The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-06

has yet gone into taxation. True, | have
now the honor of being citizen OF this
great city. / came here as l may say
citizen of California, transferred my home
here, procured a modest little place IN
which to live, and hope to pursue the call
ing that | have chosen with dignity and
fairness. do not come here to put my
personality into this affair, but consider
that every man and citizen who can look
an honest Mayor in the face is bound to
come here, and, honestly as he may, urge
that the Mayor veto this measure"
The Mayor asked Mr.. Shortridge for in
formation on the point as to how the ordl-
nance tended to create monopoly.
Mr.. Shortridge smiled and said the an
swer was very simple. By preventing the
producer from sacking the bitumen he pre-
vented him from shipping by vessel: what
matters it if the bitumen is brought here
in hand-baskets so that it comes here
cheaply? But it is as plain as day that the
Southern Pacific isA placing handicap
upon free competition in this matter, ana
instead of having the finest paved streets
in the world the rates will be increased,
poor work will be done, the people will be-
come disguised and our streets Will be
allowed to become a disgrace to c1vlllzatlon.
l. j. Truman followed in much the
same lines. He said that we had just
got through a season of the Legislature
and were in humor to look for bugs in a
city ordinance like this. 1t was as though
the bitumen was required to be cut in
blocks of ten cubic feet. What would any
body think of such an ordinance? 1t prac-
tically excluded shipping the rock in ships,
for If the bitumen was sent in bulk 1t
caked in the vessels hold and had to be
mined again. Eight of the Board OF Super
visors seem to be so much interested in the
city that they do not care how they in
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the Southern Pacific Company is pleased
and the owners of this mine. They might
as well say out and out that they are CIV
ing monopoly of the street-paying to the
Southern Pacific.
zone thing hope" he said, 'that the
present Superintendent of Streets will
work for the city's interest. / do not be-
lieve that the last two we had did So"
J. w. Mcdonald, manager of the City
Street improvement Company, came out
strong on behalf of the ordinance. He
uses Walrath's bitumen and said he be-
lieved in the method of its preparation.
He was very indignant at being classed as
standing in with the Southern Pacific and
with thlevesl and vagabonds. as he
who preceded him. He declared that
bitumen could be shipped by water and
that Captain Goodall would corroborate
him.
The Mayor then called upon G.. W.
Towle, who was present representing the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company. Mr..
Towle said it was practically impossible to
ship bitumen in bulk in vessels. He said
the company refused to take it, and they
were very much interested In having the
order vetoed, as it would deprive them of
a great deal of freight.
A. J. Raich, manager of the San Fran
cisco Paving Company, whose mines are at
San Luis Obispo and are those principally
Disseminated against, concluded the SYM
postum with very brief address. He
dwelt particularly on the provision in the
ordinance which required that the bitumen
used should be wholly free OF sand, mica
and all earthly matter. He said that there
was no such bitumen.
This feature alone" said the Mayor, lis
fatal to the ordinance. l had not noticed
this feature. | may as well say now that
will not approve this ordinance. shall
veto it."