The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-29

| commerce OF san FRANCISCO, and our policy in
| uphOldiDg the protection OF American indus
/ tries, enlargng the trade of this city and by its
good government inviting accessions 10 its pop
ulation is the sureSt and best invitation to that
competition in TRANSPORTATION facilities which is
a bar 10 monopoly and cxtortion. We are in
favor of the construction of the Pacific cable o
! connect the city with Hawaii Australasia and
| the Asiatic and African coasts, aud we condemn
! the refusal by the Democratic House OF Repre-.
! sentatiyes TO grant the same Federal help to
! this enterprise as was given 10 the cables con-
Meeting by telegraph the Atlantic coast with
Europe.
We demand that there should be organized
and carried on in the harbOr OF San Francis co
complete and thoroughly equipped quaTan-
! tine station, as protection against the intro
dUctiOn of contagious ana infectious diseases.
And we further demand that the present pest
! house, which is menace TO the ueighbOrhoOd
in which 1t is located, and an incubus upon the
residence neighbOrhOod where 1t now stands,
| should be removed TO a suitable location, where
il shall no longer retard the progress of any
| section Of our municipality. And we further
demand that the Federal Government render
| the necessary aid 10 assist us in carrying out
| this resolution by donating the Land in Its pos
session suitable for such purpose.
! We are in favor Of the immediate repair of
| the wafer front streets, now in such a deplora-
JIG OOuuttiOi duu SUCH SlGBSlS DC pidCSu
In sue b condition as to relieve the vast team
ing interests from the large tax for repairs now
incurred by reason OF the rough and almost i'm
passable state OF said streets.
We pledge our nominees for Supervisors to
devise proper plan of sewerage for our city,
with proper outlet on the water front to per-
nit thorough flushing by salt wafer and we
recommend that sum be appropriated each
year sufficient to carry on proper engineering
work for that purpose.
We also recommend that all streets now
paved with cobbles be repaved with other dur
able material as soon as the funds can be Sc
cured for that purpose. We further demand
that all cobbles, crOsswaks and other material
taken from the streets aud not required by the
Street Department shall be sold by the Super
intendent OF Streets 10 the highest bidder, and
the proceeds paid into the city treasury.
The Republican party is opposed TO sumptu-
airy Legislation and 10 the shackling OF any in
dustry with discriminative or oppressive bur
dens.
We hold that all franchises within the city
limit shall be 4 source OF income TO the munich
palty. Their grantees are benehciarIes OF val
liable properties, and proper portion of the
pront should accrue 10 the city, and we oppose
the concession of any such franchise TO indi.
vduals. associations or interpretations, unless
the same shall be conditioned upon the pay
ment to the city OF proper and just propUr-
lion OF their gross receipts.
We pledge our candidae s for Mayor and Su-
pervisors 10 grant no franchise except upon
the above condition. and upon the further con-
ditlon that any person, individual corpora
ton exercising such franchise shall defray the
proper proportion OF all street expenses from
the date OF such grant.
We furthermore pledge such Mayor and
Supervisors in all eases of competition 10 grant
such franchises 10 persons Offering the best
terms TO tile city. in the case of ali such fran
chses provisions shall be inserted prohibiting
.he employment Of Chinese labor and stipu-
latlng for the employment Of California labor
and material far as possible, aud we
specially favor the extension OF Increased rail-
road facilities 10 outlying and growing dis
trlcts in order that thereby ample opportunity
may be afforded for the establishment of homes
for the people, that real estate may be en-
HANGED in value ana the general prosperity OF
the city fOstei ed.
We believe that political reform should begin
at the ballOt-bOx and AT the primary elections,
and in The interests OF good government every
citizen should perform his duty at such pri-
mary elections. We therefore demand that a
general primary election law be enacted by
the next Legislature. which shall provide for
the election of all delegates for all political
parties on the same day, such election TO be
conducted by the Election Commissioners
We are in favor OF the establishment Of a
| public crematOry for the destruction of garbage
and insist that all sanitary laws be strictly en-
| forced.
Recognizing that our local government
| should be administered upon business basis,
we demand OF our municipal officers economy
! and proficiency in the discharge of the duties
/ entrusted TO them. We further pledge our
/ nominees TO appoint only trustworthy deputies
| and assistants, ana we guarantee for all of our
| people courteous and respectful treatment on
the part of all public officers and employees.
Surveyors fees are too high and have not
! been changed since the present rates were fixed
February 4, 1868. We pledge our candidates
! 10 fix and reduce the fees ana we recommend
| that the salary of the City and County Surveyor
and his assistants be paid out of the city and
county treasury and that ices be paid into the
| city and county treasury.
| For the better protection OF our commercial
interests we are in favor OF Simplifying the pro-
| cedure of our insolvency law and reducing the
charges and expenses connected with its ad-
minlStration; and to effect these objects we
| pledge our legislative candidates and municipal
nominees 10 favor the enactment Of such meas
ureS as will permit the election OF assIgnees
| within ten days from the date OF adjudicaCiou
and VIII limit the expenses connected with pre-
| serving the assets prior to the election OF the
! assigneeS, to the amount that is allowed Sher-
ifs for holding properly under attachment.
The effort OF pubic-sDirited citizens to have
better streetsweepmg shows what can be done
when people take up the same In earnest. We
advocate clean streets and commend the plan
OF the Mere hants' Association. We believe
that the annual appropriation is sufficient il
expended in buslnesslike manner.
The public printing for city work should be
given out at a fixed schedule. and all bids
should be based upon the quantity of work TO
be done at fixed rates, it being easy to ascer-
tain what are fair and just rates.
Recorders fees are TOO high and must be re-
dueed. The ices of the Sheriff of this city ana
county are 100 high and should be reduced
keepers fees should not be more than s. 90
per day, and allowed only when actually EN-.
ployed at the place charged for. Mileage in
San Francisco County should be abolished, and
we pledge our legislative nominees TO carry
ont he provisions of this article.
We deprecaIe and enter our solemn pro.es
against the barbarlous lynching of colored men
in the Southern States, the effect OF which has
been 10 dishonOr the whole nation.
Taxation must be reduced and all useless
Offices abolished. We regard Police Court as
unnecessary and demand Its abolition
Lighting by gas and electricity are necessi-
charged by the monopolies furnishing these
commodities 10 our people are excessive. We
favor substantial reduction In gas and cleo.
trio light rates and pledge our nominees for the
Legislature and the Board of Supervisors TO
enact such measures as viii bring these monop-
oies within the reach OF the law and effect the