The morning call., 1893-12-21
HOPE FOR LABOR
Boulevard Plan From
Park to Presidio.
Resolution and Ideas of the Commit
tee to Devise Ways and Means
to Help the Unemployed.

The executive committee TO devise means
for the relief OF the unemployed met yesterday
at the Young Mems Christian Association Hall
on Sutter street and adopted the following z
resolutions:
Resolved. BY the ministers and executive COM
mittee of the unemployed at a meeting held De-
cember 20, 1893, that 1t is opinion, based up
on careful observation that there are thousands
OF unemployed men in San francisco aud that
other workmen coming to the city will be abso-
lutely unable to secure work at any wage.
espsgs ths a.s9 ,hS1 'ne press DC asked 10 PUB.
worKmen who may be thinking of coming TO this
city.
This resolution was intrusted to the press
committee, consisting of Rev. George Mont
gomery OF ST. Mary's Cathedral, Rev. T. r.
Ollie OF the Central Methodist Episcopal Church
and Rev Z. McClish of Grace Methodist Epis.
cOpal Church, to have published In the various
papers, and TO impress the editors and man
ayers thereof with the desirabiity OF their aid
in the movement
The registration Of the names of the unem-
plOyed has been begun, at Washington
Hall. 80 Eddy street, from 9 A. Nj. TO
4:30 P. NJ. 500 so far having signed
their names. The committee expects To
finish the registration In a few DAYS, the idea
being that only those who are registered shall
be taken care OF, and with the intent to dlscOur-
age the rush OF workingmen here for the Mid
winter Fair. There has been. as the telegraph
pocket experience, decided move to Cali
fornia this winter from all over the United
States OF workingmen, induced by the hope OF
securing employment at the fair and by the re-
port OF our warmer winter weather.
Another idea OF the committee Is that some
scheme should be devised by which the unem.
ployed can be put TO some public work. The
Board OF Supervisors cannot appropriate money,
but IL has adopted resolution recommending
the public TO contribute. The ministers' COM
mlttee has list OF names OF prominent laymen,
practical business men. on whom they intend
to call TO receive suggestions from them as to
the class Of work that can be done. One idea
is to construct boulevard from the Preside to
the park. The Park C0mms siOners have al
ready expressed their approval OF this idea and
their willingness TO DO their share IN the work
The military authorities at the Preside have
not yet been seen In regard TO the matter. The
only hitch that seems likely TO arise may come
from the fact that Twenty y-fourtn avenue is pri-
vate property. bur II Is hoped and believed that
the property-owners might contribute in order
10 get their street put through
1t is not the intention OF the committee to pay
extrayagaBt wages, but reasonable wages on
which the workmen shall be able to live and
get through the stress OF the winter.
The project is only a tentative one. and the
committee win be glad 10 receive ideas and sug-
gestions from any one who thinks he can aid
the work.
All communications on the matter should be
addressed 10 the ministers and executive CON-
miltee OF the unemployed. whose headquarters
are at the Young Mems Christian Association
rooms, Sutter street.