipe yard $ 209.05
General expense 2,075.30
Office expense 1,330.26
Bond expense 59.15
Legal expense 1,577.55
Land account 441 . 60
Bookkeeping department 1,334.00
Engineers' department 2,748.76
Inspectors' department 1,241.75
Collection account 2,061.75
General salaries 4,098 .33
Interest 7,789.58
Telephone account 401 .07
Pescadero expense 79 . 00
Taxes 287,989 . 40
Total.. $344,960.12
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction $27,714.40
New Alameda pipe line 12,551.67
Lake Merced drainage 5.55
Suburban Co. contract 2,819.87
Calaveras dam 2,794.52
Presidio Heights reservoir 1,526.67
Belmont boilers 750 .99
Pleasanton wells 342.61
Sunol aqueduct 153 . 36
MONTH ENDING DEC. 31, 1903.
Cr.
By water rates .. . $175,209.07
By rents 9,779.25
Total $184,988.32
Dr.
To balance .' $2,661 . 25
Lake Merced pump 3,090.87
Belmont pump 4,806.61
Clarendon Heights pump 1,719 . 90
Crystal Springs pump 20.10
Millbrae pump 202 .15
Pleasanton wells expense 496.17
Ocean View pump 75.00
Lock's Creek line 477.82
Pilarcitos pipe line 168.85
San Andreas pipe line 161.58
Crystal Springs pipe line 413.75
Alameda pipe line 744.66
San Andreas reservoir 1,126.77
Portola reservoir 65.00
Pilarcitos reservoir 236 .65
Crystal Springs reservoir 673 . 71
City reservoirs 1,953 . 62
City engine 1,983 . 72
City staWe 724.65
San Mateo stable 98.17
Lobos Creek 165 . 00
Main repairs 3,297.00
Filter beds expense 749 .92
Meter expense 2,597 . 73
WATEE KATES. 535
Sunol aqueduct expense $ 128.15
Pipe yard 168.75
General expense 1,659.38
Bond expense 2,792.99
Office expense 897.07
Water rate suit expense 7.93
Legal expense 1,182.25
Land account 332.00
Bookkeeping department 1,180 . 00
Engineers' department 2,806.48
Inspectors' department 674 . 72
Collection account '. . . 1,761.50
General salaries 4,743.34
Interest 3,894.43
Telephone account 268 .05
Pescadero expense 158 . 00
Taxes 6,506.01
Total $57,871.70
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
New construction 47,242 .66
New Alameda pipe line 29,675.80
Suburban Water Company 4,901.62
Lake Merced drainage , 383.46
New Belmont pump 5.80
New Belmont boilers 96.50
Calaveras dam 1,041.16
Presidio Heights reservoir 1,661 . 44
PELHAM W. AMES, Secretary.
EXHIBIT NO. 14 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
COST OF OIL INSTALLATION AT VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE SPRING
VALLEY WATER COMPANY. (Filed February 5, 1904.)
COST OF OIL INSTALLATION AT THE VARIOUS BRANCHES.
1. At Belmont pump $6,616.18
2. At Millbrae pump 5,603 . 55
3. At Lake Merced pump 3,831.92
4. At city engine 2,787.50
5. At Clarendon Heights pump 2,072 . 51
6. At Lobos Creek pump 2,092 . 79
$23,004.45
PELHAM W. AMES, Secretary.
EXHIBIT NO. 15 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
TRANSCRIPT OF CASH BOOK FOR MONTH OF JULY, 1903. (Filed Feb-
ruary 5, 1904.)
(On file in office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.)
EXHIBIT NO. 16 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
TRANSCRIPT OF CASH BOOK FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1903. (Filed
February 5, 1904.)
(On file in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.)
536 WATER RATES.
INVESTIGATION CONTINUED.
The further consideration of this subject having been continued until Feb-
ruary 11, 1904, the Board of Supervisors as a Committee of the Whole resumed
its investigation.
The Committee of the "Whole by Supervisor D'Ancona reported as
follows:
The Committee of the Whole reports progress in the matter of the
investigation being held preliminary to the fixing of water rates for the year
commencing July 1, 1904, having heard the testimony of Cyril Williams, Jr.,
assistant engineer, Spring Valley Water Company, relative to the properties
of said company used in supplying San Francisco with water, and of Pelham
W. Ames, secretary of said company, relative to its stocks and bonds.
That the following matters have been filed and duly considered, and
designated Exhibits as follows:
EXHIBIT NO. 17 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
DETAILED STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED OPERATING EXPENSES FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 1904-1905 (Filed February 11, 1904. )
ESTIMATED OPERATING EXPENSES, FISCAL YEAR 1904-1905.
Lake Merced pumps $32,000.00
Belmont pumps 39,200 . 00
Clarendon Heights pumps 17,000.00
Ocean View pumps 930.00
City engines 31,500 . 00
Pilarcitos pumps 750 . 00
Crystal Springs pumps 750 .00
Millbrae pumps 3,080 . 00
Crystal Springs reservoir 10,120.00
San Andreas reservoir 10,120.00
Pilarcitos reservoir 3,100.00
Portola reservoir 900 . 00
City reservoirs 34,500.00
Crystal Springs pipe line 4,376.00
San Andreas pipe line 2,840.00
Alameda pipe line 9,920.00
Pilarcitos pipe line 5,340.00
Lock's Creek line 7,240.00
Lobos Creek , . 2,080.00
Main repairs 52,000 . 00
Legal expense 30,000 . 00
Meter expense 36,000 . 00
Office expense 12,500.00
General expense 20,000 . 00
Pescadero expense i 1,054.00
City stables 7,000 . 00
San Mateo stables 1,000.00
Pipe yard 2,440.00
Land account 4,500 . 00
Salaries 48,000.00
Bookkeeping department 17,000 . 00
Engineers' department 36,000 . 00
Inspection department 13,000 . 00
Collection department 26,000.00
Telephone account 4,800 . 00
Bond expense 1,200 . 00
Pleasanton wells expense 5,000.00
Filter beds expense 6,220.00
feunol aqueduct expense 1,540.00
Extra pumping in case of dry season 19,000 . 00
Total $560,000.00
PELHAM W. AMES,
Secretary Spring Valley Water Company.
WATER RATES.
537
EXHIBIT NO. 18 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
WATER PUMPED DURING EACH MONTH OP 1903 AT EACH PUMP
STATION, AND WATER STORED DURING 1903 IN EACH PENINSULAR
RESERVOIR. (Filed February 11, 1904.)
WATER PUMPED DURING EACH MONTH OF 1903 AT EACH
STATION.
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925
11
I 339
544
71
640 002 66
115
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February
434,981
,957
103,071,
588
74
,237,850 59
,086,595
March
5(
)7,570
,510
11
2 235
160 ! 74
,073,750 i 64
679
,162
April
5(
)6,538
,656
110,368,
800 ! 72
,440,962 61
,344
,436
May
51
3 93fi
314
11
1 4QQ
840 77
989 498 61
928
441
June
528 632
435
124 457
530 76
521 735 58
820
379
July
534 075
186
124 679
480 81
067 960 60
789
634
August . . .
494 3Q7
100
13 854
360 1 75
952 753 61
538
792
September 333.522
679
184.034.
600 76
370 850 59
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6?"i
October 3,
24,854
,958 190,394,
880 76
,547,888 i 62
,263
,282
November 3'
fl,677
,098 18
r,958,
240 79
,012,273 62
236
999
51
R sns
598
19
1 HIM:
910 93
733 873 ' 63
945
580
Totals
*5,389,724
,416
1,695,794,
932 929
.589,394
742
,033
,355
All pumped from Lake Merced.
*Pump indicator record shows 5,390 million gallons. When corrected for
first irregular running of new plant, during the first half of 1903, the cor-
rected record stands, 5,300 million gallons.
WATER STORED DURING 1903 IN EACH PENINSULAR RESERVOIR.
I. Crystal Springs
January 1 4,735,971,000 gallons
February 1 5,799,307,000 gallons
March 1 6,340,920,000 gallons
April 1 7,763.036,000 gallons
May 1 8,106,254,000 gallons
June 1 7,976,264,000 gallons
July 1 7,843,474,000 gallons
August 1 7,655,143,000 gallons
September 1 7,368,772,000 gallons
October 1 7,049,582,000 gallons
November 1 6,740,173,000 gallons
December 1 6,916,218,000 gallons
II. San Andreas
January 1 521,184,000 gallons
February 1 1,229,379,003 gallons
March 1 1,761,495,000 gallons
April 1 2,513,276,000 gallons
May 1 2,734,400,000 gallons
June 1 2,543,551,000 gallons
July 1 2,303,031,000 gallons
August 1 2,038,851,000 gallons
538
WATER RATES.
September 1
October 1...
November 1 .
December 1 .
III. Pilarcitos
January 1 . . .
February 1 . .
March 1
April 1
May 1
June 1
July 1
August 1 ....
September 1 .
October 1 ...
November 1 . .
December 1 . .
IV. Lake Merced
.1,771,115,000 gallons
.1,526,723,000 gallons
.1,302,189,000 gallons
.1,334,695,000 gallons
498.290,000
661,751,000
672,291,000
879,694,000
934,575,000
869,965,000
774,206,000
666,751,000
565,221,000
482,372,000
431,742,000
597,495,000
gallons
gallons
gallons
gallons
gallons
gallons
gallons
gallons
gallons
gallons
gallons
gallons
North South
Lake Merced. Lake Merced.
Gallons. Gallons.
Total of North
and South Lakes.
Gallons.
January 1
486,571,000 1,046,876 000
,533 447 000
February 1
450 128 000 1 118 070 000
568 198 000
March 1
438 469 000 1 119 560 000
558 029 000
April 1
448,884,000 J 1,145,255 000
594 139 000
May 1 .
435 448 000 1 112 108 000
547 556 000
June 1
417,326 000 1 067 393 000
484 719 000
July 1
401 419 000 1 028 007 000
August 1
384,478,000 984,618 000
369 096 000
September 1 .
367 969 000 943 642 000
311 611 000
October 1
341,752,000 878,451,000
2?0 203 000
November 1 '
316 842 000 816 308 000
1 133 150 000
December 1
307,198,000 792,260 000
1 099 458 000
M. M. GAROUTTE,
Chief Clerk, Engineering Department, Spring Valley Water Co.
EXHIBIT NO. 19 SPRING VALLLEY WATER COMPANY.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE ONE-HALF YEARS ENDING DECEM-
BER 31, 1902, JUNE 30, 1903, AND DECEMBER 31, 1903, THE ITEM
"RECEIPTS" BEING GIVEN IN MORE EXPLICIT DETAIL THAN IN
EXHIBIT NO. 9. (Filed February 11, 1904.)
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR ONE-HALF YEAR ENDING DEC, 31, 1902.
Receipts
From fixed rates $507,638.25
From meter rates 347,617.57
From shipping 43,401 . 50
From City and County 84,647.18
From rents
$983,304.50
27,012.50
Disbursements
For operating expenses $238,358.06
For interest on floating debt 14,891.89
For coupon interest 329,250.00
For interest to stockholders (5 months) 294,000.00
For taxes .. 212,499.51
$1,010,317.00
$1,088,999.46
WATER EATES. 539
For Permanent Improvements
New construction $156,094.44
New Alameda pipe line 114,467.03
New Belmont pumps 44,595 . 79
Suburban Company 31,908 . 94
Lake Merced drainage 8,989.94
New submarine pipe 8,932.10
Presidio Heights tank 3,956 . 94
Calaveras dam 3,185 . 84
Lake Merced ranch 1,768.15
Oil installation (Millbrae) 322.38
$374,221.95
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR ONE-HALF YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1903.
Receipts
From fixed rates $515,187.30
From meter rates 359,235.52
From shipping 46,780.85
From City and County 67,232.35
$988,436.02
From rents 24,980 . 65
$1,013,416.67
Disbursements
For operating expense $244,858.35
For interest on floating debt 27,869 .57
For coupon interest 329,250 . 00
For interest to stockholders (5 months) 294,000.00
For taxes 27,037.54
$923,015.46
Gain $90,401.21
For Permanent Improvements
New construction $133,089 . 25
New Alameda pipe line 95,272.93
Suburban Company 15,896.10
Lake Merced ranch 1,581.65
Lake Merced drainage 5,715 . 46
New submarine pipe 1,075 .31
Presidio Heights tank 11,014.35
Oil installation (Millbrae) , 3,028.06
Calaveras dam 21,845.45
New Belmont pumps 28,202 . 71
Pleasanton wells 14,406.48
Filter beds 2,760 .64
Sunol aqueduct 951 . 28
$334,839.67
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR ONE-HALF YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1903.
