The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
It's Active Membership Is Now
Over the Five-Hundred
Mark.
The Organization Is Taking Spir
tied Interest in All Public
Matters.

The regular meeting of the directors of
the Merchants Association was held
Yesterday, present President Dohrmann
and Directors a. S. Baldwin, Charles
Bundschu, w. G. Doane, William Doxey,
A. Fusenot, Hugo D. Keil, NJ. S. Kohl
berg, Henry Michaels, NJ. A. Rothchlld,
Joseph Simonson and Frank A. Swain.
The vexatIous garbage matter was taken
up. and inasmuch as the courts have de-
cided that neither of the bids offered
could be legitimately accepted by the
CITY. the board of directors decided to
have s thorough investigation made OF
the garbage question. The matter was &C
cordingIy referred to the engineer OF the
association, Ernest Mccullough, with in
scructions to prepare a thorough report
upon the subject, to be reported to the
board of directors at its next meeting.
The committee upon public affairs re-
ported progress in preparing its report
upon the important question of the new
tax levy. It has been arranged with the
Finance Committee of the Board of Super
visors that a conference will take place
next month upon this subject, and recon-
mendations will be made by the commit
tee on public affairs looking to reduc-
ton of the tax levy for the ensuing fiscal
year.
It was decided that full representation
should be made at the meeting OF the
Board of Election Commissioners next
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock to urge
upon the board the importance and justice
of having the words For the new charter"
and Against the new charter" at the
head of the municipal portion of the ticket.
rod he
American, English and Australian Asso-
Citations for the Advancemento of Science, as
we'll as from the Christian Endeavor AS
soelation, asking the encouragement and
support of the Merchants Association in
visiting and holding their conventions
next year in the city of San Francisco.
The board decided to act favorably upon
the requests in both cases. The science
societies mentioned Will hold their con-
vention in Toronto. aud have made ar
rangements TO visit Victoria and Van
couver at the end of the session. Ii they
can secure favorable rates to this City they
Will, no doubt, continue their trip to San
Francisco and may in the future hold
convention here.
The board decided to call the convention
to discuss the new charter on Wednesday,
August g. in the Assembly Hall of the
Mills building. It is expected that all of
the improvement associations will be rep
resented and that the body will be of an
influential character.
In accordance with the request of the
Registrar list of 1000 names will BE- pre-
pared OF leading mercantile houses to
whom applications will be sent for clerks
of election. The board decided to CO.
operate in every way with the Election
Commissioners in securing competent and
reliable clerks of election on November 3.
The following ffty-nine members were
unanimously elected, making total mem
bership of $40 members:
George w Alexander, Charles r. Allen,
Landry C. Babin, Blyth g. Trott, Cahn Nickels-
burg d Co., California Fig Syrup Company,
pany, H. n. Cook Betting Company, Deming
Palmer Milling Company, A. Eisenberg
& Co., L. and E. Emanuel, G. Il. Evans
q Co., Farnsworth & Ruggles, George
Fritch, George w. Gibbs Company,
Greenebaum & Co., E. Guittard, Quick &
& Co., Hammond & Brod, Charles E. Heise &
Co., Hirsch Bros, Holm & Nathan, Hulme &
Hart, John NJ. Kleins electrical works, J. Lam
caster & Co., C. S. Laumeister, Charles J.
Leist 4 Co, John o. Lind, Meyer, Wilson
Co.. Monarch Shos Company, Montes-
legre & Co., George Morrow & Co.,
A Minis, e. NJ. Newhau & Co,
John J. & Thomas D. Newsom; A. C. Nichols &
Co.; 0'Brien & SpotornO; Pacific Butchers
Supply Company; Pacific Mutual Life Insur-
6Dce Company of California; Palace Hardware
Company Phillips Brothers; Rathjen Brothers;
The P. Rossi Company; Louis Saroni e. Co.; A.
Schilling q Co.; A. L. Scholl; San Francisco
Turning and Planning Mill; Louis Sloss d Co.;
Southern Pacific Milling Company E. r.
Stephens q Co.; Sunset Photo and Engraving
Taylor; Union Lumber Company; Charles B.
Wells; John Wigmore d Sons Company,