The San Francisco call., 1896-08-07
FOR The CITY'S BENEFIT
Merchants Association Will AS.
sist in the Belt Railway
Move.
An Experiment With Brick Pave.
ment on Montgomery Street.
New Members.

The board of directors of the Merchants
meeting yesterday, and besides President
f. w. Dohrmann, there were present
Charles Bundschu, James S. Conwel, w.
G. Doane, William Doxey, uHgo D. Keil,
NJ. A. Rothchild, VanderIynn Stow and
Frank A. Swain.
The board decided to make an expert
ment in the pavement of Montgomery
street fronting the Mills building by using
the process of brick pavement in use in
many other cities. It is claimed that this
brick pavement has the merits OF dura-
bility, elasticity and economy. 1t is
believed that it will please not only the
cyclers but also teamsters. 1t is expected
that the results of this experiment will be
exceedingly valuable in determining what
should be used in the future pavement of
Market street. The pavement in question
Is really vitrifed brick, which the process
of heat renders harder than basalt blocks.
1t has given excellent satisfaction in
Eastern and European cities.
Official communications were read from
thirty-fve clubs and associations of San
Francisco announcing the names of their
delegates to the Charter Convention to
be held at Kohler 81 Chase's Hall next
Wednesday evening" August II. These
the board, will make a representative
body of eighty-tive citizens. Other organ
izations have promised to announce their
delegates within a few days, and there
will be at least one hundred delegates at
the opening of the Charter Convention.
The Organizations comprise those of
commercial, improvement, labor, fraternal
and social nature.
The first edition of 5000 copies of the
synopsis of the new charter published by
the Merchants Association having been
exhausted, the board ordered second
edition of 5000 copies to be issued at once.
This additional 5000 copies will also be
presented to the citizens of San Fran
cisco for the sole purpose of acaua1nting
them with the provisions of the new
charter. This synopsis may be read in
half hour and is freely given to all who
may inquire at the Office Of the Mer-
chants Association in the Mills building.
At the request of the Chamber of Com
merce and Board of Trade of San Fran
cisco the board unanimously decided to
cooperate with those bodies in issuing
large number of pamphlets descriptive OF
the great advantages of the city and port
of San Francisco. These pamphlets will
be distributed free in all parts of the world.
It was decided by the board of directors
10 CO-OpeTate VIII Lie OudIn US1 "a Noih-
merce and other commercial organizations
of the City to secure belt line railroad
around the City front. This railroad will
be of great service to large factories in San
Francisco, and make the charges OF trans
portation around the harbor front OF a
nominal character. 1t is expected that
this belt line railroad will afford all the
facilities necessary for cheap transporta-
ton around the City front.
The following sixteen applications for
mem bership in the association were elected
as regular members of the Merchants AS
scciation, making total membership Of
$50:
Armstrong & Bacon, Bailey, Porter, Bailey &
Co., Berges & Domeniconi, Bissinger & Co.,
Dugan Bros, A. G. Freese. Paul Friedman,
George t. Grant, King-Morse Canning Com
pany, Marsh & Kidd, William T. Nelson & Son.
Steinberger & Kalisher, Wetmore-Bowen Com
Pany Wisster + r. 4 Co., J. G. Wilson q co.'W. A.