The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-24
SUTRO HAS A MAJORITY,
Nine of the Affiliated Colleges
Committee IndorSe the
Site.
Mr.. Center In a Letter Urges the
Committee to Accept His
Property.

Committee to Accept His
Property.
Mayor Sutro's generous offer of thirteen
acres as site for the Affiliated Colleges
will be accepted by the committee in
charge of the matter at their next regular
meeting, which will be held Wednesday,
September 4. At least the only thing that
can prevent such action is for those men,
bers of the committee who have announced
themselves as favoring Mr.. Sutro's propo-
sition to undergo radical change of front
within the next ten days.
There is absolutely no reason to presume
that any sort of influence can be brought
to bear that will cause them to vote in the
negative when the matter is up for final
consideration. The committee is COM
posed of eighteen members made up of
representatives of five colleges and the
State Board of Regents. How the regents
will vote is something that is just now
keeping the wiseheads guessing, though
Mr.. Hallidie positively affirms, all things
being equal, that he will vote with the
majority of the college representatives,
whether their choice be the Potrero prop
erty or the Sutro site.
At present nine members, or exactly
half of the committee, are in favor of
accepting Mr.. Sutro's offer. This strength
comes from the representatives of the diff
ferent colleges, and unless the four regent
committeeman throw their strength to the
Potrero site, thus creating tie, the State
Board of Regents must accept their selec-
ton. In the table following is given the
different colleges with the names of the
representatives and the site favored at
present:
Medical College-Favorable to Sutro's
gift: DR.. r. Beverly Cole, DR.. J. M. Will
hanson, DR.. Benjamin r. Swan.
Favorable to Potrero-Dr. w. +. McNutt.
Undecided-Dr. w. E. Taylor.
College of entistry-Favorable to SUIT
ro's site: DIR. Dunbar, DR.. A. A d 'Anconna.
Veterinary College Favorable to Po-
trero: Major Rathbone.
Undecided-Hugh Tevis.
College of PHI acy = Favorable to
T. Wenzell, Professor f. I. Green, Pro-
lessor w. NJ Searby.
College of Law-Favorable to Potrero !:
Judge Slack.
Representatives of regents-Unknown:
Timothy Guy Phelps, General J. F.
Houghton, George T. Marye, A. S. Hallidie.
Total favorable to Sutro.. ................. 8
Total favorable to Potrero..
Representatives OF Regents ................... 4
Total committee. 10
This is the situation as it stands now,
and it is not thought possible that those
favorlng the Potrero site can bring such
influence to bear as will materially change
the matter. At the meeting Wednesday
night DIR. McNutt read the following letter,
which is self-explanatory
NE. Cor. SIXTEENTH AND SHoTwELL STs,l
SAN FRANCISCO, August 20, 1895.
MeSsrs. W. r. McNutt and 4. T. Morrison
GENTLEMEN: After many interviews in rela-
ton to the location for your Affiliated Colleges,
one of the locations which you seem most desir-
GUS OF obtaining appears to be the three blocks
bounded by Potrero avenue on the east, Six
teenth street on the south, Fifteenth street
formerly Ell DoradOl on the north, and Bryant
street on the west, being New Potrero blocks
AZ, AZ and &C.. Of block AZ 1 own three-quar-
tiers, the Bank of California and Mrs. Wilson
the other quarter. The grading of Bryant and
Sixteenth streets fronting this block is about
completed OF block AT l own an undivided
half, excepting two lots, one 50x65 and the
other 60x75, as shown on the accompanying
diagram. OF block &c James S. Hutchinson
and myself own 200 feet fronting on Sixteenth
Hampshire street. The said lot is graded and
ready for building upon. l have been led to
understand that the appropriation lately made
by the State for the Affiliated Colleges can
only be applied to the construction of the
buildings, and not tor the purchase of the
grounds, making it necessary for the proper
officers to select from the different locations
offered them. As donation TO the ground T
now offer to deed to the colleges all OF nv in
terest in the aforesaid blocks with the cost of
grading which has lately been done to the lots
and the streets partly surrounding the same,
upon the condition that the buildings of
Affiliated Colleges be constructed thereon, not
desiring in any manner to influence your
judgment In your selection from the many
propositions placed before you. / believe that
your business qualifications will be used for
the advantage of the institution in the selec-
ton OF suitable location, and that you will
be beyond the reach of clamorous boomers de-
sirous of benefiting their waste lands at it's ex-
pense. l have little property fronting that
locality, and am almost beyond the effect your
Affiliated Colleges would have in the way OF
booming. Yours respectfully, JOHN CENTER.
DR.. McNutt then requested the commit
tee to postpone action for two weeks, as
signing as a reason that he desired to see
if further reductions could not be secured
from the parties owning lots in the Potrero
property. The committee agreed to this,
with the distinct understanding, however,
that at the next meeting decisive vote
would be taken.
A. S. Hallidie, one of the regents repre-
sented in the committee, in speaking of
defining his position, said yesterday:
81 have not attended a meeting for more
than two months, and consequently know
but little of the actual work accomplished.
/ have no choice between the Sutro and
Potrero sites, probably for the reason that
| have not examined either. In fact
hardly think the regents should express
themselves as favorable to either property,
but leave that to the gentlemen represent
ing the colleges directly interested. If 1
am called upon to vote my preference, or
vote if you like, will certainly be with the
majority"
Held to Answer.
Judge Conlan yesterday held George
Michaelis Jr. in $1,000 bonds to answer before
the Superior Court to charge of felony-em beg
element MfnboaJic 1yaS q collector for RI NJ