Receipts
From fixed rates $525,044.99
From meter rates 388,279.64
From shipping 50,181.90
From City and County 68,392.35
$1,031,898.88
From rents 30,667.54
$1,062,566.42
Disbursements
For operating expenses $274,583.16
For interest on floating debt 33,058 . 83
For coupon interest 329,250 . 00
540 WATER RATES.
For Interest to stockholders (4 months) 235,200.00
For taxes 294,499 . 71
$1,166,591.70
Loss $104,025.25
For Permanent Improvements
New construction $212,663 .63
New Alameda pipe line 94,713 . 69
Lake Merced drainage 489 . 01
New Belmont pumps 12,090 . 15
New Belmont boilers 9,254.58
Calaveras dam 18,383 . 05
Presidio Heights tank 10,535 . 45
Pleasanton wells 3,661 .38
Sunol aqueduct 175.36
Oil installation 167.14
Suburban Company 11,007.13
$373,140.57
RECEIPTS FROM WATER RENTS.
July 1, 1903, to December 31, 1903 $1,031,898 . 88
January 1, 1903, to July 1, 1903 988,436.02
July 1, 1902, to December 31, 1902 983,304.50
January 31, 1902, to July 1, 1902 949,887.72
July 1, 1901, to December 31, 1901 932,036.08
PELHAM W. AMES,
Secretary of the Spring Valley Water Company.
EXHIBIT NO. 20 SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS.
MAPS SUPPLEMENTAL TO THOSE FILED IN 1903, SHOWING THE OUT-
LINE AND ACREAGE OF ALL, ADDITIONAL LANDS ACQUIRED AND
NOW OWNED BY THE SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY. (Filed
February 11, 1904.)
(On file in clerk's office, Board of Supervisors.)
EXHIBIT NO. 21 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
COMMUNICATION FROM ASSESSOR OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, TRANS-
MITTING STATEMENT OF ASSESSED VALUATION OF SPRING VAL-
LEY WATER WORKS IN SAID COUNTY ON FIRST MONDAY IN
MARCH, 1903, VIZ: REAL ESTATE, $64,410.00; IMPROVEMENTS, $4-
145.00; TOTAL, $68,555.00. (Filed February 2, 1904.)
INVESTIGATION CONTINUED.
The further consideration of this subject having been continued until
February 17, 1904, the Board of Supervisors, as a Committee of the Whole,
resumed its investigation.
The Committee of the Whole, by Supervisor D'Ancona, reported as fol-
lows:
That it has continued the hearing of evidence in the investigation being
held preliminary to the establishment of water rates for the year commenc-
ing July 1, 1904, and ending June 30, 1905, and having listened to the testimony
of Cyril Williams, Jr., and Pelham W. Ames, Assistant Engineer and Secre-
tary, respectively, of the Spring Valley Water Company, relative to the oper-
ating expenses of said Company.
That the following matters filed during the investigation have been duly
considered and marked Exhibits as follows:
WATER BATES. 541
EXHIBIT NO. 22 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
EXTRACT FROM FEDERAL REPORTER, CASE NO. 1 124, PAGES 574 TO
603, BEING COPY OF OPINION RENDERED BY HON. W. W. MOR-
ROW, JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFOR-
NIA, JUNE 29, 1903, IN GRANTING WRIT OF PRELIMINARY INJUNC-
TION, RESTRAINING THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
ET AL. FROM ENFORCING THE WATER RATES ORDINANCE FOR
THE YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 1903. (Filed by M. B. Kellogg, At-
torney for Spring Valley Water Company, February 17, 1904.)
(On file in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.)
Note: The Writ of Preliminary Injunction above referred to appears on
pages 1022 and 1023, Municipal Reports, San Francisco, 1902-3.
EXHIBIT NO. 23 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
COPY OF OPINION RENDERED BY SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES, NO. 80, OCTOBER TERM, 1903, IN CASE OF THE COUNTY
OF STANISLAUS, IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ET AL., VS. THE
SAN JOAQUIN AND KING'S RIVER CANAL AND IRRIGATION COM-
PANY. (Filed by M. B. Kellogg, Attorney for Spring Valley Water Com-
pany, February 17, 1904.)
(On File in Clerk's Office, Board of Supervisors.)
EXHIBIT NO. 24 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
SCHEDULE OF WATER RATES PAID BY 310 CITIES IN THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA. (Filed February 17, 1904.)
During the year 1898 I sent out a letter to many water companies, re-
questing the rate of charges for an "8-room house" under the following con-
ditions:
To the Registrar of City Water Works,
Of
Dear Sir: Will you kindly inform us how you arrive at the rate charged
to private rate-payers for water furnished for household purposes?
In making up your annual rate for a dwelling house, how do you cal-
culate your charges for a house containing 8 rooms, size of building, 20x40
feet,
3 stories,
1 family of 5 persons,
1 water-closet,
1 bath tub,
2 stationary wash basins,
3 stationary wash tubs,
1 sink in kitchen,
1 hose faucet in front yard,
1 hopper faucet on back porch,
Size of lot 25x100 feet,
Value of property, $5,000.00?
The idea of the above was to obtain, if possible, a rate figured by the
party supplying the water, as he would best understand the method used in
his company for arriving at the rate.
In most cases my request was complied with and the blank filled in so as
to clearly show how the rate was arrived at, but in a few instances a copy of
a rate schedule was sent, and whenever possible I made the calculation from
it. The results obtained are given herewith:
542
WATER RATES.
Detroit
.... Michigan
$ 6.20
Buffalo
. . . New York
$7.50
New York
New York
8.00
Ogden
Utah
8.05
Canton
. . . . Ohio
9.00
Cleveland
. . . .Ohio
9.50
Fort Scott
Kansas
10.00
Austin
. . . .Texas
10.00
Salt Lake
Utah
10.00
Salem
. . . Mass.
10.50
East Hampton. .
Mass.
11.00
Elgin
Illinois
11.00
Norwich
.... Conn.
11.00
Holyoke
. . . Mass.
11.20
Fort Wayne
, . . . .Indiana
11.20
St. Paul
. . . .Minnesota
11.40
Sandusky
Ohio
11.50
Shenandoah ....
.Penn.
11.50
Adams
Mass.
12.00
Greenfield
. . ..Mass.
12.00
North Adams. . .
Mass.
12.00
Hartford
. . . .Conn.
12.00
Rockville
.... Conn.
12.00
Amsterdam
... New York
12.00
Lansing
Michigan
12.00
Port Huron
. . . Michigan
12.00
Waco
.... Texas
12.00
Stockton
. . . .California
12.20
Cincinnati
Ohio
12.50
Hamilton
Ohio
12.50
Auburn
.... Maine
13.00
Meriden
. . . Conn.
13.00
Battle Creek
. . . . Michigan
13.00
Columbus
Ohio
13.25
Minneapolis
. . . .Minnesota
13.40
New Bedford. . . .
Mass.
13.50
Saginaw. .
.... Michigan
13.50
Altoona
. . . .Penn.
13.90
Medford
Mass.
14.00
Northampton. . . .
. . . Mass.
14.00
Mass.
14.00
Williamstown. . .
Mass.
14.00
Middletown
.... Conn.
14.00
Norwalk
. . . .Conn.
14.00
Southington.
Conn.
14.00
. . . Conn.
14.00
Norristown
Penn.
14.00
Madison
. . . Wisconsin
14.00
Seattle
Wash.
14.40
Springfield
Ohio
14.50
Lansingburgh . . .
.... New York
14.50
Mahoney City. . . .
. . . Penn.
14.50
Bradford
. . . . Penn.
14.80
Anderson
. . . . Indiana
15.00
Woodland
. . . .California
15.00
Bay City
. . . .Michigan
15.00
Cambridge
. . . .Mass.
15.00
Sommerville. . . .
. . . . Mass.
15.00
Westborough. . . .
. . . Mass.
115.00
Oswego
. . . .New York
15.00
Reading
. . . Penn.
15.00
Grand Rapids. . .
Michigan
15.50
Henderson
. . .Kentucky
15.50
Dover
. . . . Delaware
15.75
Augusta
Maine
16.00
Nashua
N. H.
16.00
Lowell
Mass.
16.00
Bristol
. . . .Conn.
16.00
New Haven
. . . . Conn.
16.00
Waterbury
. . . .Conn.
16.00
Bridgeton
. . . .New Jersey
16.00
Trenton
. . ..New Jersey
16.00
Shamokin
. . . .Penn.
16.00
Athens
. . . Georgia
16.00
Augusta
. . . . Georgia
16.00
Jackson
. - . Michigan
16.00
Findlay
.. ..-Ohio
16.00
Newark
Ohio
16.25
Illinois
16.50
Ispheming
.. . Michigan
16.50
Wausau
... .Wisconsin
16.50
New Britain
. . . Conn.
16.50
Sacramento
California
16.80
,
Steubenville
Ohio
17.00
Bangor
. . . Maine
17.00
Beverley
Mass.
17.00
Haverhill
. . . Mass.
17.00
Pottsville
. . . . Penn.
17.40
Des Moines
. . . Iowa
17.50
Lincoln
. . . . Nebraska
17.50
Springfield
. . . Missouri
17.50
Decatur
.Illinois
17.50
Massillon
. . . Ohio
17.75
Newark
. . . .New Jersey
18.00
Terre Haute. ....
. . . .Indiana
18.00
Superior
. . . . Wisconsin
18.00
Winona
. . .Minnesota
18.00
San Antonio
. . . .Texas
18.00
Colorado Springs.
. . . Colorado
18.00
San Bernardino.
... California
18.00
La Crosse
. . . Wisconsin
18.00
Chicopee
Mass.
18.00
Lawrence
. . . Mass.
18.00
Philadelphia. . . .
. . . . Penn.
18.00
Leavenworth
. . .Kansas
18.25
Joliet
Illinois
18.50
Dayton
. . . Ohio
18.50
Kansas City
. . . .Missouri
18.75
Fremont
. . . Nebraska
18.50
Lafayette
. . . .Indiana
18.75
Youngstown
.Ohio
18.70
Jefferson City. . .
. . . . Missouri
19.00
Goldsboro
...N. C.
19.00
Plymouth. ......
York
. . . .Mass.
, . . . Penn.
19.00
19.00
Webster
Westminister. . . .
. . . Mass.
. . . Maryland
19 .00
19.00
Erie
. . . . Penn.
19.00
Indianapolis
. . . Indiana
19.00
Denver ; . ,
, . . . Colorado
19 10
Sioux Falls. ......
. . . S. D.
19.25
Sioux City
. . ..Iowa
19.25
Richmond
, . . Indiana
19.25
East Liverpool. .
Ohio
19.r,5
Sedalia
. . . Missouri
19.50
WATER RATES.
543
Mount Vernon. ..... .New Jersey 19. 50
Greenville S. C. li> . 75
South Bethlehem. . . . Penn.
19.50
Toledo Ohio
Alliance Ohio
Winston N. C.
Allentown Penn.
Syracuse New York
Auburn New York
Quincy Mass.
Brockton Mass.
Boston Mass.
Streator Illinois
Evanston Illinois
Thompsonville Conn.
Asheville N. C.
Cedar Rapids Iowa
Elkhart Indiana
Springfield Mass.
Woburn Mass.
Brattleboro Vermont
Topeka Kansas
Danvers Mass.
Norfolk Virginia
Nanticoke Penn.
Pasadena California
Moscow Idaho
Council Bluffs Iowa
Yankton . . . S. D.
Greensboro N. C.
Richmond
Oshkosh
Arkansas City. . .
Kearney
Fall River
Manchester
Evansville
Ironton. . .
. . . Virginia
. . . Wisconsin
. . . Kansas
. . . Nebraska
. . . Mass.
. . . Conn.
. . . Indiana
. ..Ohio
Williamsport Penn.
Columbia S. C.
Muscatine Iowa
Bowling Green Kentucky
Elmira New York
Ansonia Conn.
Kingston -New York
Salisbury N. C.
Elizabeth New Jersey
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin
Portland Oregon
Burlington Vermont
Freeport Illinois
San Diego California
Nantick Mass.
Fitchburg Mass.
Revere Mass.
Greenwich Conn.
Putnam Conn.
New Castle Penn.
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.25
20.40
20.50
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.25
21.50
21.50
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.50
22.50
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.00
23.25
23.50
23.50
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.00
24.25
24.60
25.00
25.00
25.00
25. .00
25. fTO
25.00
Mansfield ........... Ohio
Independence ....... Missouri
Wilmington ......... Delaware
Paterson ............ New Jersey
Jamestown ......... New York
South Manchester. . . Conn.
