Streets The paramont necessity of any City is to have good streets. The most serious problem confronting the municipal authorities after the fire was that of restoring the thoroughfares to serviceable condition. After the fire their condition was deplorable. They were filled with debris and the extraordinary traffic immediately thereafter made the task a difficult one. Building operations also impeded the work, and it was not until 1907 that a systematic plan of street work could be put into effect. For the past two years rapid progress has been made in rehabilitating the public streets. A special tax was levied in 1908 for the repairing of streets which permitted the expenditure of nearly half a million dollars, and in 1909 another special tax gave as much more for the same purpose. During the last fiscal year 1,866,557 square feet of asphalt pavement have been laid. A municipal asphalt plant was purchased a year ago and through this means a large amount of asphalt pavement has been constructed of a high class and at a lower price than ever before reached. It is generally conceded that San Francisco's streets are in better condition today than ever before in the history of the City. |