The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-30
THEY ARE HAPPY.
Mission Property=Owners
Well Satisfied.
A CongratuIatory Meeting Held Last
Night-Attorney Van Duzer
Drops Into Verse.

The prOperty-owners out in the Mission
are exceedingly happy over the quietns
lately put on the street-extension jobs By
the law recently signed by the Governor.
At a meeting held in the hall, at the cor
ner OF Guerrero and Twentieth streets last
night by the property-owners of that dis
trict, A. c. Smith was chosen chairman
and Mr. Hoover secretary.
On taking his place on the platform, Mr.
Smith said 81 suppose all those present
are sufficiently acquainted with tie pur-
poses of this meeting to render an explana-
ton unnecessary. but lest there should be
some here who are unacqusinted with the
causes which have led to this meeting,
will say that we are assem- led to shed tears
over the political corpses of the street
commissioners, and | feel as il we ought to
make arrangements for large funeral pro-
cesslon."
Mr.. Smith was followed by Attorney A.
7. Van Duzer. who spoke al some length
regarding the good work accomplished and
the organizations future prospects.
He said: Il have heard that the new law
is to be contested. Whether it is or not is
but little concern of ours, as the law as it
stands is all we want" and producing n
certified copy of the bill Mr.. Van Duzer
continued: Here is law, gentlemen, bear
Ing The broad seal of the State, and our
fighting is over. Now whatever fighting
there is done must be done by the other
fellows, as II is now our turn 10 stand back
and look on. One thing / desire to say,
however, is this: That the victory Just
achieved Dy the property-owners of San
Francisco over the now defunct street
commission is due wholly TO the efforts of
the property-owners OF this district and the
great assistance afforded by portion Of the
press"
Among those present who desired hear
oil n pall lrv,av
erty-owner of the district who considers
himself peculiarly unfortunate in bearing
the same name as q gentleman who was
formerly street commissioner.
Mr.. WEIGH denied in emphatic terms that
he was the c. w. Welch about when so
many plfmentary things have been
said in connection with the street-extension
jobs.
He said: Last Sunday l was over in
Oakland, and when it became known that
my name was c. w. WEIGH / came very
near getting this most severe licking that q
man ever received on that side of the bay,
and had It not been for the fact that had
the means of proper Identification at hand
it is doubtful II | could have been iden tilted
by my own family when | came home"
The following resolutions were offered by
the executive committee and adopted unani-
mOusly:
Resolved, That we tender our thanks to all
the members Of the Senate and Assembly who
old street-exiensl0n law OF March g, 1889, with
all its evils.
Resotved, That we tender our thanks to that
portion OF the press OF san Francisco that
assisted us In tbr great work accomplished.
Resolved, That we extend our hearty thanks
to Mayor Ebert for his assistance In the victory
achieved, and that also return a vote Of
thanks 10 Governor Markham for his approval
OF our law.
On motion of Mr.. Altschul three rousing
cheers, followed by a tiger, were given for
Mayor Ebert.
a recess was then taken, during which
some liquid refreshments, provided by the
executive committee, were passed around.
and a general conversation, mainly con-
gratulatory, was INDUCED in for short time.
when the meeting WAS again called TO order
and Mr.. Van Duzer announced that Sam
Booth would sing song composed by the
speaker. In extenuatiOn Mr.. Van DuZer
pleaded enthusiasts. The first verse of this
song is as follows:
A STREET-EXTENsIoN LAY.
Oh. neighbor. have You heard the news
They're telling ali around?
The "Street-extension SteaI' Is dead
And buried under ground
The Governor has signed the bill
The people all required:
Assessments they are all knocked out"
Commissioners are fired"
Chorus-Commissioners fired" my boy
Comm ission ers fired"
Assessments they are all knocked outp
Commissioners fired"
After some further talk regarding the
future aims of the organization 1t was de-
clded TO instruct the executive committee
10 draw up new set OF bylaws and report
at the next meeting, which will be the last
Wednesday in A prl.