The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-26
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lie Board of Equalization who will properly

trout 10 be used by favored railway corpora
lions.
SeVenteenih-Whlle we favor new charter
LOT tnls CITY we are of the opinion that the con-
sluGtlon OF this State should be amended so
mat the charter agreed upon shall not be
anected by any law which may thereafter be
passed by the Legislature.
ElGhteenlh-We are heartily in favor of such
amendments 10 the insolvent act as Will limit
Tue Time for choosing assignees TO sixteen
DAYS from the date OF adjudication and will
culalLthe expenses 10 The actual cost Of keep.
ing the assets
Observation-Disclosures as the merchants
and taxpayers of our city nave suffered. and
we are now suffering from the exorbita1t rates
loI Helghts and fares charged, and combina-
tohs win steamship lines made by The South
erh racine Railway Company of Kentucky,
whereby the pockets of few have been filled
at the expense of the many, we indorse the
candidate OF The Traffic Association for Rail-
road Commissioner from this district.
In conclusion. the Citizens Non Partisan
convention in the hope that the municipal
affairs of the city shall be thoroughly reformed,
ana mat Its citizens shall not be made mere
servants OF the unprincipled bosses OF the two
great political parties, and In the belief that
honesty aud integrity should be made the rule
and not the exception among city officials. asks
the people OF San Francisco for their hearty
and generous support OF its methods aud aims,
aud also for the Endorsement OF Its acts at the
ballot box.
San Francisco. September %, 1894
Respectfully submitted.
FRANK j. SULLIVAN,
SHELDON q. KELLOGG,
LUDWIG ALTsCHUL,
JOSEPH BRITToN.
=. The reading of the platform was inter-
rupted at intervals by applause from the
delegates and SPECTATORS. The section re-
lating TO the Police Commissioners being
appointed by the Mayor, and that which
referred to gas and water rates as well as
that portion which condemned the reduc-
ton of the assessment of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company were applauded
TO the echo.
A discussion eusued over the clause re-
lating to the one-twelfth act, and sugges-
ton was made that it be made tn apply
only to public officials who shall in the
future violate the provisions of the law.
- Delegate Britton said that in DAYS gone
by the law had been fagrantly violated,
and that something must be done to stop
it OF course some one would have TO
suffer in order that things might be carried
out right. 1t was finally decided to let the
matter stand as reported.
Delegate Sachs objected to the 81 limit
clause in the platform. He did not think
81 on S275000,000 would bring in sufficient
for the needs of the city. The sewers and
sidewalks were in a disgraceful condition,
and be did not see how they could be kept
decent on such a tax. The city should be
improved in order that we might n OF feel
ashamed of it when Eastern and foreign
visitors came out
Delegate Sullivan took issue with MIR.
Sachs. He said the trouble in the past
had not been because there was not
enough money raised, but because there
had been leakage 10 the Street Depart
ment. a tax of 81 on $275, 100000 would
give ami pie funds for all the Improvements
which were required. What was needed
were more businesslke methods of con-
Quoting city affairs. The offices should not
be run in the interest of politicians.
Thomas Magee said that if twice the
amount which Eow comes in were raised,
and was handled by politicians and cor
rupt office-holders. it would not be enough.
II the amount fixed in the platform was
properly handled by good men there would
he enough to do all that was necessary in
the way of having good streets and sewers.
Chairman Menzies explained that the
tax raised on the S275, 600 was not
more than half of what really went toward
the support of the CRY. There were other
sources Of revenue. When Mr.. Sachs said
that the dollar limit would not give
enough, Mr.. Menzes said he did not
watch things as he should. The money
that is raised now is more than ample if 1t
was properly handled.
at the conclusion of Chairman Menzies'
remarks il was decided to allow this por-
ton of the platform to remain as the COM
mittee had drawn it up, the general
opinion of the delegates being that it
mattered not how large an amount of
money was allowed for the Improvement
and general care of public streets so long
as the two leading parties insist upon
nominating and electing incompetent men
Ito fill the Office of Superintendent The
amount allowed at present is amply suf-
ficient to meet all the demands of the de-
partment, providing that strict economy
and honesty of purpose dominated this i'm
portant branch of the city government
AT this juncture a. j. Donovan moved
that the fifth plank, referring to the ap-
p0intment of a civil engineer to fill the
Office of Superintendent of Streets, be refer
red back TO the committee on platform for
further consideration. He was of the
opinion that the streets of the city would
not be cared for any more properly by
civil engineer than by good, practical
man of business. The duties of the office,
he said. did not require the services of an
engineer. and he considered IL unfair to
debar others from seeking the nomination
at the. hands of the Non-Partisan conven-
ton. A civil engineer might perhaps fill
the Office as acceptably as a doctor or
blacksmith, but there appeared to be no
good reason in his opinion why the civil
engineer shOuld be favored to the exclu-
sion of the doctor or blacksmith.
i Frank j. Sullivan of the platform CON-
mittee objected strongly to having this
plank of the platform referred back for
consideration.
"rhe members of this committee" said
he, "have considered this matter fully
and have come to the conclusion that it is
high time that the streets of San Francisco
should be placed under the care and super
vision of a competent mao. We should
stand in the line of progress and not re-
main the laughing stock of the entire civ
lilzed world in the matter of street in
provement The citizens of this city have
Deen lobbed aud juggIed long enough. and
IN my opinion tho selection of a civil en-