The morning call., 1890-06-12
IMPROVEMENT CLUBS.
A Wrangle Over Politics
latiOn of Officers.

The Federation OF San Francisco improvement
Clubs assembled in Justice Hebbard's court
room last evening, many outlying vicinities Of
The city being represented at the meeting.
The foIlowing-nsmed officers for the ensuing
term were installed: T. G. Parker, President
VBrien, Second Vice Pres ident; n. Winans,
Secretary; Donald Bruce, Financial Secretary /;
Adolph Grant,, Treasurer.
L. q. Parker, the newly elected President, ad-
dressed the meeting, thanking it for hOnoring
him with the Office aud advising the delegates 10
work In harmony and energetically during the
coming year Tor the accomplishment OF the work
In hand.
The Executive Committee reported that it had
waited on Superintendent OF Streets Ashworth
and had learned from him that the residents OF
Cortland avenue had received no permit 10 i'm
prove the avenue, but should permit be desired
no one would object 10 giving one.
The report also recommended the appointment
OF a committee to divide the city into at least
200 Improvement districts, with power to ap-
point three representative property-oWners from
each district, who shall have full power to or
ganlze clubs II necessary; to examine and report
on the manner III which all public woIk Is done
In each district; to appoint committee TO solicit
subscriptions for fund 10 DO used in enforcing
the performances OF all public and street WORK by
contractors aud others according to law. and for
the furIherauce OF all property interests and the
protection OF all water-rate payers from extor-
tons OF all kinds, as the committee was credit
ably Informed that the present rates collected by
the Spring Valley Water Company in very may
cases are greatly In excess OF the amount duly
allowed by law.
The following Executive Committee was
elected from The various clubs TO serve for the
next three months: Z. A. DOlan. South Side
Club; L. A. Hayward. San Bruno Club; j. IL.
Richards, Point Lobos Club; M. UBrien. Golden
Gate Club; Il. Z. Doran, Howard-street Exten-
sion Club; ID. McDevitt, CorIland-avenue Club;
j. ii. Bartlett, Marketstreet Extension Club;
Z. l.. BarriDgton Folsom-street Club.
A discussion about dlstrichag the city and
supervising public work created heated argu.
ment, in which Doan stated that nothing Is so
imDortant-6r so necessary as committees TO in
spect public Improvements as even now the
building in:which the meeting was held is found
to be rotten In many places, and the structure,
which as the speaker stated. I'VE thought would
east only a million, Will not be built for fifteen
millions"
motion was made TO district the city accord
Ing TO political precincts, with an improvement
club IN each. Another member arose excitedly
and exclaimed that he could f0resee trOublo for
the federation, as politics was cropping up too
often and this seemed a political move.
This idea was pooli-poGhed by the meeting,
but the matter was laid on the table. and the
original suggestion to appoint committees to di
vide the city into 200 districts acted on, and
the President Will appoint subcommittee for
the work.
The San BernardinO Times Index says: A
rabDit-dTive on the RialtO plains would be a
thing sf AZ Thousands Of