Shreveport Louisiana 25 . 50
New Brunswick New Jersey 26.00
Pensacola Florida 26.00
Little Rock Arkansas 26 . 00
Stlllwater Minnesota 26 .00
Moline Illinois 26 . 75
Palmer
South Braintree
Abington ...........
Mass.
Mass.
Mass.
Omaha ............. Nebraska
Brookline ........... Mass.
Racine .............. Wisconsin
Belleville ........... Illinois
Cheyenne ........... Wyoming
Birmingham ........ Conn.
Waltham ........... Mass.
Portland ............ Maine
Amherst. .
Athol Mass.
Dedham Mass.
Camden New Jersey
Spokane Wash.
Pomona . California
Gardner Mass.
Manchester N. H.
Moberley Missouri
Quincy Illinois
Birmingham Alabama
Davenport Iowa
Atchison Kansas
Plattsmouth Nebraska
Taunton Mass.
Riverside California
Savannah Georgia
Alexandria ...... .... Virginia
Anniston ............ Alabama
Hastings ............ Nebraska
Covington ........... Kentucky
Chattanooga ........ Tennessee
Bridgeport .......... Conn.
Allegheny ........... Penn.
Nashville ........... Tennessee
Astoria ............. Oregon
Santa Barbara ...... California
New Bern ........... N. C.
Fresno .............. California
Tacoma ............. Wash.
Henderson .......... N. C.
Middleborough ...... Mass.
Marblehead ......... Mass.
Salem .............. Oregon
Portland ............ Conn.
Stonington .......... Conn.
Harrisburg .......... Penn.
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.25
20.50
20.80
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21. OQ
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.00
21.50
21.50
21.80
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.00
22.20
22.50
23.00
23 . 00
23.00
23 . 00
23 . 25
23 . 50
23.75
24 . 00
24.00
24.00
24.00
24 . 30
24.60
25.00
25 . 00
25.00
25 . 00
25 . 00
25 . 00
25.50
Plainfield ........... New Jersey 26 . 00
South Bend ......... Indiana 26 . 00
Pine Bluff ........... Arkansas 26.00
Hingham ........... Mass. 26 . 25
Berkeley California 27.00 Knoxville. . ..Tennessee 27.00
544
WATER RATES.
Nebraska City. . .
Reading
Ottumwa. . . .
. . . .Nebraska
. . . Mass.
. . Iowa
Wilmington N. C.
Providence R. I.
Hot Springs Arkansas
Utica New York
Montague
Hyde Park Mass.
Carbondale Penn.
Wilson N. C.
South Framingham. .Mass.
Edge water . .New York
Fargo N. D.
Leominster Mass.
Danville Illinois
Red Bluff California
Amesbury iMass.
Weymouth Mass.
Concord. N. C.
28.00
28.00
28.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
31.00
31.00
31.00
31.50
32.00
32.50
33.00
33.00
33.00
Green Bay Wisconsin 35.00
Pueblo Colorado 36 .00
Grafton Mass. 36 . 00
Westerley R. I. 36.50
Fort Worth Texas 37.00
North Easton Mass. 37.00
Macon Georgia 37.00
Duluth .Minnesota 40 . 75
Florence Alabama 41 .00
Gloucester Mass. 46.00
Tyler Texas 48 . 00
Montgomery Alabama 51.00
Albuquerque N. M. 58.80
Memphis Tennesee
Franklin.... ..Mass.
Clarksville Tennessee
Walla Walla Wash.
Millbury Mass.
Spartanburg S. C.
Boise Idaho
Jeffersonville Indiana
Trinidad Colorado
Charleston
Roanoke
Oakland. .
S. C.
Virginia
California
Portsmouth Virginia
34.00 Durham
N. C.
Everett Wash.
Reno. . , . Nevada
Butte Montana
Raleigh N. C.
Anaconda Montana
Helena Montana
Louisville Kentucky
Bristol R. I.
Springfield Illinois
28.00
28.00
29.00
29.00
29.00
29.50
30.00
30.00
30.50
31.00
31.00
31.50
32.00
Gardiner Maine 33.00
Rockport Mass. 33.00
Vieksburg Mississippi 33.50
34.75
36.00
36.00
37.00
37.00
39.00
41.00
42.00
47.00
49.00
Columbia Tennessee 57.00
San Francisco rate for 1898 was $18.60.
San Francisco rate for 1903 was $16.80.
6 towns pay a rate less than $10.00
123 towns pay a rate of $10.00 and less than $20.00
134 towns pay a rate of $20.00 and loss than $30.00
36 towns pay a rate of $30.00 and les* than $40.00
8 towns pay a rate of $40.00 and less than $50.00
3 towns pay a rate of $50.00 and less than $60.00
310 towns, average rate $21.88
These figures have been most carefully compiled and are submitted for
the purposes, of comparison.
GEO. E. BOOKER,
Chief Clerk Spring Valley Water Company
WATER RATES. 545
EXHIBIT NO. 25 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
INVENTORY OF THE PROPERTIES AND WORKS OF THE SPRING VAL-
LEY WATER COMPANY, NOW IN USE IN SUPPLYING WATER TO
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, BEING A PRINTED
COPY OF EXHIBIT NO. 4, FILED DURING WATER RATES INVESTI-
GATION OF 1903, AND OF EXHIBIT NO. 1, FILED JANUARY 5, 1904,
AND CONSIDERED DURING CURRENT INVESTIGATION. (Filed Feb-
ruary 17, 1904.)
(On File in Clerk's Office of the Board of Supervisors.)
Note: Exhibit No. 4, Water Rates Investigation of 1903, appears in Muni-
cipal Reports, San Francisco, 1902-1903, pages 911 to 937.
Exhibit No, 1. This investigation appears on pages 484 to 488 of this
volume.
EXHIBIT NO. 26 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
STATEMENT SHOWING COST OF ITS VARIOUS PROPERTIES, SUPPLE-
MENTING EXHIBITS OF SIMILAR CHARACTER FILED DURING
WATER RATES INVESTIGATION OF 1901. (Filed February 17, 1904.)
SUPPLEMENTING EXHIBIT NO. 11901
LAKE MERCED Cost given in evidence in 1901 $1,506,699.83
Additional Cost:
Lake Merced Ranch
In 1901 $4,457.63
In 1902 4,816.33
In 1903 1,581.65
$10,855.61
Lake Merced Drainage
Iu 1901 $11,634.35
In 1902 14,827.14
In 1903 6,104.47
$32,565.96 43,421.57
Oil installation 3,831 .92
$1,553,953.32
The principal items under Lake Merced Ranch are:
1. Planting, culture and care of trees;
2. Protecting trees, fencing and care of fences;
3. General supervision of ranch.
Lake Merced drainage system:
Labor,
Cement,
Brick and brickwork,
Sewer pipe, etc.
EXHIBIT NO. 111901.
PILARCITOS LAKE $1,083,249.01
SUPPLEMENTING EXHIBIT NO. Ill 1901.
LOBOS CREEK Cost given in 1901 $20,882 .92
Lobos Creek Pump
In 1901 $21,463.46
In 1902 2,005.54
23,469.00
Being cost of pumps erected at that point, with labor and foun-
dation . .$44,351.92
546
WATER RATES.
EXHIBIT NO. IV 1901.
LAKE SAN ANDREAS $1,201,427.23
EXHIBIT NO. V 1901.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS $5,099,243.99
SUPPLEMENTING EXHIBIT NO. VI 1901.
ALAMEDA AND CALAVERAS SYSTEMS ..$3,096,543 92
1 . Land
From Mayborg 71.45 acres $ 8,000
From Mehrman 278.62 acres 15,000
From Bruen 110.35 acres 7,000
From King 20 . 00 acres 2,200
From Feusier 26 . 00 acres 4,500
From Plomteaux 9 . 80 acres 1,500
From Sunol L & I. Co 1,194.41 acres 27,805
From Hadsell 2,332.89 acres 182,450
From De Saisset 3,314.04 acres 175,000
From Nusbaumer 764. 86 acres 24,480
From Hearst 421.00 acres 16,720
From Sunol L. & I. Co 1,312.53 acres 45,885
From Rhorer 1,020.15 acres 33,800
From Dennigan 543. 56 acres 9,450
From Crocker & Dillon 6,366.65 acres 109,850
From Borel 1,004.65 acres 10,000
From Goad 26.14 acres 4,000
From Behrens 4.15 acres 2,000
From Silva 54.89 acres 17,750
From Bernal 626 . 29 acres 110,065
From Nevis 91. 45 acres 13,707
From Hayes 4.00 acres 1,858
From Eggers 20.00 acres 9,276
From Sutherland 51.35 acres 20,526
From Azevada 28.37 acres 11,660
From Keneally 43.92 acres 17,568
From Serpas 4.00 acres 3,465
From D'Avilla 10.88 acres 6,000
From Freitas 18.24 acres 11,550
From Lydon 40. 00 acres 2,000
914,658.00
2 . Sunol aqueduct $454,917 . 25
1903 1,126.64
456,043.89
3 . Pleasanton wells $64,641 . 21
1903 18,067.86
82,708.07
4 . Filter beds $252,476 . 68
1903 2,550.64
255,027.32
5. San Antonio improvements 4,305.47
$4,809,256.67
SUPPLEMENTING EXHIBIT NO. VII 1901.
Belmont and Millbrae $437,767.87
New Belmont pumps
1901 $ 786.25
1902 68,393.97
1903 40,292.86
$109,473.08
New Belmont boilers
1901 $7,445.28
1902 1,261.70
1903 9,254.58
$17,961.56
WATER RATES. 547
Oil installation
At Belmont $6,616.18
At Millbrae 5,603 . 55
$139,654.37
Total $577,422 . 24
EXHIBIT NO. VIII 1901.
Lock's Creek and Bald Hill pipe lines $923,946 . 78
EXHIBIT NO. IX 1901.
Annual receipts, etc., filed every year.
EXHIBIT NO. X 1901
Pescadero, San Gregorio, San Pedro and Sausalito. ..... $41,398 .01
15,549.07
32,287.00
- $89,234.08
EXHIBIT NO. XI 1901.
Searsville or Portola $285,814.93
SUPPLEMENTING EXHIBIT NO. XII 1901.
City pipe system .$3,575,086.08
1901 Ridley street cut $3,225.92
Islais Creek ....... 6,371.88
Clarendon Heights pump 5,019.84
1901: Presidio Heights tank 3,956.94
1903 Presidio Heights tank .21,549.80
40,124.38
Oil installation at city engine $2,787.50
Oil installation at Clarendon Heights pump 2,072.51
Oil installation at Lobos Creek pump 2,092 . 79
$3,622,163.20
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT.
As filed, 1901, Exhibit XIII $4,415, 694 . 24
Or, New Construction
In 1901 $190,679.59
In 1902 257,299.28
In 1903 345,752.88
793,731.75
$5,209,425.99
Principal sub-items
Land $62,056.60
Shattuck property, San Mateo County,
388.97 acres ". $6,000.00
Brickell lot, Lobos Creek 1,000.00
A. Silva, right of way 1,000 . 00
Lot east side Pond street, near Clarendon
Heights 1,200.00
Lot on Hipley place 1,000 . 00
Rights of way near Dumbarton Point 12,374.80
Rights of way near Baden 1,875.00
Lot corner Lyon and Pacific streets 30,016.50
Lot at Lobos Creek 1,500 . 00
Riparian rights, San Mateo Creek 1,174.00
Lot near Clarendon Heights 3,750.00
Right of way, Harrison and Seventeenth
streets 400 . 00
18
548 WATER RATES.
Three lots, Forty-flrst and Forty-second
avenues 766.30
2. Labor 212,172.12
3. Pipe 328,656.93
4. Meters 55,753.32
5. Castings 53,060.35
Further construction accounts as follows:
1 . New submarine pipe
1901 $144,671.00
1902 140,589.62
1903 1,075.31
$286,335.93
2. New Alameda pipe line
1902 $146,334.70
1903 189,986.62
336,321.32
3 . Calaveras dam
1902 $ 3,185.84
1903 40,228.50
43,414.34
PELHAM W. AMES,
Secretary of Spring Valley Water Company.
EXHIBIT NO. 27 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
PARTIAL APPRAISEMENT OF PROPERTIES OF SPRING VALLEY WA-
TER COMPANY ACTUALLY USED IN FURNISHING THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, AND THE INHABITANTS THEREOF,
WITH A PURE AND WHOLESOME SUPPLY OF WATER, MADE BY
RUSSELL L. DUNN, SPECIAL ASSISTANT ENGINEER. APPOINTED
BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR AND DURING THE
WATER RATES INVESTIGATION OF 1904. (Filed February 12, 1904.)
COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 12, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
SIRS The Board of Public Works, in conformity with resolution No. 4171
of Your Honorable Body, herewith respectfully transmits, in addition to the
appraisement made by Mr. C. E. Grunsky, City Engineer, and transmitted to
Your Honorable Body on the 1st day of February, 1904, an appraisement,
prepared by Russell L. Dunn (Special Assistant City Engineer, for and during
the ensuing investigation and fixing of the water rates by Your Honorable
Body, with special power to represent this Board <ind to appear before Your
Honorable Body as such engineer at such investigation, in conjunction with
the City Engineer), of the properties of the Spring Valley Water Company
actually used in furnishing the city and county of San Francisco, and the
inhabitants thereof, with a pure and wholesome supply of water.
Respectfully,
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
MORRIS LEVY, H. L. SCHMITZ, Presi.l.-nt. t
Secretary.
RUSSELL L. DUNN'S FIRST APPRAISEMENT SPRING VALLEY WATER
COMPANY PROPERTIES.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 8th, 1904.
TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO.
GENTLEMEN The Board of Public Works is directed by Resolution
No. 4171 of the Board of Supervisors * * * * "to submit to the Board
WATER RATES. 549
of Supervisors" * * * * an appraisejnent of the properties of the Spring
Valley Water Company actually used in furnishing 1 the City and County of
San Francisco and the inhabitants thereof with "* * * water, for the
purpose of enabling said Board of Supervisors to establish a basis of valua-
tion of said properties and upon which it may fix and determine water rates
to be charged said city and county and its inhabitants for the year com-
mencing July 1st, 1904, and ending June 30th, 1905." And further directs,
"In making said appraisement the Board of Public Works shall submit a list
of all lands, water rights, reservoir sites and tangible property of all kinds
of said water company, together with a specific statement of valuation in
each instance."
By virtue of your resolution No. 3345, dated January 27th, 1904, ap-
pointing me "Special Assistant City Engineer," commencing January 28th,
1904, "For and during the ensuing investigation and fixing the water rates
by the Board of Supervisors of this city and county with special pewer to
represent the Board of Public Works and to appear before said Board of
Supervisors as such Engineer at such investigation" * * * * I beg to
report to you:
What the Board of Supervisors has in general words asked of the Board
of Public Works is definable with more precision in detail as follows:
I.
A list of water rights uused wholly or in part in the supply of water to
San Francisco, each water right being described by its situs, by the mean
quantity of water supply provided by it in millions of gallons per day, and
by the line of water works in operative condition which provides for the de-
livery of its water supply to San Francisco. A valuation of each water right
to the extent that it is used for the supply of water to San Francisco.
II.
A list of individual tracts of land, individually or collectively the situs
of structures of water works whic.h are wholly or in part used for the
supply of water to San Francisco. Each individual tract of land is to be
described by reference to a plat of it on a map and by a statement of the
particular water works structure of which it is the situs. A valuation of
each tract of land to the extent that it is used for the supply of water
to San Francisco.
III.
A list of individual rights of way, individually or collectively the situs
of structures of water works which are wholly or in part used for the supply
of water to San Francisco. Each individual right of way to be described by
reference to a plat of it on a map, and by a statement of the particular
structure of water works of which it is the situs. A valuation of each
tract of right of way to the extent that it is used for the supply of water
to San Francisco.
IV.
A list of individual units of structures of water works, individually or
collectively used wholly or in part in making the delivery of water from
the situs of a water right to consumers in San Francisco. Each unit of
structure of water works to be described by its situs, its function or the
nature of the service it renders, and to have stated with it the sum of its
investment cost as declared in the books of the Spring Valley Water Com-
pany at the date at which it was put in service, the date on which its
service began, the date at which it is estimated by the Spring Valley Water
Company it will cease giving service through cumulating deterioration or by
the intention of the company, the annual sum of depreciation (if any sum at
all) charged in the books of the company, and the total sum of depreciation
(if any) charged from the date when the structure began its service. A
valuation of each unit of structure of water works to the extent that it is
used for the supply of water to San Francisco.
I beg to report that I have carefully examined the data in the possession
of the Board of Public Works which have been obtained from time to time
for the purpose of giving the Board the information from which it could
submit to the Board of Supervisors the lists of property actually used in
the supply of water to San Francisco, and the appraisement of it, which
550 WATER RATES.
the resolution No. 4171 of the Board of Supervisors directs the Board of
Public Works to submit to it.
These data are. broadly classifiable as, 1, Copies of Exhibits prepared and
furnished by the Spring Valley Water Works to the Board of Supervisors at
its request for use by the Board of Supervisors in the proceedings of that
Board in the matter of fixing water rates in the years 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903
and 1904, and copies of Exhibits prepared and furnished voluntarily by the
Spring Valley Water Works and Company during the course of the same
proceedings; and Copies of Appraisements of the Spring Valley Water Works
made for the Board of Public Works in 1901, 1902 and 1903. I find prac-
tically all of this data to be useless as the basis of the exact information
required by the Board of Public Works for the preparation of lists of the
property used for the supply of water to San Francisco by the Spring VaUey
Water Company, and for the making of the proper appraisement -,>f this
property. The following very general analysis of this useless data will ad-
vise you why it is useless and as to what are the proper data for the pur-
pose. That only exact information, facts, can be used in preparing the lists
and in making the appraisement will appear from the statement of the
economic principles defining "property actually used" and the demonstra-
tion of the rules of valuation which apply to it in making an appraisement.
The Exhibits of the Spring Valley Water Company give some informa-
tion but not sufficient. They present lists of properties which the company
claims to actually use in the supply of water to San Francisco, but the lists
are imperfect. Individual tracts of land, which should be listed separately,
are included in aggregates of tracts so that tracts of land which are the
sites of structures of water works are merged with tracts which are parts
of the water rights properties. Tracts of land and structures of water
works are enumerated which are not now property used. No figures of cost
or valuation are stated in these lists, which are the principal Exhibits. Other
Exhibits state the costs of some of the tracts of land, but not of all of the
parcels. The costs of some rights of way are stated, but not all of them.
The costs of some of the minor water rights and individual water right
properties are stated, but not all of these costs are stated. The costs of
some structures of water works are stated, but not the costs of all of the
structures. In this last the statements of cost which are made lack certainty.
The units of structures are not sharply defined, many aggregates of cost
being inclusive of the entire cost of one or more structures or of parts of
one or more. Whether or not the cost stated in the investment o.ost at the
date the structure began service is in every instance uncertain. It appears
in many instances that the cost of repairs must have been added to the in-
vestment and there is reason to infer that some of the costs stated include
what are actually expenditures of operating account. Statements of annual
expenditures for structural materials, labor, etc., are presented as statements
of new construction. These are simply frivolous and I cannot understand
why they should have been presented by the Spring Valley Water Company.
No account of depreciation is stated for any structure of water works.
From the entire mass of description and figures it is impossible to de-
termine the individual properties acquired, to make even one of the five
water rights used in providing the water supply of San Francisco and equally
impossible to ascertain its cost. The same statement applies to the struc-
tures of water works. Only a comparatively few fragmentary facts which
are proper data can be isolated from the mass.
Considering now the three appraisements of the Spring Valley Water
Works made for the Board of Public Works in 1901, 1902 and 1903.
The appraisement of 1901, which is made the basis of the other two ap-
praisements, contains a large amount of explanatory matter treating of the
rules of valuation which are applied in making the appraisement. There is
obvious in this explanatory matter uncertainty and conflict in stating and
applying a definition of a water right and a rule for its valuation. On page
45 of the 1901 edition of the Appraisement printed, there is stated a defi-
nition of a water right and a rule of valuation, both of which are applied
to the consideration of the San Mateo reservoirs (water rights) ; on pages 46
and 47 a different definition of a water right is made, and with it a dif-
ferent rule of valuation, which are applied to the appraisement of Lake
Merced; on page 48 is a third different definition of a water right and a third
different rule of valuation are stated and applied to the consideration of the
Calaveras reservoir site, this definition and this rule of valuation being par-
ticularly interesting since they are applied to define and value something
WATEK EATES. 551
which has no existence at all as will be explained further on; and on page
53 is stated still another rule of valuation which is applied to some of the
lately acquired constituent water rights of the Alameda Creek System. The
effect of this uncertainty and conflict of definitions and rules on the Ap-
praisement was to make a duplication of water right valuations. 'Water
rights were valued separately, and then land which was the situs of a water
right was valued as if it was the water right and both values were included
in the appraisement. A further complication and increase of appraisement
was made by the oversight of the distinction between land which is the situs
of a structure of water works, and land which is the situs of a v/ater light.
Land which is the situs of a structure of water works, land of a reservoir
site particularly, is appraised as if the water right and a second time as
th'? site of the structure.
Underlying this confusion of definitions and rules of valuation the reason
for it is apparent in a lack of knowledge of the nature of a water right
property. The essence if a water right property resides in the intentional
diversion of a definite quantity of water at a defined point or situs of di-
version from a natural water flow channel and its use (not waste), after it
is diverted. The limitation of a water right is the quantity of water which
it provides up to the limit of capacity of works constructed to mako the use
(not waste), of the water. The quantity is conveniently expressed in terms
of millions of gallons of mean daily flow regardless of the maximum and
minimum rates of that flow. The mere existence of water in a natural
channel of flow does not make that water the water of a water right. The
water dor>s not make a water right except to the extent in quantity that it
is diverted by intention and used after diversion, and it is quite immaterial
whether that use be immediate or deferred. What are simply claims of the
existence of unused water in natural flow channels, in which channels the
water is n it property, have been confused in the Appraisements with the true
water rights, through the possession of which water passing to artificial
channels o? conduits for use (not waste) becomes property. To illustrate,
what in the appraisements are described as the Calaveras reservoir site water
rights have no existence, being merely claims of the existence of unused water
flowing in the natural water channels traversing the Calavera? Valley lands
which are owned by the Spring Valley Water Company. Obviously, having
no existence as water rights these claims, which are not even claims of water
rights, but claims of water, cannot be described or valued as if they rep-
resented something real. The Calaveras property owned by 'he Spring Valley
Water Company is land which it has oought to sometime make of it the
situs of a structure of water works, to wit, a reservoir. But until this water
works structure, the reservoir, is completed, and is in use in conducting water
to San Francisco, the land is not property usad in the supply of water to
San Francisco and is not to be included in an appraisement of properties
which do provide for the supply of water to San Francisco.
In the .data relating to the structures of wator works as they appear in
the appraisements, the indefiniteness of description and uncertainty of rule
of valuation is obvious to even casual inspection. Same structures ar? valued
at cost, a fe:v valuations are made at a declared fraction of cost, but most
of them are simply estimated as if they were projected new constructions.
The uncertainty of the estimation of a projected new construction to appraise
the valuation of structures is obvious, though in dea.ling with existing struc-
tures it can be considered as being as certain a rule of settling a fact as
guessing. But, why estimation? Or, for short, why guessing? The Spring
Valley Water Company gives the cost of some structures from its books. Why
cannot it give the costs for every structure and thus authoritatively establish
values of structures so as to eliminate profitless discussion over different kinds
of guesses?
The reason for the failure of making a proper appraisement of the values
of structures of water works is a lack of knowledge of the real nature, In
the commercial sense, of this class of property. For example, deterioration
is a word used to express the physical wasting of the substance or life of
a structure irrespective of the rate of that wasting. Depreciation is a word
used to express in accounting the idea of recovery from the gross earnings
of a business the investment cost of a structure used in the business during
the period of its service, whether that service be limited by inten-
tion or by the time when the structure shall cease giving service
through cumulating deterioration, and in practical application u mean rate
of capital recovery is commonly implied. Replacemant is a word employed
552 WATER RATES.
in accounting to express the idea of recovery from the gross income of a
business of a sum of money which shall replace a particular structure used
in the business when it fails of service through cumulating deterioration,
and in practical application it is accounted at a mean rate such that with
accumulation of compound interest it shall just replace or equal the original
investment cost at the time the replacement of the structure is necessary.
Depreciation is accounted back to capital account passing through th
investment account of the structure, thus diminishing the sum of the latter.
Replacement is retained in the business in a special fund until us>;d for the
special structure for which it is provided. A replacement fund is not in-
vestment, even though it be invested to get an earning of interest. Replace-
ment is never credited to the investment in the structure, and consequently
the investment at its initial sum in structures of water works used in the
supply of water to San Francisco is the constant unchanging value of the
structures, in distinction from the value of a structure where the investment
in it is depreciated, in which case the value decreases from the sum of the
investment cost to the precise extent that depreciation is subtracted.
