Lower Market Street
Named in the records1906–1984
100 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1906–1984: 77 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 23 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
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- 100: 77 Board decisions, 23 facts from city reports
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- 1906–1984
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The 60 most telling of its 100 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906-08-08 | The Board of Public Works recommends setting aside $100,000 (≈ $3.7 million in 2026 dollars) from sewer bonds for a sewer on lower Market Street; sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-03-23 | Sutter Street Railway and United Railroads were granted fifteen more days to keep trolley wire over lower Market Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-05-04 | Resolution giving United Railroads a continuous trolley right on Lower Market Street was referred to the Public Utilities Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-06-08 | Carpenters' Local No. 1082 protested further overhead trolley permits on lower Market Street, and the item was referred to the Public Utilities Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-06-08 | A Democratic Club resolution opposing United Railroads' overhead trolley on lower Market Street was referred to the Public Utilities Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-07-13 | Murdock's resolution asking committees to review the Sutter Street Railroad's use of lower Market street was refused passage. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-07-13 | Supervisor Glannini moved that the Sutter Street Railway trolley permit on lower Market Street be laid over to July 16, 1908. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-07-15 | Board adopted committee report recommending a temporary overhead trolley permit for Sutter Street Railroad on lower Market Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-08-31 | Majestic Hotel Company asked for an overhead trolley permit on outer tracks of lower Market Street; sent to the Public Utilities Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-08-31 | Overhead trolley permit for lower Market Street was referred to the Public Utilities Committee after property owners and United Railroads spoke. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-08-31 | C. A. Frost asked that an overhead trolley permit be granted on the outer track of lower Market Street; sent to committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1908-10-26 | Sutter Street Railroad to run overhead trolleys on lower Market Street | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Lower Market Street bonds · other: bonds, pages 48, 49 | project | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Sutter Street railroad permit to use lower Market Street tracks · other: Whether permit to Sutter St. railroad to use outer tracks of lower Market Street would affect | project | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Sutter Street railway · other: Permit to Sutter Street railway on lower Market Street | action | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | United Railroads · other: May be compelled to run Sutter St. cars on inside tracks of lower Market Street | finding | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-03-15 | West of Castro Club protested granting United Railroads permission to use outer tracks on lower Market Street. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-03-21 | Board adopted a resolution asking the Public Utilities Committee to report on Bill 1242, streetcar running over lower Market Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-03-21 | Board asked the Attorney-General to sue to determine the Sutter Street Railroad's rights on lower Market Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-04-13 | Committee asked to report on the lower Market Street track permit | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-04-13 | Decision on lower Market Street tracks put off to April 13 | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-04-18 | Sutter Street Railway refused the outer tracks on lower Market Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910-04-18 | The Public Ownership Association protested United Railroads' request for temporary use of Lower Market Street tracks; referred to the Public Utilities Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1911 | Resolution asking the City Attorney what steps the Board should take to remove horse cars from lower Market Street was referred. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-04-15 | Public Utilities Committee reports on proposed settlement with United Railroads over cars on lower Market Street, still under consideration. | other | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-05-23 | A petition by George Haas & Sons and other lower Market Street merchants seeking a traffic ordinance change was referred to the Streets Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-05-23 | George Haas & Sons ask relief from lower Market Street congestion | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-09-23 | United Railroads proposed a basis for settling Lower Market Street litigation with the city, and the proposal was referred to the Public Utilities Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-09-23 | Final offer to United Railroads on lower Market Street rights | motion | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-09-30 | Supervisor Vogelsang proposed a settlement offer to United Railroads over disputed Lower Market Street streetcar rights. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-09-30 | Board offers United Railroads a settlement over lower Market Street | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-10-14 | The Board adopted a settlement agreement with United Railroads and Sutter Street Railway over lower Market Street tracks and a municipal railway. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-10-28 | Mayor Rolph vetoed Resolution 9737, which set terms for a seventeen-year agreement on Lower Market Street tracks, and asked the Board to redraft it. | vetoed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-10-28 | Mayor disapproves the lower Market Street railway settlement resolutions | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-11-11 | Mayor sent the City Attorney's opinion on whether the City may let Jackson Street cars use lower Market Street tracks; referred to Public Utilities Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1912-11-12 | The Board proposes a settlement offer to the United Railroads over disputed lower Market Street rights and the Municipal Railway. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-03-05 | Judiciary Committee was directed to prepare a resolution calling an April 22, 1913 election on the lower Market street settlement referendum. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-03-31 | The Board adopted a circular to voters urging approval of the Lower Market Street railway franchise agreement. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1913-04-07 | The Publicity Committee was directed to prepare literature explaining the Board's position on the Lower Market Street railway settlement. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914 | Engineer's overhead loop plans and cost estimates for lower Market Street referred to the Mayor and committees for hearing. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-03-29 | Mayor vetoed a resolution letting United Railroads run streetcars on lower Market Street, calling it a valuable franchise given away free. | vetoed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-04-12 | Mayor's veto of United Railroads' use of lower Market Street outer tracks was deferred two weeks. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-04-26 | Mayor Rolph vetoed a resolution on ferries using the outer tracks of Lower Market Street, which the United Railroads run. | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-05-03 | United Railroads protested city streetcars operating on lower Market Street, alleging a breach of the 1912 agreement; referred to the Public Utilities Committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-05-10 | City declared within its rights to keep running Municipal Railway cars on lower Market Street, answering United Railroads. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1915-05-10 | City claims its right to run cars on lower Market Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1916-03-06 | An appropriation for additional trolley wires for C and D cars on Lower Market Street was adopted. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1916-10-23 | Supervisors rescinded a $5000 (≈ $154,560 in 2026 dollars) appropriation for trolley wires on lower Market Street for Municipal Railway cars. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1918-08-12 | Harbor Commissioners are asked to permit a third streetcar loop on The Embarcadero to relieve Lower Market Street congestion. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-11-19 | Municipal Railway to pay $44,422.91 (≈ $875,313 in 2026 dollars) to move tracks on lower Market Street; no status on record | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1923-11-26 | Municipal Railway pays $44,422.91 (≈ $875,313 in 2026 dollars) to move tracks on lower Market Street | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1954-05-24 | Supervisor Lewis asked that his parking plan for Lower Market Street be sent to the Public Buildings committee. | referred | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-06-01 | Hearing notice on proposed Embarcadero-Lower Market Street Area E-1 redevelopment plan amendments was continued one week. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-06-01 | Board continued for one week consideration of proposed amendments to the Embarcadero-Lower Market Street redevelopment plan. | continued | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-06-01 | Hearing on Embarcadero-Lower Market redevelopment changes put off. | pending | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-06-08 | Public hearing set for July 6, 1964 on proposed amendments to the Embarcadero-Lower Market Street redevelopment plan was moved. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1964-07-06 | Hearing set for July 6 on Embarcadero redevelopment changes | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Sutter Street Railway Company permit · other: Opinion on permit to Sutter Street Railway Company on Lower Market Street and effect upon Geary Street Municipal Road | project | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Sutter Street Railway Company and United Railroads permit · proposes: Permit to operate electric cars on outer tracks on lower Market Street | action | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
| 1910 | Sutter Street cars on lower Market Street · other: Board of Supervisors Public Utilities Committee requests opinion on proposed ordinance directing United Railroads to run Sutter Street cars on inside tracks on lower Market Street | finding | City report: Official opinions of Percy V. Long, City Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California ; [1908-1912] scanned page ↗ |
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