The morning call., 1893-06-29
FEDERATED CLUBS.
City improvements Discussed by
the Delegates.

SiIy improvements DiSCuSSSu ny
the Delegates.
The Federated Improvement Clubs let
last night in B'nai Birth Hall with dele
gates from various clubs in attendance.
Louis A. Hayward presided.
Ii was reported by the executive COM
mittee that the Superintendent of Streets
has now in hand the question of giving the
streets of the city proper system of num-
bering, and is now notifying the property
owners to conform to the new regulations.
The same course is being taken regarding
the placing of hitchiDg posts.
a petition has been filed at the request
of the Market-street organization for the
location of fire engine on Ridley street,
near Sanchez. The executive committees
action was Endorsed, aud DR.: L. G. Leek,
c. w. Adams, W. W. Rednali and ID. Nc
Sweeney were appointed special COM
mlttee to urge the granting OF the petition
before the Supervisors and Fire Commits
sioners.
The rate of taxation for the coming
yearly appropriations was not thought
sufficient to properly carry on the city
government, and 81 03 rate was not be-
lieyed 10 be sufficient for the current eX-
penses of the municipality. This view
was Endorsed by the federation and the
committees ideas indorsed.
a petition of Seventeenth street prop
erty-owners for the statloning of q FIRE
engine at Ashbury and Seventeenth streets
was favorably considered, and the advice
to apD0inta special committee 10 see the
Supervisors and Fire Commissioners was
agreed TO and a committee designated to
attend to the matter.
A recommendation for the selection of
another special committee to find out
whether a suitable piece of land could be
obtained IN the Industrial School tract for
a county hospital was aSSented to, and the
committee instructed TO learn If such site
could not be appropriated Tor a new
county hospital.
AS reason for this recommendation it
was stated that at the date OF the erection
of the present hospital at Twenty-secOnd
street the promise was made by the Board
of Supervisors at that time that the hos
pital would only stay in that neighbor.
hood for ten years. The residents and
property-oWners, however. have not been
properly treated, as twenty-siX years have
elapsed ana the growth of the district adj
jacent and increased population has made
the further continuance OF the hospital in
its present site Objectiona bic to those liv-
ing in that vicinity. \ demand is now
made that the Board OF Supervisors redeem
the pledge made, but for sixteen years
violated.
The many places where no street names
are to be seen on gas lamps is 10 be looked
into, and each club will furnish the points
where the streets are not designated
Steps will be taken 10 reetify the error.
A report was made as to the reason why
the construction OF the Page-street cable
road was delayed. The time for building
the road expires on the 9th of Decem Der,
and since a year past nothing has been
done, although half of the roadDed is laid
j. j. Haley of the Msrket-street Railroad
Company told the federation's committee
that 1t was the intention to ask for an ad-
ditlonal franchise to extend the terminus
from First avenue aud Frederick street to
the Olympic CLUB grounds, at Seventh ave
nue.. In this manner more time will be
gained by the company. The federation
thought the railroad company should be
compelled to live mp to the conditions OF
its franchise.