The morning call., 1893-04-30
THE SOUTHSIDERS.
More Protests Against a
Pestfouse.
South San Francisco Residents Con-
denim the Supervisors for Select
ing the Site They Did.

South San Francisco property-owners to
the number of 200 attended mass-meeting
last night at Masonic Hall to give vent to
their Indignation at the recent action OF the
Board of Supervisors in recommending the
purchase of block in their neighborhood
for Pesthouse site.
William J. B. Warner was chosen to pre-
side and P. F. E. Steiner was secretary
Ex-Supervisor John Shirley spoke upon
the suhject-matteT as follows:
II have never been more astonished in
my life than have been at the recent action
OF the Board of Supervisors in calling a
sudden and unexpected special meeting to
take snap judgment upon the property
owners Of the southern portion of the city.
The PesthouSe Is even more of nuisance
than saughter-house. l called upon
Mayor Ebert yesterday and asked him to
veto the resolution if presented to him. Mr.
Ebert, however informed me that he was
tired of the PesthOuse matter and would
sign the resolution. also called on Super
visor Rogers who was somewhat taken
aback and acknowledged himself imposed
upon, as he believed that block 491 was far
from any civilization. l informed him.
however, that 1t was otherwise, and that
the South San Francisco and Bay View
districts were owned n homesteads by small
owners. | am surprised that the Super
vlsors allowed themselves to be dictated to
and led about by Adolph Sutro, who is en-
deavoring to keep the Pesthouse away from
his acres and dump it among the owners of
small homesteadS In the Eleventh Ward.
II am surprised at Supervisor James
course in advocating the purchase of G. site
IN his ward, and believe that he will. with
the other members of the board, become
ashamed of their hasty action.
They have no right TO buy a piece of
land in section which the citizens have
for the past twenty-five years built UP by
their industry. Property-owners should be
encouraged in settling up the outlying dis.
tricts, and nuisance ought not 10 be
placed as menace TO the health OF the
neighborhoOd."
N Winants advocated the appointment of
a committee to visit the Mayor tomorrow
morning TO protest against the impending
danger.
DIR. NJ. Mclaughlin said the location OF
the PesthOuse in South San francisco is
one OF the most important problems which
has ever confronted the welfare OF the
Inhabitants of South San Francisco. "If
the Supervisors carry out their recent
recommendation to buy block 491, / advise
the South San Francisco residents to take
Supervisor James advice, given week ago
to the POtrero-avenue people. and blow up
the PesthouSe wherever 1t should be builtin
South San Francisco"
G. NJ. Mangeis, W. J. Warner and others
spoke OF Mr.. Sutro's endeaVor to dump the
Pesthouse in thickly settled community
so that his acres might not be affected else
where. ii. w. Gantner did not wonder that
Supervisor James did not accept the invita-
ton extended TO ba present at the meeting.
ut was different with the present City
Father before his election. You will all re-
member" declared Mr.. Gantner, "then Mr..
James visited us and asked for our votes
No wonder he does not now come and see
us and explain his strange action"
The following resolutions, to be forwarded
to the Board Of Supervisors tomorrow, were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The residents OF South San Fran
cisco and he owners OF property therein and ad-
jacent thereto, have learned with alarm and re-
greet of The uncalled for and baSty action OF the
Board OF Supervisors in their present purpose 10
locate the PeSthouse In their midst without
giving the citizens due aud timely warning of
said action, which If enforced by the board
threatens The destruction OF their lives aud prop
erty; therefore
Resolved, That we respectfully. earnestly and
solrmnly protest against such undue haste In a
matter OF such vital importance. importing our
lives and property, and urgently request that all
action be postponed until such time as will per
NIT us TO make proper defense against such a
threatened Calamity that OF locating the Pest
house. with its attendant horrors, I'm our midst
RESOLVED. We further condemn the action of
Supervisor James In the matter, aud we demand
that he reced from his unwarranted position
and endeav0r 10 avert the threatened Calamity
The following named were appointed to
wait on the Mayor and inform him that the
Pcupic Nclt uuJ SdLleHcu WIN lllb way Inc
Pesthouse question was being handled by
the Supervisors. and asking that it be de-
termined in zen meeting of the board in
stead OF at committee meetings.
Messrs. Lankenau, Charles Milly, John
OCounor. Ii. NJ. Mangels, James Graves.
II. w. Gantner, DR.. NJ. Mclaughlin, John
Shirley, Charles Williams and w. j. B.
Warner were designated. n. Winants. sec
Rotary of the Federated Improvement Clubs,
was added to the committee.
The secretary of the South San Fran
cisco Property Owners was instructed to
keep record as to how the Individual mem
bers Of the Board OF Supervisors vote on
the Pesth ouse site. for future reference of
the Eleventh Ward aud South San Fran
cisco taxpayers.