The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-20
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION,
FavorabIy Disposed to Electric
Lights on Market
Street.
THE TALL BUILDINGS LAW.
The Members Take an Active In
terest in the Proposed New e.
Charter.

The board of directors of the Merchants
Association held a general meeting yester-
day and matters of interest were discussed.
Several communications and requests were
received from merchants and citizens ask
ing the board to take immediate steps for
having the specifications for sprinkling
and sweeping the streets, as prepared by
the association, put in force without fur
Their delay.
The subject of putting electric lights on
Market street from the ferry to Valencia
street was considered, and it was reported
that the resolutions favoring this improve
ment had been referred to the Street-light
Committee of the Board of Supervisors.
Further efforts to secure electric lights on
Market street will be made at once. Dlrec-
tor Keil suggested plan OF putting the
lights on poles of a suitable height be-
tween the cartracks. He further suggested
that platforms be built around the base OF
the poles to prevent the poles from being
injured and to give people an opportunity
in By streetcars and vehicles. Several
plans will be looked into before any will
be recommended.
At recent meeting resolution was
adopted by the association favorlng the
construction of the Nicaragua canal under
the control of the United States Govern
ment and its completion at the earliest
possible time. Copies of the resolution
were sent to many prominent business
men. Letters were read yesterday from
Grove l.. Johnson. John A. Barnham, s..
g. Hilborn, Stephen M. White and George
G. Perkins, indorsing the resolution and
promising all the help they can give in
the matter.
Secretary Freud reported upon the an
notated editions of the new charter which
he is preparing for the association. Pre-
liminary to this he submitted brief
summary of the new charter, which
the board of directors will have printed In
convenient small book for the vest
pocket. 1t will be reference book which
will contain all of the important points in
the proposed new charter. The subject OF
finance and revenue in connection with
taxation and expenditures will be briefly
explained. The subject of the civil SER
vice and the commissioners will be briefly
alluded to. and their terms of sevice as
well as the general character of their work
will be shown; their duties in making ap-
pointments, dismissals and promotions
will be explained The book will also con-
tain the sections of the new charter relat-
ing to the question of bonding the city, and
a number of other important matters will
be briefly handled.
The directors also discussed the question
as to how the law shall treat the construc-
ton of high buildings. 1t appeared to the
board that an ordinance should be passed
stating some reasonable limit upon the
height. Possibly the height of the build
ing could be guided by the width of the
street. The subject was referred by the
Merchants Association to Ernest McCul-
Tough, the civil engineer, to make full
report as soon as possible upon this ques-
ton. Mr.. Mccullough informed the board
that he was now engaged in preparing q
report, and that he would have it ready for
publication before the question would be
decided by the Board of Supervisors.
A resolution was passed that the board
favor the location of the Willmerding
School of Mechanical Arts in San Fran
cisco. The following new members were
elected: w. K. Vickery, Montgomery d
Co. Osborn Hardware Company.