The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-07
SCORED THE SUPERVISORS
Indignation of the South Side
Club Anent Folsom
Street.
Hot Resolutions Adopted and Pre-
parations for a Big Mass
Meeting.

The meeting of the South Side Improve
ment Club in American Hall, at 818 How.
ard street, last night, was devoted largely
to a scoring of the majority of the Board
of Supervisors for failing to provide for
the illuminating of Folsom street. After
considera BILE venting of indignation, the
following resolutions, introduced by A. B.
Mcguire, were adopted:
WHEREAS, The Board of Supervisors propose
to make an appropriation of 100000 for
Golden Gate Park, 800 900 for public squares
and from 100000 to 100000 for public
buildings, and nothing for streets but the
usual annual allowance, to be wasted in re-
setting the wornout pavements OF the City;
and whereas, the City park and squares are
now in good condition and the public build
ings are sufficient for all requirements, TO ex-
tend them would be only supplying new posi-
tons for tax-eaters in an already tax-ridden
City; and whereas, most of the streets lying in
the district south of Market street and in the
district east of Montgomery street, where
nearly all the business of the City is done, are
in deplorable condition, and so bad that they
would be disgrace in a ffth-rate town; and
with the wornout cobbles and blocks has re-
suited in absorbing the money appropriated
for street work without any betterment to the
streets; therefore be it
RESOLVED That we consider the action of the
Board of Supervisors in making these large
appropriations for ornamenting the park and
public SQQreS OF the ClIy ana LOT costly PUBIC
buildings an injustice to the citizens and tax
payers, while the streets of the business por-
ton OF the City are in their present dilapi-
dated condition; also,
RESOLVED, That we condemn the system of re-
setting the worn-Out pavements as q waste of
public money, and recommend, as true econ
omy, the reconstruction of the streets with
new material throughout as soon as it becomes
necessary to make extensive repairs on them;
be it further
Resolved, That the appropriations for street
II a
and the appropriations for the park, public
squares and buildings largely decreased, and
that Folsom street be bituminized throughout
as to expend only $25 900 on this thorough.
fare, as recommended by the Superintendent
of Streets, would be deliberate and willful
waste of public money and an imposition on
an already overburdened and tax-ridden COM
munity.
A committee consisting of Leon Samuels,
George l.. Center, A. B. Mcguire. f. w.
and DR.. t. Rottanzi was chosen to per-
sonally interview the Supervisors severally
and ascertain why sufficient appropria-
ton was not made for Folsom street. The
presidents of all four Folsom-street clubs
and the South Side Club are ON this COM
mittee. 1t is to report results at an adj
lourned meeting, to be held at the same
place next Tuesday evening
A committee was also appointed to ar
range for big mass-meeting for the latter
part of the month or the beginning of
next, to have the sentiment of the South
Side expressed fully. Besides the presi-
dents of the five clubs, its personnel in
cludes Secretary j. Schwartz of the South
Side Club, George L. Center, r. E. Cole,
George w. Owens, A. B. Mcguire and j.
d. Shea.
Messrs. G. w. Owens, Leon Samuels, G.
l.. Center, j. S. Elliott and J. w. Mcguire
were selected as committee to ask the
Half-million Club, Manufacturers Asso-
citation, Merchants Association and Good
Roads Club, to cooperate in getting up
the mass meeting.