The morning call., 1892-11-06

sehemers, there is only one way to do so,
and that is elect men that are under no
boss rule. ard who will legislate for the
peoples good.
To give the public some idea Of what the
pFoperty-owners have had TO contend with
under the regime OF the present Kelly and
CrinImins gang, il would be well to give a
short history of their thieving operations.
In district only half mile wide the
robbers have levied the enormous assess
ment Of 81. $4,000. the greater part of which
viii come out of the pockets of those leas
able to stand it, or in other words the work
ingman andathe small property-owner, the
Dulwarks of great city.
The first job was Sixteenth street. On
this an assessment of S353, COO has been
levied against all protests of the property
owners and without regard TO their rights
or interests.
Outside of the main part of this In famou
assessment the boodlers worked in little
steal on the side, which would probably
have been overlooked if the property
owners had not placed an expert on the
report.
1t was developed then that the figures
footed up S343, 600. making difference of
$4,000 This was probably added as Kelly
and CTmmlns' commission, but through
some clerical error their names were not
mentioned.
Next came Nineteenth street to Twenty
second, which was assessed $4,000 Then
This was not enough burden to put on the
same people, so they went to Howard street,
couple of blocks away. and assessed that
S182, 900.
From here the highwavmen. thinking
they had looted that part OF the city enough
for the present, went out on Post street and
turned up the owners there for a little over
100000.
In all these streets they were not even
satisfied to levy assessment greater than the
Inn onF 1at ~ hut aIu oil TAT
titles TO as much property as possible, in
volving endless litigation, by which they
hoped TO profit
But Kelly and Crlmmins have ordered~ it.
and the people must suffer-for such is the
rule of bosses.
The latest job is the extension of Potrero
avenue, against which an assessment of
S242. 600 has been levied.
The property-OwneTs have raised the
usual objections, but this lie all the good it
will do them il they let the Kelly and Grim
Minis gang remain in Office.
They will be robbed in every way pos-
sible until there is nothing left for the
b9odlers TO take.
From a meeting held on Friday night,
however, ii looks as if the residents of the
Mission were becoming tired Of this con-
tinuai thieving arrangement and were pre-
pared to express their disapproval on next
Tuesday.
At the meeting In question, which was at
tended by every indignant property-owner
who could attend, there were some forcible
speeches made and it looked as IL the Mis-
sion was at last aroused.
j. Rafferty was the first speaker, and said
he was In favor of improvement provided 1t
was done properly and honestly, but that
he was opposed to these highway robbery al
tacks on property-owDers.
Il denounce this job as one OF the worst
of the lot," said Mr.. Rafferty,, "and fully
believe an attempt Is being made to rob
property-owners by this sO-called improve
ment. Why, / rec0llect only few months
ago, when this extension was before the
Board Of Supervisors, hearing Supervisor
Taber state in open board that the cost
would not exceed 81 AZ per lot. Under this
commission, two of whom are raber's ap-
poin tees. we are to be dOcked almost
quarter OF a million dollars.
What do we get for it? Why, strip of
land which. after the further expenditure
OF about 100000 to be paid by us OF
course, will give us useless roadway to
Supervisor Taber's cow pastures. The peo-
pie are to be congratulated that Mr.. TabeI's
term OF Office Is so nearly ended. San Fran
cisco does not want any more Supervisors
OF that stripe. The more we look into that
report OF the commissioners the more in
famous the job appears. There Is boodlo
Tor somebody. and as we are expected 10 do
the paying we want to know who is TO
get it,"
II Mr.. Rafferty, and the residents of the
Mission don't know who is to get IL THE
CALL takes pleasure in informing them
that Kelly and Crimmins and their gang of
thugs and thieves will get most of it.
The Third-street city cracksmen do not
even spare the church in their unholy greed
for Doodle, Tor at the same meeting Father
Seaman of ST. Joseph's Parish spoke
against the alleged Improvement. declar-
ing that II was not an improvement except
m the property In the immediate
~"nsed Opening. He also
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