Both depreciation and replacement are functions of the investment cost
of a structure, one of which, but not both, at the owner's election is ac-
counted in his books, and in the case of structures of water works employed
in the supply of water to San Francisco is a proper charge against gross in-
come. It is obvious from the definitions, that so far as appraising a valua-
tion of a water works structure employed in the supply of water to San
Francisco is concerned, only depreciation where accounted *n the Spring
Valley Water Company's books need be considered.
On page 60 of the Appraisement of 1901 the word deterioration is em-
ployed in all three of the meanings above defined for deterioration, deprecia-
tion and replacement, and the oversight of a real distinction between them
of commercial significance readily accounts for the obvious errors of ap-
praisement of valuation of the water works structures.
The failure of the method of the three Appraisements is primarily due
to two general causes. First, an oversight in not defining with precision the
kinds of property which were being appraised. And. second, the attempt to
use rules evolved from things unknown and not existing to measure tMngs
known and existing, where the ordinary practice is exactly the opposite
known existing things being used to make rules with which to measure the
unknown things. The non-existent Tuolumne water right and non-existent
Tuolumne water works structures were applied to measure values of the exist-
ing Spring Valley water rights and existing Spring Valley water works struc-
tures. It would have been quite proper to have reversed the method and to
have used the known existing Spring Valley water right and water works
structures to measure and determine what the non-existent and unknown
Tuolumne water right and water works structures would be when they are.
The effect of the failure of method on the appraisement was to make the
lists of property used and figures of valuation incorrect and useless for the
present appraisement required.
Recapitulating my examination of the three appraisements, I bog you
to note that,
1. No account is taken of the known use of some of the prop^rtloH for
water supply business outside of San Francisco county. The deduction of
value for partial service, even though small, should be accounted.
2. The water rights are not described properly, are not defined correctly,
are not appraised by any uniform rule of valuation, and the valuations which
have been made have been inadvertently duplicated in land valuations
improperly made.
3. Tracts of land which are the sites of structures of water works are
not defined and described as such, and there is no proper rule of valuation
applied. The nature of use as it is a function of land is so misunderstood
that uncertain facts and unsound theories have been inextricably employed
in classifying the lands and in making the valuations.
4. No verified investment costs of structures of water works are used
as values in the appraisements and no verified statements of depreciation
accounts are noted.
5. The Franchise is incorrectly defined as several different things, none
of which are employed in making the suggested valuation of $2,500,000. The
Franchise has no value.
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6. The Item declared to be the valuation due to the fact that the busi-
ness is an established one is based according to one explanation on the cost
of duplication of the service pipe connections with customers. But the tan-
gible property in these is the property of the customers who have paid for
these connections. I am unable to see how the Spring Valley Water Company
is entitled to have counted as an interest earning asset, $1,400,000, which
if it be property at all is the property of the water consumers.
There is really nothing speculative or theoretical about such an appraise-
ment of the properties of the Spring Valley Water Company as the Board of
Supervisors has directed the Board of Public Works to provide for it. It
is a matter of ordinary business, simply an ascertainment of the commercial
assets of a certain business by ordinary commercial methods by precisely the
methods which the owners of a business employ habitually to know for them-
selves the assets of their business. The methods are a system of accounting
recorded in books of accounts, and assuming a correct accounting of prop-
erty assets used in the supply of water to San Francisco by the Spring Valley
Water Company, the verified statements of accounts of these assets taken
from the books of the company would be the appraisement required by the
Board of Supervisors, and would be the data described in Lists I, II, III and
IV.
The definition of a water right and the explanation showing its incorporeal
nature have been given. The Spring Valley Water Company, dealing com-
mercially with water rights, necessarily aggregates them so as to have the
water at one point of , diversion. After several water rights are bunched they
become a single water right, though the careless use of the phrase, water
rights, in Spring Valley Water Company exhibits, would suggest that they
should be described in the plural, which sounds bigger. However, in ac-
counting the Spring Valley Water Company's investment in water rights
there would be just five considered in connection with the supply of water
to San Francisco. These are Lake Merced, Pilarcitos Creek, San Andreas
Creek, San Mateo Creek (at Crystal Springs) and Alameda Creek. The
books would carry the investment accounts of lesser tributary water rights,
such as Locks Creek, merged in the water account with which they were
connected by their respective lines of water works structures.
Practically, the Spring Valley Water Company has been frequently com-
pelled as a commercial necessity to buy land which has a corpus or body,
to get a water right which is incorporeal. In inexact terms it describes
the transaction as buying water producing land. Exactly defined, the com-
mercial transaction is the buying of land which is the situs of a water
right. It buys land which is the situs of a water right, to get water. It
does not matter whether the land bought provides the water from springs,
wells, lakes, ditches in use, or riparian rights. The essence of the thing Is
the acquisition of a water right, the situs or point of diversion of which
can then be moved if necessary, and the water used anyway. The acquisition
of the land though unavoidable is only incidental and so far as the Spring
Valley Water Company is concerned, the price paid for the land is the price
actually paid for the water right belonging to the owner of the land, and
is the cost of the water right.
In the investment account of a particular water right, for example, the
Alameda Creek water right at Sunol, which would be a typical water right
investment account, the investment would be debited with the money pay-
ments made for the purchase of, 1, water rights separate from any land
situs, such as irrigating ditches and springs; 2, riparian rights down stream
from the point of diversion separate from the land to which they were ap-
purtenant; 3, land which is the situs of a water right, an irrigating ditch
or a spring which the owner will not sell separate from the land; and,
4, riparian rights and the lands to which they are appurtenant when the
riparian rights cannot be bought separately.
The Sunol and Pleasanton tracts of land, including the gravel beds,
would not be charged against the investment account of the Alameda Creek
water right. Both are the sites of structures of water works, filters, natural
gravel beds opened by tunnels, shafts and ditches to collect the water.
Quantity of water is the principal determinative fact for charges to the
Alameda Creek or any water right account, but quality of water may become,
under one condition, a determinative fact. The existence on a tract of land
of a removable cause of water pollution which cannot be abated lawfully as
being- a nuisance for example, a dairy or hog ranch business may necessitate
the purchase of the tract of land, and purchased under duress only, the cost
f,.14 WATER RATES.
is a proper charge against investment in a water right. If the right to
abate the water polluting business be bought without the land, the cost
of the right is a proper charge in the investment account of a water right.
The total of the investment cost as it appears in the account is the cost
of the water right, and it is quite conceivable that the Spring Valley Water
Company could reserve or remove the water right and sell the land, in which
event the investment account of the water right would be credited with the
land sales, return, and the difference between the debit and credit of the
account would be the cost of the water right.
The value of a water right is not a function of its cost. The five Spring Valley
water rights differ in the number of units of quantity possessed by each and dif-
fer in aggregates of investment cost. The unit costs, that is the cost per 1,000,000
gallons mean daily flow, will undoubtedly be different for each. It is rea-
sonable to expect that the older water rights will have cost less per unit of
ouantity of water flow than those acquired later. Regardless, however, of
these differences of total cost and of unit cost, the unit value must be the
same for all. since in the water market, San Francisco, the water is all
plike. a common equal service independent of where it may come from.
The appraisement of value thus logically reduces itself to an ascertainment
of valuation for the unit of water supply. With this unit valuation obtained.
the appraisement of the five water rights is a matter of simple multiplication
<>f the unit value by the number of units in each. It is obvious that the
valuation of some of the water rights will be more than the investment cost
declared by the investment accounts, and probable that for some of them
the valuation will be less than the investment cost. It must not, however.
be assumed that the unit value will be identical with the 'mean unit cost. It
is a commercial axiom that an owner of property is entitled to the gain in
value of his property rights in natural things and must bear the losses of
value. The Spring Valley Water Company is no more and no less than the
owner of any other property right in natural things, entitled to have the
gain in value and must lose the decrease in value.
The assets account of water rights owned by the Spring Valley W;-. (<'
Company will show the valuation the company puts on its water rights, and
the investment accounts will show the costs. Both should be reported veri-
fied to the Board of Supervisors. As a practical condition no such report
of commercial assets in water rights or of properly accounted investment costs
of water rights has ever been made to the Supervisors, or indeed to any one.
Also the practical commercial condition is such that a unit valuation for
water rights will have to be arrived at by an appraisement in the establish-
ment of which the actual investment costs will be the most important de-
terminative factor. A valuation otherwise would simply be a guess. It is
therefore an essential of a proper appraisement of the water right values
that the Spring Valley Water Company should submit the properly ac-
counted detailed investment accounts of the several water rights.
What is required under the head of list II requires but little explanation.
Land which is used as the situs of a structure of water works is properly
appraised at its value regardless of its cost, except where that cost is a
judgment of a Court. In that event, cost, if it be in excess of value, is a
proper appraisement. The Court is the people, and the people certainly have
not the right to repudiate the commercial consequences of their own .judicial
act. The account of land assets of the Spring Valley Water Company (I am
assuming the existence of a properly kept account of land assets limited to
land which is plant situs) will show the present value of the several tracts
which value can be readily verified within reasonable limits of differences of
opinion. What the company paid for the land is entirely its own affair, ex-
cept where the people, through the Courts, have determined the sum of pay.-
ment which the company has made.
What is required under the head of list III, items of rights of way
which are occupied by structures of water works, does not need de-
tailed explanation. The value of each right of way is its cost. The limited
estate of a right of way is not such a right to the land as would permit
other uses than the mere easement, and when that use ceases the limited
right reverts. There is nothing to increase or decrease in value. In the ac-
counts of assets of the Spring Valley Water Company, rights of way would
be properly accounted at cost.
List IV of the structures of water works has been explained with ref-
erence to the rule of valuation to be applied in making an appraisement.
The asset value is the original cost at the date the structure began service,
WATER RATES. 555
unless a depreciation account be carried with it, in which event the asset
value is the original cost, diminished by the total of the depreciation ac-
counted in the books.
The accounts of the assets of all four lists and the investment accounts
underlying 1 them are, or should be, in the Spring Valley Water Company
books. These accounts cannot exist anywhere else. Until the company sub-
mits verified statements .of these accounts in proper form," the appraisement
directed by the order of the Board of Supervisors cannot be correctly made
by the Board of Public Works. The basis of such an appraisement is in the
accounts in the books of the Spring Valley Water Company and there is no
substitute for this basis. The fact that the appraisement is a usual com-
mercial act carries with it the conclusion of unity, so that the assets ac-
counting on which the commercial business of the company with its stock-
holders is based must be the identical commercial assets on which the com-
mercial relation between the water company and its customers, the water
consumers, is based.
A recapitulation of the principles of property classification and rules of
valuation will show lists III and IV, including properties over which a dif-
ference as to classification or valuation cannot happen since the investment
cost accounts in the books of the company are conclusive. List II is sharply
defined as to the character of land properties included and the margin for
differences as to appraisement after the first appraisement is made is .very
small. List I is the only list having at the present time an indeterminate or
rather undetermined essential element, the value of a unit of water right
quantity. With this determined and agreed on at the first appraisement and
taken into the books of the company for its accounting, it is obvious that,
aside from verification of the physical facts relating to additions and sub-
tractions from the properties, the appraisement of future years will not re-
quire the services of engineers, the other matters of appraisement being
exclusively commercial in character.
I beg to advise you that with the proper verified statements of accounts
from the company's books I can make the appraisement asked by the resolu-
tion of the Board of Supervisors in about ten days, possibly in less time, and
but for the fact that it is necessary to go over many statements of invest-
ment accounts and to ascertain a valuation for the unit quantity of water
of a water right, I could make the appraisement in a day.
The effect of the application of this ordinary commercial method of ap-
praisement of assets to the Spring Valley Water Company properties actually
used in the supply of water to San Francisco, can, at this time of writing,
only be indicated in the most general way through a comparison with the
appraisements made for the Board of Public Works in 1901, 1902 and 1903.
Of properties included and of valuations made in these appraisements,
there would be excluded from the proper appraisement:
1 Franchise (excluded because it has no value). A suggested
valuation of .52,500,000.00
2 Value due to fact that business is established. (Excluded be-
cause if it be a tangible property it is still not the property
of the Spring Valley Water Company) 1,400,000 . 00
3 Office lot and building at corner of Stockton and Geary
streets, San Francisco. (Excluded because not property used.
