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Southern Pacific Company
The Southern Pacific railroad, with its San Francisco depot at Third and Townsend. In the Board's records for tracks, franchises, land and payments.
about 1,200Board decisions about it
1906–2011first and last decision
4items in the archive about it
In short
- 21 Sep 1908The Board recorded 11.96 miles of the company's track on city streets, for its tax assessment.
- 29 Sep 1913It adopted the company's railroad franchise near the Third and Townsend depot.
- 2 Mar 1914An ordinance gave it a franchise to lay and keep tracks on city streets, including Townsend Street.
- 23 Apr 1923Mayor Rolph vetoed a switching service for the company on the Ocean Shore tracks.
- 30 Aug 1993The City settled a lawsuit with Southern Pacific Transportation Company.
Who appears together
Lines show who appears in the same decisions. It doesn't mean they made a deal.
People
- Thomas Jenningsproposed 11 · 1909–15
- William H. Harrelsonproposed 10 · 1924–25
- William H. McCarthyproposed 9 · 1914–15
Organisations
Places
- Harrison Stnamed in 73
- Townsend Stnamed in 61
- Bluxome Stnamed in 38
Left out: San Francisco Chronicle, paid to print the Board's legal notices, not a party.
In the archive 4 about it
- Short-term improvements in transit access to Southern Pacific passenger services in San Francisco
City report · 1976IGS Library · Democracy's Library - Climatic map of California, published by the Southern Pacific Company
Map · 1888 · found on archive.org, not yet linkedDavid Rumsey Map Collection - SP ferry steamer Santa Clara, San Francisco–OaklandPostcard · 1939 · found on archive.org, not yet linkedDigital Transportation postcards
4 city reports in the IGS Library are linked. archive.org holds many more Southern Pacific maps, photos and postcards; the two marked "found" are examples.
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How many decisions pay each one; amounts are not shown until a person checks them.
Votes · 625 roll calls
yes 7,902no 222absent 921
625 printed roll calls; 562 were unanimous.
Decisions, by type
| ordinance | about 520 |
| resolution | about 500 |
| communication | 30 |
| motion | 30 |
| claim | 25 |
| other | 25 |
Decisions, by outcome
| passed | about 470 |
| passed first reading | about 140 |
| referred | 90 |
| continued | 53 |
| pending | 13 |
| refused | 5 |
about 400 decisions have no outcome read yet.
All 1,178 decisions · in date order
- Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson protested Southern Pacific's application for a steam railroad track on Bluxome Street; referred to committee.
- Ordinance fixing the Southern Pacific Railroad's 1906 city track length and assessed value.
- Southern Pacific Company asked to lay a spur track along Beach Street; sent to the Streets, Sewers and Parks Committee.
- Southern Pacific Railroad's city track set at 7.36 miles, assessed at $119,675 for 1906, passed by 15 votes.
- Southern Pacific Company asked to lay spur tracks on Townsend and Bluxome streets; the petition was referred to the Streets, Sewers and Parks Committee. linked by the name only, not checked
- Fred H. Rowe protests Southern Pacific's request to lay a spur track on North Point Street; sent to committee.
- Eleanor Martin and other owners protested a Southern Pacific spur track on Berry street; the protest was referred to committee. linked by the name only, not checked
- Southern Pacific Company petitioned for a railroad franchise on Fifteenth avenue South and other streets; referred to committee.
- John Breuner allowed a spur track on Harrison Street
- Southern Pacific Company surrendered rights under its 1095 Bay Shore Franchise and accepted the amendatory Ordinance No. 188 (New Series). linked by the name only, not checked
- Southern Pacific asks for spur tracks along Townsend and Bluxome Streets
- Southern Pacific asks for spur tracks along Townsend and Bluxome Streets
Pages that mention it · about 470
Scanned pages whose text has the name: about 360 Board journal pages, about 110 city report pages, 2 city directory pages.
Journal 1906
Journal 1914
Journal 1925
Journal 1941