The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-22
BETTER STREETS.
Merchants Association
Declare for Them.
HANGING SIGNS CALLED IN.
Garbage to Be Cleared Early.
Elevators Tabooed.
BIG IMPROVEMENT PROPOSED.
The Association Formally Organizes
and Gets Quickly Down to
Business.
BIG IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED.

The Merchants Association of San
Francisco got into excellent working order
at its meeting held in Kohler & Chase Hall
last evening. In fact, it did better than
that. though that was really all it hoped to
do last night-but it worked.
1t not only got we'll organized, but IL dis
cussed the question of better treatment
for streets and sewers; it formally re-
solved that this was needed, and referred
TO the next meeting a call for q reasonable
remedy. Then it appointed committee of
ten to visit the Supervisors to-day and urge
upon them that the streets for the next
year be swept by hand.
Hugo D. Keil called the meeting to or
der and j. Richard Freud. from the COM
mttee appointed to nominate fifteen MEM
bers to act as board of directors, reported
the following: ?. Beamish of 2. Beamish,
q. d. Cooper of w. IL j. Sloane q Co.; n.
p. Cole of California Furniture Company;
i. w. DOhrmann of Nathan D0hrmaDn d
Co. (presidenD; &. G. j. Fusen OF of Verdier
& Co., City of Paris; NJ Fredericks of
Will q Finck; Hugo d. Kel of Goldberg,
Bowen & Lebenbaum; Nj. s. KohlbeTg of
KohlbeTg, Strauss 81 FrOhman; K. Mel
rose of w. X. Vandersllce q Co.; P. f.
Nolan of Nolan Bros Shoe Company; j.
j. O'BTien of j. j. 0'Brien q Co.; Q. a.
Chase of Sherman, Clay & Co.. j. B. Stan
ford of G. W. Clark & Co.; Frank Va of
San born, Vail & Co.; A. w. Wilson of
Wilson's Dining Parlors.
Mr. Freud explained that the committee
had endeavored to place representative
of every line of trade represented in the
126 firms now comprising the organization.
The nominations were confirmed by
unanimous vote and a recess was taken to
allow them to organize and select officers.
This they did, with the following result,
C4fn sl,,K,
nounced being greeted with applause: +.
W. Dohrmann (Nathan, D0hrmann & Coz,
president: Hugo D. keil Goldberg Bowen
& Leben baum), first e-president; III. ).
kohlberg (kohlberg, Strauss q Fr0hman),
second vice president; Frank Vail (San-
born & VaiD, secretary; u. ID. Cooper (W.
& J. SlOau), treasurer.
Chairman DChrmann, upon taking bis
place, made very effective little speech.
He said that for some time certain mer-
chants had been labOring to effect such
an organization, and to them thanks were
due that The contamination so much de-
sired had at last been brought about. The
work before the organization was for the
good of the whole city, and the co-opera-
tion of every member, every merchant, and
particularly the newspapers. was mucn d.
sired. The confidence of the community
winch they also needed, could only be
secured by effective work, and 1t would
come when it was earned. The organiZa-
ton was designed to work for good ends,
and in doing that. much benefit would
result, incidentally in bringing the mer-
chants together and enabling them to get
we'll acquainted with each other while en-
gagged in such work, and that such contact
would smooth away the friction and
aspeEities so likely 10 grow from Compel
ton and the struggle for business there
. could be no doubt.
iii would bring about the reconciliation
of few firms which these causes had es-
traDged all the labor of bringing about the
organization would be worth WHILE" be
said. The motto of the organization, If
it was to become the effective power that
it ought to- should be. We Will" The
subject for discussion for the night be then
announced as, "What shall be done to i'm
prove the streets of San Franciscan
q. d. Keil at once took up the subject
He believed that committee should be
appointed TO agitate the repaving of Mar
ket street from the ferries to Valencia
with biluminOus rock; to canvass the
business men and prOperty-Owners; to see
the city authorities and the railroad peo-
ple-the latter of whom he was sure would
do their part.
Mr.. Kohlberg fell in with this view. He
said that the question that this had the
worst paVements of any great city in the
country was not debatable. In New York
the rock pavements were laid ON good
foundations and did not invite mud as
IH6Y OlQ mere. as IOr Mark6L street.
know the city is obligated to keep it in
good shape forever without further cost to
proDerty-owners, but we also see how they
90 IT," he said. He did not admit that
bitumen was the best thing for such
thoroughfare, although it had not been
proven an absolute failure. as on many
streets it was not properly laid. As for
the street sweeping the money now spent
upon it was thrown away.
a. M. Roberts, as a retail merchant,
advocated the taking down of signs swing
ing across the sidewalk SO that a view of
the street can be had. He had noticed
that little distsnce away the signs so
completely ebsIructed the view that the
Palace HOTEL the largest building in town.
was literally out of sight. The open ele-
Vator during business hours should also be
suppressed.
His brief and practical little speech was
greeted with applause. Indicating that the
Merchants Association believes in reform
within itself as Its initial STEP
William l.. GreenDaum followed with a
proposal that rule be made for the re-
mova4 of garbage before 10 A. NJ.
James Hughes called attention tn the
1act That there was an ordinance on the
DOCKS prohibiting signs across the sidewalk
and proposed that a COMMITTEES be ao'
pointed TO call on Mayor Ebert 10 see wbv
~ was not enforced. 1t was explained
that subcommittee OF the executive was
to be appointed, whose duty it would he tn
look after the suggestions of the orgaDiza-
tion. and the motion was withdrawn with
the understanding that this committee
would attend to it,
Mr.. Freud took the floor and made tho
NEST radicalspeech of the meeting. II was
admitted, he said. that San Francisco was
peculiarly favored for the development of
an excellent sewerage system, aud with
water all round it, for the better cleaning
OF its streets, and it was equally admitted
ha -
lighting 1t ranked below any other civ in
the country. Nothing so retards the
growth OF city as fault in these things"
he said. He then offered the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, IL is universally conceded that
the streets OF San Francisco are in a deplorabie