There would in its place properly be allowed office rent as an
administrative expense) 750,000 . 00
4 Calaveras reservoir site lands. (Excluded because not prop-
erty used in the supply of water to San Francisco.) These
lands are in the 1901 appraisement at $621,360; in 1902 at
$791,010; and in 1903 at 419,346.00
5 San Antonio reservoir site lands. (Excluded because not prop-
erty used.) The particular tracts are not seggregated but are
included in the item of "Land and rights of Suburban Water
Company, transferred in 1902." Possibly as much as 200,000.00
6 Valiejo Mills tract of land near Niles, former situs of diversion
of Alameda Creek water right, now removed to Sunol. (Ex-
cluded because not property used.) Somewhere in the ap-
praisements I have noted this appraised at about 49,000.00
7 Water works plant on Valiejo Mills tract of land and old di-
version plant, including bridge, etc. (Excluded because not
property used now) 54,000 . 00
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8 Construction accounts of incomplete works on Calaveras reser-
voir site, on San Antonio reservoir site, and on Arroyo Valle
Creek. (Excluded because not property now used.) Amounts
not segregated from other construction accounts of works
which are in service
9 Exclusive of the preceding there are other lesser properties
which would be excluded as property not used, the valuation
items of these being included in aggregates with value of
properties which are actually used
Total sum of entirely excluded values which is certainly in
excess of $5,372,346.00
On the other hanJ, the Appraisements would be Increased by:
10 The difference between the estimated cost of constructing
duplicate structures of water works as stated in the appraise-
ments and the actual investment cost of the actual struc-
tures of water works as declared in the books of the Spring
Valley Water Company. This difference would be a very
large sum, but how much cannot be known till the book
investment accounts are known
11 Several millions of dollars will certainly be added to the valu-
ations of water rights as the result of a determination of
the unit value of a water right (the value of a mean daily
flow of 1,000,000 gallons)
And the Appraisement valuations would be decreased by:
12 Several millions of dollars will certainly be deducted from
the Appraisements of valuations of land which is actually
used as the situs of reservoirs
What would be the balance of account between 10 and 11 on the one
side and 12 on the other, cannot be indicated now. The available data do
not indicate numerical conclusions. For illustration consider one item, the
water right of Lake Merced. Assuming solely for the illustration that the
water right has a quantity of 3,000,000 gallons daily, and that as a result
of the proper appraisement the unit value of a water right is determined
as being $200,000. The water right of Lake Merced would then appear In
the inventory and appraisement valued at $600,000. The investment account
of it will probably show that it cost a less sum and the asset account, so far
as the water supply business is concerned, will show a profit on this water
right on which the Spring Valley Water Company is entitled to an allow-
ance of compensation from the income of its water supply business. But
the land which is a cost item in the purchase of the water right is not an
investment on which an allowance of compensation from income from the
water supply business can be allowed, and as it happens, the land has in-
creased in value. In the appraisements this land, incorrectly included, is
valued at nearly $2,000,000, so that the company is carrying a property
asset which I assume is reasonably valued at $1,400,000, or about that sum,
more than it can be permitted to earn interest on as an investment in the
water supply business. This condition is, as it conducts its own business, Its
own misfortune. It should not have an unavailable asset. The real fact is,
however, that there is no real misfortune in the condition, but for the
company a very good fortune. There is no engineering or physical reason,
and no commercial reason, either, why the company should not 'sell all of its
Lake Merced lands, and at the same time continue to use the water right
and to derive from it income as property used.
Very respectfully,
RUSSELL L. DUNN,
Special Assistant City Engineer.
WATER RATES. 557
EXHIBIT NO. 28 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
COMMUNICATION FROM ASSESSOR OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, SUBMIT-
TING A STATEMENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF THE PROP-
ERTIES OF THE SPRING VALLEY WATER WORKS IN THAT COUN-
TY ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH, 1903, AS FOLLOWS: REAL
ESTATE, $304,000.00; IMPROVEMENTS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY,
$3,131,175.00; TOTAL, $3,435,175.00. (Filed February 13, 1904.)
INVESTIGATION CONTINUED.
The further consideration of this subject having been continued until
February 24, 1904, the Board of Supervisors, as a Committee of the Whole,
resumed its investigation.
The Committee of the whole, by Supervisor D'Ancona, reported as fol-
lows:
The Committee of the Whole reports progress in the matter of the Water
Rates Investigation, having heard the testimony of Cyril Williams, Jr., As-
sistant Engineer; M. B. Kellogg, Attorney; George E. Booker, Chief Clerk,
and Pelham W. Ames, Secretary, respectively, of the Spring Valley Water
Company.
That various statements have been filed oy the Spring Valley Water
Company in response to requests of the Board of Supervisors, which have
been designated as Exhibits as follows:
EXHIBIT NO. 29 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
DETAILS OF MAIN REPAIRS FOR 1903; ITEMS AND DETAILS OF CITY
STABLE ACCOUNT FOR 1903; SALARIES OF ENGINEERS AND AS-
SISTANTS. (Filed February 24, 1904.)
DETAILS OF MAIN REPAIRS FOR 1903.
Labor $15,710.00
Salaries 5,785.00
C. Forbes, $137.50 per month.
M. O'Brien, $150 per month.
M. Gleason, $100 per month.
V. E. Perry, $75 per month.
Service connections
Repairs and renewals $29,731.00
Less charges made $6,309 . 00
$23,422.00
Lead 1,568.00
Pipe, hose, solder, packing, reports of leaks, etc 1,500.00
$47,985.00
ITEMS AND DETAILS OF CITY STABLE ACCOUNT FOR 1903.
Labor, as per pay rolls $ 6.524..50
Feed (hay, grain, bran and carrots) 2,695 . 25
Harness and wagon repairs 1,676.00
Stable supplies (brooms, brushes, grease, soap, etc.) 374.50
Hire of extra horses , 435.25
Shoeing 281.25
Hardware (sundry articles) 216.25
Veterinary surgeon (services) 207.75
Drugs (liniment, etc.) 112.00
Insurance premium 165.00
Freight (on hay) 92.00
Gas bills 67.00
Storage of hay 26.00
Electric wiring 58.00
Horse clipping 2.50
Stable equipment (10 per cent) 662.00
Sundries (milk for cats, car fares, etc. ) 28 . 00
$13,623.25
$6,816.00
558
WATER KATES.
LABOR AT CITY STABLE.
1 blacksmith at $3.00 per day $75 .00 per month
2 teamsters at 3.50 per day 90.00 per month
1 driver at 2.75 per day 82.50 per month
1 groom and driver at 2.75 per day 82 .50 per month
1 groom and driver at 2.50 per day 75.00 per month
1 groom and buggy washer at 2.50 per day 75 .00 per month
$480.00 per month $5,760 per year
Extra drivers are sometimes employed and extra labor, taking in hay, etc.
SALARIES OF ENGINEERS AND ASSISTANTS.
Name and Title.
Salary Charged to
Per Month Maintenance
Charged to
Construction
Schussler, H., Chief Engineer
Schussler, George, Assistant Engineer..
$2,083.33 $2,083.33
275.00
250 00 250 00
$275.00
Forbes, Cleaveland, Assistant Engineer
Williams C W Assistant Engineer
275.00 137.50
150 00 150.00
137.50
Garoutte M M Clerk
175.00 175.00
100 00 100 00
$ 2,895.83
$ 412.50
34 750 00
4,950.00
PELHAM W. AMES, Secretary.
EXHIBIT NO. 30 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
ESTIMATE OF LEGAL EXPENSE, 1904-1905. (Filed February 24, 1904.)
Salaries, etc $ 8,000 . 00
Office expenses, transcribing, printing, etc.. 5,000.00
Transcript of record, Clough case 3,000.00
Expense of trial and appeal in Clough case.$12,000 .00 to 15,000.00
PELHAM W. AMES,
Secretary.
EXHIBIT NO. 31 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
TABULATION OF WATER RATES, BASED UPON A SIX-ROOM DWELL-
ING, PAID IN THIRTY OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED
STATES, SHOWING AN AVERAGE RATE OF $17.25 PER ANNUM
COMPARED WITH $17.40 CHARGED IN SAN FRANCISCO. (Filed Feb-
ruary 24, 1904.)
In order to ascertain the true facts as to how the water rates of this
city compared with the rates of thirty of the principal cities of the United
States, in December, 1902, and in the early part of 1903, we wrote to each
of the places named below for annual rates, based on a six-roomed dwelling
occupied by one family, and received replies with the following result:
WATER BATES. 559
Per
annum.
Detroit $6.90
New York 8.00
Buffalo 8.20
Chicago 9.00
Cleveland 10.50
Rochester 10.50
St. Paul 11.30
Minneapolis 12.00
Albany 12.60
Reading 14.00
Cincinnati 14.40
Toledo ^ 14.50
Indianapolis 15.50
Newark 16 . 75
Wilmington 17.00
San Francisco 17.40
Nashville 18 .00
Milwaukee 18.00
Allegheny 18 . 75
St. Louis 18.90
Philadelphia 19.00
Omaha . 19.25
Boston 20.00
Pittsburg 20.00
Columbus . 20 . 70
Portland 21.00
Kansas City 21 . 75
Jersey City , 22.00
Providence 29.00
Syracuse 34.00
New Orleans 35.50
The average rate of the above is $17.25.
Respectfully,
GEO. E. BOOKER,
Chief Clerk Spring Valley Water Company.
EXHIBIT NO. 32 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
TOTAL QUANTITY OF WATER PUMPED DURING LAST SIX MONTHS OP
1902; ALSO STATING WAGES OF BLACKSMITH. (Filed February 24,
1904.)
Answer to question of Feb. 18th, 1904.
The total quantity of water pumped by the Spring Valley Water Com-
pany during the last six months of 1902 was:
3,458,000,000 gallons.
Answer to question of Feb. 18th, 1904.
The wages of Spring Valley Water Company blacksmith are:
$95.00 per month.
PELHAM W. AMES,
Secretary.
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WATER RATES.
EXHIBIT NO. 33 SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
REPORT OF HERMANN SCHUSSLER, CHIEF ENGINEER OF SPRING VAL-
LEY WATER COMPANY, MADE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
SAID COMPANY, UNDER DATE OF SEPTEMBER 21, 1903; ALSO
VALUE OF THE PROPERTIES AND WORKS OF THE SPRING VAL-
LEY WATER COMPANY IN USE IN SUPPLYING WATER TO SAN
FRANCISCO, BY H. SCHUSSLER.. (Filed February 24, 1904.)
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors .of the City and County of San
Francisco.
Gentlemen:
A. PRESENT AND FUTURE WATER RESOURCES OF THE SPRING
VALLEY WATER COMPANY.
The following is a copy of my report made to the Board of Directors of
the Spring Valley Water Company, dated September 21st, 1903, and is true:
To the President and Board of Directors of the Spring Valley Water
Company.
Gentlemen: At your request, I make the following brief statement as to
the capabilities of the Spring Valley Water Company's water supply, present
~'<jd future:
From present appearances, the population of our peninsula, as well as
of the region around the Bay of San Francisco, will hereafter grow more
rapidly than heretofore. Hand in hand with such growth of population, the
consumption of water will also grow, particularly as the per capita consump-
tion is sure to increase somewhat.
The following table shows the gradual increase in the population of San
Francisco and the average daily consumption of water since 1865. It also
shows a marked increase in the daily per capita consumption during that
period. Fr>m the experience of the past three years we can expect a still
more rapid increase in the future, both in population and water consumption.
The estimates for the future are naturally somewhat speculative, but,
being guided by the past, our company has in due time acquired by purchase
the ownership and control of such lands, reservoir sites, watersheds, streams,
water rig/its and rights-of-way as will be necessary to fully meet all its
requirements in the future, as estimated and shown in the following table:
Year.
Approximate
Population
Daily total
Consumption
in gallons
Daily per capita
Consumption
in gallons
1865
120,000
2,360,000
20
1870
1880
150,000
234 000
6,040,000
12 680 000
40
54
1890
1900
300,000
355,000
20,430,000
25,470,000
68
72
Estimated:
1910 .
500,000
40,000,000
80
1920
650 000
55 250 000
85
1930
800,000
72,000,000
90
1940
950 000
90 250 000
95
1950
1,100,000
110,000,000
100
P. S. The average daily consumption for 1903 will exceed 30,000,000 gallons.
The Spring Valley Water Company, owing to the fact above mentioned,
that it has acquired all of the necessary water properties, all of them being
in close proximity to the locality where the supply is wanted, is in the favor-
able position of being able to develop its resources gradually and step by
step as the growth of the population demands. But the same policy a
heretofore will have to be followed in the future, viz., to develop our resource*
well ahead of time.
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From our experience of the past fourteen years, our Peninsular reservoirs,
including Lake Merced, coupled with Alameda Creek as at present developed,
can furnish an average daily supply of about
35 million gallons.
The Spring Valley Water Company has the practical control of the water
output, present and future, of the Alameda Creek system, comprising a water-
shed of about 600 square miles.
