The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-26
erabte could be we'll spent in improving the
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on the public streets and squares, the pub
lie hospitals and asylums; also in perfect
ing sewerage system.
Judge Walter 81. Levy-That can be an
swered in a few words-for the improve
ment Of the streets and sewers.
Judge James V. Coffey-Proper sewerage
and drainage are two most important items.
They are necessities; the luxurleS can be
dispensed with. Sanitation is one OF the
most important items of good municlpal
government. Healthy schoolhouses are also
urgently demanded.
Peter f. Dunne-The two things that
strike me most are good streets and CON-
petng railroads.
ii. c. MrPike-The money could be most
advantageously laid out on the public
schools, streets and parks.
L. !. Wolfe, secretary OF the City Hall
Commission-My idea is that the most OF
this money should be used in securing to
this city competing lines Of railroads and
ocean steam traffic lines to build up the
city, which would with them be second
Chicago.
Henry l. Kowalsky-Give us perfect
street and sewer system, a tit and proper
place with suitable building for County
Jail-iu short, proper jail and hospital &C
commOdatiOns, and more particularly
receptacle and humane place of detention
for insane persons awaiting examination,
and likewise for children that are gathered
in from the streets.
c. L. Tilden-Use the money in the pur-
chase or erection of a system of public water
works.
F. p. Bull-Baild a competing line of
railroads; that's my idea OF how to use That
money.
County Clerk Blattner-Who's got the
Sl4 100000? | think as my friend Bull does
that we should build a competing road. 1t
would not alone be a great thing for the
CITY, but for the State.
f. c. Castelhun-Everyb body seems to say
r iF1crr roll naA 4
should say that was the most desirable
thing.
Judge j. C. B. Hebbard-If the city had
such an amount of resources at its COM
meud. it should be first devoted to public
sys I'm of sewerage and then to the I'M
pr IN Mt # the streets.
j 'srph i. helly-ApprOpriate a couple OF
millions of dollars for tie Improvement of
pubic streets. highways and squares in
such a manner as to beautjfy the city,
furnishing appropriate drives, especially
one around the water front and to the
Preside Reservation, the Cliff House and
down the coast line. L would also have
four or five splendid drives from the center
of the city to the reservation and handsome
parts OF the city. The balance can be
judcously and adyantageously spent on a
system of public water works. A compel
ing railroai is desirable, but it Is subject
for development by private capital
ID. j. Gordon, clerk OF the justices Court
L
this money could be advantageousIy used.
and S14000000 would not 60 far either.
j. 4. HOSmer, Assistant District Attor-
NEWELL, ii We are going TO have war
| with England, | think we had better put
that money in Notifications about the bar
! bOr
| Justice of the Peace Gray-That's a
| startling question to answer inteliigentiy
| But good sewerage is necessity and j
| declare in favor of It,
Mrs. Clara FoitZ-First close the saloons,
! open up public baths aud give every man,
woman aud child an opportunity to have a
clean bath with inviting quarters. Open
| three public restaurants, where any man or
woman or child may be inwarllY efreshed,
| so that with the body clean and the stomach
strengthened they will then be prepared TO
! g. forth heroicelly TO meet every adversely
! of life
Henry J. Staff5rd-The very first i'm
prOvement | would make would be in better
| school buildings, with better apparatus for
| instruction; then provide a city a1d county
! hos pital ana then perfect sewer system.
L. F. Bert-My idea would be, from talks
with commercial men, that there is great
need Of one or more competing roads and
| that If portion of that money was given
as a bonus to encourage such enterprise or
| enterprises it would bring about change
in the condition of all our citizens that
would prove beneficial. perhaps more so to
some than others, but of general benefit to
| ali,
j. A. Campbell. Justice of the Peace
would devote the most of it to rescue work
for tie fallen. establishing homes for the
wayward of both sexes.
Julius Jac0bs-We need An art gallery.
such As is found in other cities of our size.
Such an institution would have marked
influence on the culture OF the present and
the rising generation. A system OF extln-
gushing fires with salt water would cost q
million, bat would pay for itself in a very
I..-A a. a l...o nra III
favor the raising Of public fund TO give
employment at living rates to deserving
men who are unable to find work. They
could advantaGeeusly be employed on pub
lie works, preference being given to men al
families. idle men breed anarchy. The
free kindergarten system should be eX-
tended in connection with the public schools
| Wendell Easton-Ihat Is a great deal Of
money in honest hands and would go s
great way. / am of the opinion that til,
city's present resources in the hands of al
honest and able board of public work
would make a good showing. Such al
amount as this would be sufficient to re-
construct the entire sewer system. bring al
the parks uD 20 the highest point of cultiva
ton, complete the ocean boulevard, buy on
own water works. gas and electric-ligh
plants. The natural result would be, Will
! that sum thus expended, that In ten year:
} San Francisco would more than double hel
population
sewer system. then let US have good streets
, and If there is anything left let 1t be ex
| pended on parks.
Supervisor Artigues-Give us goo
sewer system first Of all. The health of tn
3 | city demands 1t. Then l would recommen
a good hospital.
Supervisor Heyer-We need good sewe
system more than anything else and be
! lieve that sum of money could be best eX
+ pended for that purpose.
/ Assessor Siebe-How do | think tina
amount OF money could be best expended
Why, by the city purchasing its own waite
D works, of course Ii there is anything lei
spend it on the sewers.
Tax Cole tor O. Brien-I believe IL Is gen
orally admitted that the city needs most G
all good sewer system. If there's any
a thing left over we should have fine parI
= and recreation-arounds.
: Auditor Smiley-If San Francisco ha
G that amount of money to spend, and / wer
the autocrat, l would first pave every foC
9 OF her streets with baSalt blocks. I'm n.
so sure about the sewers being in I'll
wretched condition claimed by many ju
D now.
0 w. G. Curtis. assistant general manage
t Southern Pacific Company - The none
could be best expended In Improving I'll
: streets and our sewer system.
Q j. a. Fillmore, general superintendent
t Southern Pacific Company-The interests
8 the people would, in my opinion. be be
served by expanding every dollar in stree
a and sewers. San Francisco will never be
: great city until good portion of tn
3. ( amount is so expended.
8. +. B. Ryan-An expenditure of S14, 900, o
c In uprooting the fraud that is sapping o.
) municipal life would do the people mo
D, good than anything else. The city COVER
7. ment is rotten and disgrace to nineteent
century civilization. Good government
1t the basis OF all true prosperity.
III. G. Whiting. general manager S
o. Francisco and North Pacific Railway Coz
pany-I would divide the sum into thr
E. parts to be applied as follows: Nicarag
canal. improvement of streets. and the CO
K etruction of belt-line railroad along I
entire water front.