The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-22
STAND BY ELLERT.
That Is What BuSh-Street
People Do.
His Effort to Have the Dummy Track
Removed Sustained by the
Property-Owners.

The Bush-street Protective and Improve
ment Association met last night at Cali
fOrnia Hall to perfect gaDizatiOn and
take definite steps looking toward the re-
moval of the SutteT-street Railway Com
pany's track from the street.
j. N. Manning. chairman of the commit
tee OF organization, said that the commit
tee had conference with Mayor Ebert.
The Mayor said that he thought himself
justified III using force to tear up the street.
car track on Bush street, and that he
wished the citizens and property-owners
along 10 street to organize and help him in
the fight.
Attorney Preston said that he did not
believe that the track could be removed by
tearing it up. The company had prop
erty right that must be respected until it
was set aside by the court. The track was
put down under legal right. and no mat
ter how Infamous or unjust the right
might be it would stand until legally set
aside.
He believed that the proper way TO pro-
coed was to brin gsuit to have the franchise
declared forfeited. He also said thar IL the
property owners would agree to LII acadam-
lZe the street or pave It with Dltumln Gus
rock the streetcar company would volu o.
tarlly Vacate its right.
ms proposition was violently opposed
by j. ;. Hand and others as being a COM
promise with the corporation.
IL was finally agreed 10 appoint CON-
mittee of five to confer with the City and
County Attorney as 10 the proper steps to
pursue In bringing an action to have the
franchise declared forfeited.
The chair appointed Berteling. Hand,
Rusk, Preston and Manning on this COM
mittee and they were given full power to
act. The executive committee presented
the following address aud resolutions
which were adopted:
Gentlemen: We have met to consider our
vital interests ana to take measures To protect
these interests. Our rights are asSa1ed, and
our property is placed IN jeopardy by grasp
Ing corporation. Justice demand that we re-
sst these aggressions to the full extent of orr
ability. In former times when professional
bosses shaped our destlnes we could have had
but little hope OF successful resistance.
But fortunately times have changed. Then a
petition for the redress or wrongs had 10 be
made out TO tie so-called Mayor or other mu-
nlcipal officers, but Boss Buckley or Boss Hg-
gins, who were wont TO treat petitions as in
dulgences, made their grants In favor of him
who paid the most. Fortunately times have
changed. Now we have Mayor in fact. The
indeDeDdent citizens of San Francisco at their
last municipal election elected, Ia spite OF the
bosses, an independent Mayor who knows his
duty and who dares and does fearlessIy do il.
The efforts OF the corrupt by Islander or
iuuuenuOs 10 SWerNe nun from uOlDR WDdt ne
considers just and proper Will prove OF no
avail. He first assures himself that he Is right
and then goes ahead.
The property owners OF Bush street appre-
ciating these things, especially his causing the
du mmy track TO be removed from our street.
do resolve as follows:
Resotued. That the property-owners of Bush
street do hereby incorse the action OF Mayor
Ellert III causing the removal of that nuisance
known as the dummy railroad track from said
street
And further. they ask the moral support of
all air-minded citizens 10 their contest with
the syndicate who secured the interests of
Casebolt in the utler-street Railroad Company
j.. A. BERTELING.
}. :. HAND.
~. NJ. MANNING.
WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN.
5. III. SEYMOUR.
The following petition was presented TO
the mem bers present, and was signed by
property-0wDers representing over 5000
feet frontage of Bush-street property:
We, tile undersigned, property holders on
BUSH street, between SansOme street aud Gen.
tTal avenue, In the city and county OF San Fran
cisco, believing that the railroad track laid
down on Bush street is not only fraud upon
the city but great injury to Bush street and