By the full development of the Alameda Creek system, which includes
the construction of the proposed reservoirs, on lands which the company
owns in fee simple, of a joint storage capacity of over
40,000 million gallons,
the daily supply capacity of this system can easily be brought to
90 million gallons daily,
of water of great purity, as it will all be passed through our large natural
filter beds connected with this system. These contemplated works will
increase the present daily yield of the Alameda Creek system by about
75 million gallons,
which, added to the present average daily supply of
35 million gallons,
will make a total daily average yield of
110 million gallons,
which is the daily consumption estimated in the above table for the year 1950.
Alameda Creek has been gauged by our company for a period of fourteen
years, or about five thousand days. The result of these gaugings conclusively
proves that the above estimate of 90,000,000 gallons daily, when fully devel-
oped, is very conservative, as it is well inside of the actual average daily
outflow as shown by our gaugings during that period.
Outside of the above mentioned Peninsular and Alameda Creek water
properties, the Spring Valley Water Company owns additional lands and
water rights on the Peninsula, located on San Francisquito, San Gregorio and
Pescadero creeks, respectively.
These properties, which have a joint watershed of between seventy-five
and eighty square miles, with an abundant rainfall, will be developed in due
time, as feeders to the Crystal Springs reservoir. An addition of 25,000,000
gallons daily can thus be easily made to our present Peninsular supply.
The lands owned by the Spring Valley Water Company in fee simple on
the Peninsular and Alameda Creek systems aggregate about
46,000 acres, outside of the Laguna de la Merced and city properties,
on which a daily average supply of
135 million gallons
can be developed, being:
The present average daily supply from Peninsular and
Alameda Creek combined 35.COO.OOO gallons
Additional supply to be drawn from Alameda Creek
system 75,000,000 gallons
Supply to be drawn from San Francisquito and Penin-
sular coast streams combined 25,000,000 gallons
Total 135,000,000 gallons daily
The present storage capacity of our Peninsular reservoir (exclusive of
Portola) is fully
28,000,000 million gallons,
which, by completing the Crystal Springs and Portola dams, will be increased
to fully
40,000 million gallons.
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Adding this capacity to that proposed for the Alameda Creek system of
fully
40,000 million gallons,
we shall have a total storage capacity, on both sides of the Bay of San
"Francisco combined, of fully
80,000 million gallons,
'when the works have been developed up to the daily supply capacity of
135 million gallons,
as above shown.
Besides the above mentioned resources of the Spring Valley Water Com-
pany, the company controls additional properties on which, whenever re-
quired, a large water supply can be developed in addition to the above supply of
, 135 million gallons a day.
Respectfully yours,
H. SCHUSSLER,
Chief Engineer, Spring Valley Water Company.
San Francisco, September 21st, 1903.
As additional information to your honorable body in relation to the above
report, I wish to say that the Spring Valley Water Company proposes to
construct successively on its properties on the Alameda Creek system three
large storage reservoirs, located, respectively, in the valleys of the Calaveras
and San Antonio creeks, and of the Arroyo Valle.
The total area of land owned by the Spring Valley Water Company on the
Alameda Creek system and above Niles comprises, in round figures,
27,500 acres,
all of which is now in use in supplying San Francisco with water, except
4,400 acres located on Arroyo Valle, which tract adjoins the San Antonio
watershed property on the east.
The remaining 23,100 acres are located on the watershed of the Alameda,
Calaveras, Laguna and San Antonio creeks; the latter three, with their
branches, form the Alameda Creek; upon reaching Sunol Valley their waters
are subjected to a thorough system of filtration in the extensive natural
gravel and filter beds there, before being sent on to San Francisco.
Only by the fact that the water company owned in fee simple the large
tracts of land in and adjoining the great valleys through which run the
living streams, which help to make up the supply which is being drawn from
Sunol, was it enabled to compel the removal therefrom of large- herds of
cattle and other livestock.
That the water drawn from the Alameda Creek system via the Sunol
filter beds is of excellent potable quality is not only shown by the many
chemical and bacteriological analyses made, but is also attested by a state-
ment made by the Hon. Supervisor, Dr. D'Ancona, who, while chairman of
the Health Committee of the Board of Supervisors, publicly stated to the
Board during the water rate investigation in February, 1903:
"For the sake of the record I want to say that the Board of Super-
visors a year ago directed the Board of Health to have the City
Chemist and City Bacteriologist examine the waters of the Alameda
Creek system. They started to have the waters of the entire system
examined, but that proved to be too burdensome, and it seems to me
that the people of the city, and the Spring Valley Water Works, are
entitled to the results of those examinations. They showed that the
waters of the Alameda Creek system are of exceptional purity. It
is a question whether any city in the United States has a water
source that is hygienically as good as the water from the Alameda
Creek system. I think the Spring Valley Water Works are entitled
to that knowledge, and the people of San Francisco certainly ought
to know that the water from the main source of the city supply it
hygienically good and of exceptional purity."
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While on the subject of quality of the water supplied to San Francisco:
Chemical and bacteriological analyses made of the waters of the four Penin-
sular reservoirs, viz., Crystal Springs, San Andreas and Pilarcitos (which
jointly can furnish an average of about 18,000,000 gallons a day) and the
Lake Merced (which can furnish an average of fully 3,000,000 gallons a day),
have shown that the water is of good potable quality.
Owing to the fact that the Spring Valley Water Company owns in fee
simple and thoroughly polices nearly the entire watershed of the former three,
and fully one-half of the latter (which latter is further protected by a mag-
nificent drainage system), these splendid hygienic results have been obtained.
On the subject of quality of the water from the three above San Mateo
County reservoirs Crystal Springs, San Andreas and Pilarcitos the City
Engineer, in his report to the Board of Public Works on "The Availability of
Water Supply Sources," dated November 24, 1902, says on page 23:
"The quality of water from the Peninsular reservoirs may be consid-
ered as fairly represented by the water ordinarily delivered to the
consumers of this city. Good quality, except possibly when the
reservoirs are at low stages, has been demonstrated by long con-
tinued use."
Of Lake Merced the City Engineer says on the same page:
"It is to be considered particularly valuable to safeguard the supply
from more remote sources."
Regarding the quality of the water from Lake Merced, the City Engineer
say* it should be filtered.
The fact is that all of the Lake Merced water goes through a natural
Course of filtration, as the following will show: The watershed of Lake
Merced is of a sandy nature, and fully 90 per cent of the rainfall on the
same sinks deep into the sand, and, being guided by the gradual incline
of the underlying hardpan strata, slowly travels, while being constantly filtered
on its way, until it finds its exit into Lake Merced in the form of thousands
of springs along the shores and on the bottom of the lake.
Such portions of the rain waters as run off from the watershed during
severe storms are carried away from the lake and toward the ocean by an
excellent system of surface drainage, thus preventing them from coming in
contact with the waters in the lake.
The bacteriological as well as the chemical analyses of the water of
Lake Merced, made by the city as well as by the company during 1903, show
it to be of good potable quality.
The above showing proves that the quality of the water supplies both
from the Peninsular and Alameda Creek sources is good and potable. It
also shows that if It were not for the fact that the Spring Valley Water
Company owns in fee simple and in large tracts the most important portions
of these watersheds, from which its present supply is being drawn, it would
be impossible to protect these waters as thoroughly as is being done now.
Continuing the subject of the Alameda Creek system: The Spring Valley
Water Company proposes to erect on this watershed, successively, and when-
ever the revenues and the growing demand for water justify it, the reservoirs
of Calaveras and San Antonio valleys, and of Arroyo Valle.
These three proposed reservoirs, while having a joint storage capacity
of over 40,000 million gallons, will have a joint watershed of about 310 square
miles, which can be classified in two groups, viz., about 140 square miles for
the Calaveras Creek and Arroyo Honda, combined, and fully 170 square miles
for the San Antonio and Arroyo Valle combined.
It is proposed to connect the Arroyo Honda by a short canal with the
Calaveras reservoir, thus making the former tributary to the latter.
On the other hand, the large storage reservoir to be constructed on the
company's 4,400-acre tract on the Arroyo Valle will be connected by a tunnel
with San Antonio Creek, through and along which the water will run by
gravitation to and into the proposed San Antonio reservoir thus joining it
with the water produced on the watershed of the latter.
The lowest points of the San Antonio reservoir, and particularly that of
the Calaveras reservoir, being located at a higher elevation than the upper
portion of the large Sunol gravel and filter bed, the waters from these two
reservoirs will run by gravitation to and onto this enormous gravel deposit.
The water so delivered on these gravel beds will sink into the same. Her*
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it will join the waters produced by the remainder of the southerly Sunol
watershed of about 30 square miles more, and also the waters brought from
the Laguna Creek region to the north. After being thoroughly flllered
through the gravel, the water is drawn off by gravitation, by means of the
respective large filter galleries, and conveyed to San Francisco.
Thus the entire water product of this large southerly portion of the
Alameda Creek watershed, having an area of about 340 square miles out
of the total of about 600 square miles, can and will be thoroughly filtered
before it starts on its way to San Francisco.
From the observations and gaugings carried on through a series of
fourteen consecutive years, I estimate that these 340 square miles of water-
shed, with the aid of the three large proposed storage reservoirs and the
gravel bed of the Sunol Valley, will produce a net average supply of 200,000
gallons per day for each square mile of tributary watershed. Or for the 340
square miles of watershed to be made tributary thereto, an average supply of
68 million gallons a day
can be counted on.
Adding thereto the amount drawn from the Spring Valley Water Com-
pany's properties on Laguna Creek, which include our artesian belt (over and
into which latter properties will then pass the surface and subterranean
waters, respectively, of about 40 per cent of the total of 600 square miles
of the entire Alameda Creek watershed), the total net water product of the
entire 600 square miles of Alameda Creek watershed above the Sunol bedrock
dam (if properly developed as above outlined) can easily be brought up to
an average net yield of between
75 and 80 million gallons daily
of filtered water of excellent quality.
The surface overflow from the above northerly and easterly 40 per cent
of the Alameda Creek watershed will pass over the Sunol dam, thence down
the Niles Canyon, and in the neighborhood of Niles. will partly sink in what
is commonly known as the Niles Cone or Delta, which is a large deposit of
gravel at the outlet of this canyon.
At favorable and carefully selected points on the Niles Delta the Spring:
Valley Water Company owns extensive tracts of land, on which additional
water can easily be developed, which will bring the daily average net yield
of the Alameda Creek system as now owned by the Spring Valley Water
Company to a supply of about
90 million gallons a day.
Before the Sunol filter beds and aqueduct were developed and constructed
we drew our water supply unfiltered from the bed of Alameda Creek near
Niles. Whenever a rainstorm came it had to be shut off, as the water in
the creek became roily and consequently was unfit for use. There were enough
such days in the year when the water had to be shut off that, although the
original two 16-inch submarine pipes could carry about 8,000,000 gallons a
day across the bay, the largest daily average taken to Belmont during any
one year was less than 7,000,000 gallons a day.
During that time and since, the company acquired its magnificent and
extensive properties on Laguna Creek, in Sunol and San Antonio valleys, on
Arroyo Valle and on the Niles Delta. While the latter have been partially
explored, those on Laguna Creek near Pleasanton and in the Sunol Valley
have been so far developed that during 1903 a total of about
5,300 million gallons,
or a daily average of
14% million gallons,
of filtered water was delivered from the Sunol filter beds to the Belmont
pumping station, via the new Sunol aqueduct, the 36-incH Alameda pipe and
the two original 16-inch and the two new 22-inch submarine pipes across
San Francisco Bay.
The Belmont pumping station, the daily pumping capacity of which had
meanwhile been increased (by the erection of three additional pumping
engines and additional boilers) from 11 million gallons a day to
23 million gallons a day,
was comfortably able, and with a large safety margin, to deliver to San
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Francisco and into University Mound reservoir the average net yield of tne
Sunol filter beds of
14% million gallons per day,
or more than double the best average daily yield of the years prior to the
acquisition and development of the Laguna Creek and Sunol Valley properties.
That the Spring Valley Water Works was able to originally divert the
water of the Alameda Creek from a point near Niles was primarily due to
its having purchased, during the seventies, the properties and rights of the
Alameda Water Company. The latter company owned the key to the situa-
tion, viz., the Vallejo Mill property, and other extensive and valuable water
rights along the bed of Alameda Creek and its branches above Vallejo's Mill,
as well as some 2,150 acres of land in and adjoining what is called Calaveras
reservoir site. These latter lands, purchased by the Alameda Water Company
in separate tracts at farming prices, ranging at that time in the neighborhood
of about $50 to $60 per acre, represented at that time in the purchase of
the rights and properties from the Alameda Water Company a total value of
about
$120,000.00
out of the total purchase price paid by the Spring Valley Water Works to
the Alameda Water Company of
$1,000,000.00.
At the time of this purchase the Spring Valley Water Works was aware
that whenever the time should come to divert the water from Alameda Creek
at or near Vallejo's Mill, it would be necessary to also first purchase the
rights from Vallejo's Mill downstream to salt water, as the rights purchased
from the Alameda Water Company were located from Vallejo's Mill upward.
When it became apparent to the Spring Valley Water Works that the
daily water consumption of San Francisco would soon exceed the daily average
yield of the Peninsular reservoirs, it set to work in the latter part of the
eighties, not only to construct the lower Crystal Springs reservoir, but also
at the same time to acquire the balance of the water rights on Alameda
Creek from Vallejo's Mill down to salt water. These additional water-right
purchases were completed for a sum of somewhat over
$310,000.00.
Deducting the value, at that time, of the 2,150 acres of land in and
adjoining the Calaveras Valley, or, say, $120,000.00, from the total sum paid
to the Alameda Water Company of
$1,000,000.00
for all of its rights and its lands, the balance of
$880, 000.0
represents the price paid by the Spring Valley Water Works to the Alameda
Water Company for the absolute control which it held of the waters of
Alameda Creek, by its ownership of the Vallejo's Mill property and all its
other rights to the waters from there upward and in the Sunol Valley and
along various branches of Alameda Creek.
Adding to this
$880,000.00
the sum of
$310,000.00,
being the amount subsequently paid by the Spring Valley Water Works for
the water rights downstream, the total amount paid by the Spring Valley
Water Works for the right to divert the water of Alameda Creek at a point
about two miles above Vallejo's Mill was, in round figures,
$1,190,000.00.
The purchase of these water rights, which controlled the outflow of
Alameda Creek at the point of first diversion near Niles, formed the nucleus
of all subsequent purchases of additional water rights and lands, until at
present, as above shown, the Spring Valley Water Company owns in fee
simple on the Alameda Creek system water rights, reservoir sites, gravel and
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filter beds, watersheds and rights-of-way, sufficient to increase the present
average yield of nearly
15 million gallons a day
to
90 million gallons a day.
On the Peninsula the San Francisquito Creek, as well as the coast
streams, such as Purissima, San Gregorio and Pescadero, if developed as
feeders to the Crystal Springs reservoir, will control the outflow from
75 to 80 square miles of watershed,
and I conservatively estimate their average yield, in addition to that of the
present Peninsular system, at
25 million gallons a day,
as this watershed, owing to the heavy rainfall along the coast, will yield
an average of fully 500,000 gallons per day per square mile of watershed.
RECAPITULATION OF PRESENT AND PROPOSED YIELD.
Average net supply from Spring Valley Water Com-
pany's three Peninsular reservoirs, Pilarcitos, San
Andreas and Crystal Springs 18 million gallons a day
Average daily net yield of Lake Merced 3 million gallons a day
Present average daily draft from Alameda Creek, in
excess of 14 million gallons a day
Total (present capacity of the Spring Valley Water
Company's works) 35 million gallons a day
Additional average daily supply that can be furnished
from Alameda Creek, if developed as above out-
lined 75 million gallons a day
Total daily supply of 110 million gallons
that can be developed on the properties now owned in fee simple by the
Spring Valley Water Company, on its present peninsular system and on the
Alameda Creek system, and exclusive of the above mentioned San Fran-
cisquito and of the coast streams.
This amount of 110 million gallons of water a day is estimated to be
an amble supply of water for a population of
1,100,000 inhabitants,
which number it is assumed in my above table of estimated population, our
city may reach in 1950.
B. VALUE OF THE PROPERTIES AND WORKS OF THE SPRING VAL-
LEY WATER COMPANY.
1. Value of the Properties,
such as lands, reservoir sites, gravel and filter beds, watersheds, water rights
and rights of way belonging to the Spring Valley Water Company.
As these properties, located near San Francisco, are unique, in that:
They control the nearest and most reliable source of water for San
Francisco;
They have proven their efficiency heretofore and are capable of large ex-
pansion in the future, as above shown;
They cannot now be duplicated in the same neighborhood by a system,
having the same advantages and adaptability there appears no other way
of valuing the properties and rights of the Spring Valley Water Company,
which form one inseparable unit,
than by a comparison with what it would cost to obtain another supply of
water of the same capacity; of the same adaptability for future increase; of
the same reliability and freedom from interruption; of as good a quality of
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water, of the same high quality of materials and workmanship used in the
construction; and of the same well-established legal title to all lands, waters
and other properties.
As the city authorities have declared in favor of the Tuolumne scheme,
and have caused surveys, plans and estimates to be made in detail, it is
but proper to ascertain what it will cost to complete the entire Tuolumne
scheme, as outlined in the City Engineer's report of July 28, 1902; and of
first-class materials and similar workmanship, as used in the construction of
the works of our Company.
The City Engineer estimates the total cost of the Tuolumne scheme, ex-
clusive of interest to be >aid during the five years necessary for the con-
struction, at
$39,531,000.00.
The double 48-inch pipe line across the San Joaquin, Livermore, Santa
Clara and San Mateo Valleys, he estimates to weigh
272,664,000 pounds,
and to cost complete in the ground
$19,098,420.00.
or
Seven cents per pound.
The Spring Valley Water Company's new 54-inch Alameda Pipe Liine,
laid in San Mateo County lately, cost, exclusive of extra connections and
extra grading:
ten and six-tenths cents per pound
complete in the ground; or
three and six-tenths cents per pound more
than estimated by the City Engineer for the Tuolumne pipe lines.
Owing to the much greater cost of transportation for the Tuolumne lines
than on our short and nearby Alameda pipe line, this extra cost of 3.6 cents
per pound will no doubt be still further increased. In the following estimate,
however, I have assumed that the City could build its pipe lines of the same
quality of material and workmanship and at the same cost as cur new 54-
inch Alameda pipe line; that is, at
10.6 cents per pound,
or
3.6 cents per pound more
than estimated by the City Engineer.
This would make an addition to the City Engineer's total estimate of cost
of the Tuolumne works, on account of the two pipe lines alone, of:
272,664,000 pounds at 3.6 cents per pound, or
$9,815,904.00.
RECAPITULATION.
(1) Total cost estimated by City Engineer $39,531,000.00
(2) Additional cost of main 48-inch pipe lines 9,815,904.00
$49,346,904.00
In round figures, say $49,347,000.00.
(3) Add interest at 3% per cent on the above sum, gradu-
ally expended during the five years estimated in round fig-
ures, for the construction of the entire works $ 3,000,000.00
Total . $52,347,000.00
This total makes no allowance for underestimates made by the City En-
gineer of other proposed works, such as the Hetch Hetchy dam, the Tuolumne
River canal, and pipe lines in the Tuolumne Canyon, the city distributing
System, water rights, rights of way. etc.
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The official estimates of the cost of the Tuolumne scheme fall so far
below the actual cost, especially under the present conditions of cost of
materials and labor, that the actual cost, when the works are completed and
ready to distribute water in San Francisco, will exceed the above sum of
$52,347,000.00
by a considerable amount.
In reports to our company, in order to have something of a basis of
cost, with which to compare the value of the properties and works of the
Spring Valley Water Company, I have, during the past year, adopted the
above sum rounded off to
$52,000,000.00
as a basis of comparison.
As regards the quality of the water furnished by the Tuolumne scheme:
There is no doubt that the water as running in the Tuolumne River at the
Hetch Hetchy dam site is of a superior quality. From the reservoir, the
plan proposes to allow the water to run along the bed of the Tuolumne River
for about 16 miles and thereafter for between 35 and 40 miles more, in an
open canal or ditch (interspersed with tunnels and pipe lines) along the
precipitous canyon of the Tuolumne River (which canyon becomes very hot
in summer), before it arrives at the proposed Dry Creek Power Station and
the inlet to the long, double 48-inch pipe line, leading from here to San
Francisco; each of these pipe lines being about 135 miles long.
At the Altamont pumping station, on the west side of the San Joaquln
Valley, and also on the summit of Livermore Pass, where great heat prevails
during the summer, and again in the Belmont Valley, the water is to b
kept in open reservoirs.
Considering also that, during the rainy season and when the spring
freshets come, the river water is often turbid and roily, it would appear
questionable whether the quality of the water, through summer and winter,
is any better than, if as good as, that supplied by the Spring Valley Water
Company.
The works of the latter company have the great advantage that its
peninsular waters are stored in large reservoirs near the Coast Range, where,
during the summer, cold winds and fogs frequently prevail, keeping the wa-
ter at a comparatively low temperature; while the waters of the Alameda
Creek System are and always will be first passed and filtered through th
subterranean gravel beds of Sunol Valley, reducing the temperature prior to
sending them to San Francisco in a continuous covered conduit and through
the pipe lines.
Still, in the following estimates of the value of the properties and works
of the Spring Valley Water Company these apparent advantages of the lat-
ter company as to quality, have not been considered.
Considering the enormous distance which the Tuolumne River water has
to be brought and the danger of and liability to accidents and interruptions
of the supply, owing to breaks that are likely to occur, either in the Tuo-
lumne Canyon ditch or in the electric power stations and conduit lines, or in
the many miles of wrought iron pipe lines connecting the Dry Creek Power
Station on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley with San Francisco tha
fact that it is proposed to lay two 48-inch parallel pipe lines each of about
135 miles length to San Francisco, even if reinforced by a reservoir and
pumping station at Belmont, does not permit of this double pipe line of
30,000,000 gallons daily capacity each, to be called a conduit of 60,000,000
gallons daily capacity.
The one 48-inch pipe line represents the capacity of the conduit, of
30,000,000 gallons a day.
The second 48-inch pipe (if placed far enough away from the former so
that, in case of a break on the former, the latter is not also broken) accom-
panies the former as a safety pipe only, to be ready for instant use up to its
full capacity, in case of a break in the former.
Even with the extra or second pipe as a safety factor, the degree of
safety or reliability of the same against interruption of the supply, does not
cempare with the degree of such safety vouchsafed by the supply from the
works of the Spring Valley Water Company with its great variety of re-
sources, the many large storage reservoirs near San Francisco, the various
and widely separated conduit and pipe lines and pumping stations.
In my following estimates of the value of the properties and works of
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the Spring Valley water Company, the double pipe line of the Tuolumne
scheme figures as one service pipe with power plants, pumps and distributing
system of a capacity of 30 million gallons a day; the main service pipe hav-
ing the second pipe paralleling it, as a safety factor.
When the daily consumption has so increased that a part of the ca-
pacity of the second or safety pipe is required to meet such increase in the
consumption, then the third parallel 48-inch pipe should be ready to act as
a safety pipe for the other two that are then in active service.
As before shown, the average supply capacity of the three San Mateo
county reservoirs combined, viz: Crystal Springs, San Andreas and Pilar-
citos (and exclusive of Lake Merced) is:
18 million gallons a day.
The daily average amount supplied during 1903 from Alameda Crlc,
and elevated by the Belmont pumps, was
14.5 million gallons a day.
Although this latter amount may be increased during the present year,
I shall quote its average capacity at the round figure of
14 million gallons a day only.
This would make the combined furnishing capacity of these three penin-
sular reservoirs and the Alameda Creek System: 18 14, or
32 million gallons a day.
The combined capacity is somewhat in excess of the daily capacity of
the 48-inch Tuolumne service pipe line, but for the sake of comparison, and
in order to determine what it will cost to deliver a daily supply of
30 million gallons
from the Tuolumne River source into the Crystal Springs reservoir (which
latter has at present a surface elevation of 280 feet above the tide), I shall, for
the present, not claim an extra value by reason of the fac.t that the three
San Mateo reservoirs and the Alameda Creek system combined furnish 32
million gallons a day instead of the 30 million gallons a day furnished by
the Tuolumne scheme.
I shall, furthermore, offset the cost of pumping 30 million gallons a
day of Tuolumne water at the Altamont pumping station to a lift of nearly
600 feet up to Livermore Pass, against the Spring Valley Water Company's
cost of pumping less than half the amount, or only 14 million gallons a day,
to about one-half the height, or about 300 feet at its Belmont pumping
station.
I shall further not take into account that nearly one-half of the daily
peninsular supply of 18 million gallons, viz: that of Pilarc.ltos and San
Andreas reservoirs, is located at a much higher elevation than that of the
Crystal Springs reservoir.
Furthermore, I do not take into consideration in my estimate the fact
that, when (owing to the increasing consumption of San Francisco), the tim*
has arrived to double or treble the present capacity of the works of the
