The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-17
DISCUSSED MANY
BIG PROPONENTS
A Very Lively Meeting of
the Associated
Clubs.
Did Not Recommend Cutting
Through Laurel Hill
Cemetery.
A Proposition TO Frams a Bill by
Which Supervisors May Change
Street Grades.

provement Clubs held long and inter-
esting meeting in B mai Birth Hall last
evening, in which many matters of i'm
portance to- the City were discussed and
acted upon.
George r. Fletcher presided. William
Mitzner of the street committee presented
long report dealing with improvements
in public parks, etc. Particular mention
| was made of the fact OF an open sewer on
Sanchez street, near Army, discharging
upon the street. He had called the atten-
| ton OF the Board of Health to the danger
of contagious diseases being caused
| thereby.
F.! DR.. Lovelace of that board had replied
| that the matter had been called to
the attention of the Supervisors, for the
| Board of Health was powerless to act, as
| it cannot compel the grading or sewering
of street.
| DR.. Satisfied wanted to have the associa-
ton petition the Supervisors to have the
street graded ana severed, bnt finally it
was decided to refer the matter back to
the local club. No action was taken with
reference to putting sewer system in the
Holly Park and Ocean View District.
Ex-Judge Van Reynegom of the law
! bill was in preparation providing for
law for the change OF street grades; also
| that bill was being prepared providing
! for the lestoration OF the veto power to the
Mayor. Upon the former he presented
| this resolution:
ResolUed, That a law providing suitable and
effective procedure for changing established
street grades is an imperative necessity, and
that this association urge representatives of
San Francisco in the Legislature. to use their
efforts to secure the passage OF such law, as
prepared by the committee on law aud leglSle-
ton of this association.
This raised very lively discussion.
Major B. Mckenzie wanted TO see what
this law was before the association pledged
itself to indorse il. Ex-Supervisor Den
man, Joseph Scherer, Senator Dryer and
others argued for and against the resolu-
ton, and several pcintedly referred to
iokers in innocent-appearing little resolu-
tions. T. l.. Haggerty, civil engineer,
arose and slashed lawyers, Supervisors
and scheming contractors with a yigor
that was almost cruel.
The discussion was settled by adopting
the resolution with an amendment that
the PROF osed bill be presented to the asso-
citation before II should be presented 10
the Legislature.
Mr.. Van Reynegom also said that he
| and Judge Hunt were preparing bill for
the Legislature the purpose of which is to
prevent Matchmaking land suits.
f. w. McEwen presented a long report
in which he condemned the official map
prepared by the City Surveyor. Figura-
lively speaking, he tore the map to pieces
in twenty-five counts, in which e set
forth that it was faulty or wholly lacking
in township and sectional lines, street
railways, general topography. etc. His
report was received. The objections had
been filed with the Board of Supervisors
II the afternoon.
Mr.. McEwen also presented the annexed
resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t appears from the daily press
| that it is proposed to introduce bill to The
next Legislature increasing the salaries OF the
officials of the Police Department,
Resolved, That we are opposed at the present
time to any increase in salaries in this City,
and it is the sense of this organization that
any surplus funds of this City be not expended
on tax-eaters, but used for needed public i'm
provements
A special committee on County Hos
pital and Pesthouse reported. and in the
report said:
That we recomm end our represen ta-
tives from the City and County of San Fran
cisco to the Legislature be instructed to advo-
cate the passage of bill for acquiring a build
ing and site TO be known the California
State Hospital Tor epidemic and contagious
| diseases, and that 100000 be appropriated
for the same.
Second-We recomm end the passage of the
following resolution
WHEREAS, The present City and County Hos
pital IS Nhown o be IN a ramshackle condition and
disgrace 10 the civilized and enlightened COM
munity-unft from a sanitary standpoint for the
purpose for which IL is intended; therefore be IL
Resolved, That modern building has become an
absolute necessity and we recommend that the
present building be- replaced by a suitable sruct-
in keeping with the wants oi this City and that
appropriation OF at lie st 100000 be set aside
this purpose and included in the next tax levy
We further recommend, if necessary, that
legislative aid be invoked.
A long discussion followed as to the
amount necessary for the hospital and
this was sent back to the committee to
amend. DR.. Rottanzi, Supervisor-elect,
suggested that the City and County Hos
pital be moved to the Almshouse tract
where it will be in close proximity TO the
Affiliated and Coopsr's colleges, thus be-
ing beneficial to the latter. The present
site could be used for park. A new hos
pital could be erected on the amount now
being used for the new City Hall, and the
rate of taxation thus be kept within the
present limits.
Upon the recommendation of Folsom
street Club No. l resolution was Endorsed
to appoint five to prepare and forward to
the Pacific Coast mem berS in Congress a
resolution urging them to push forward
the work on the new San Francisco Post
office.
Inc matter OF extending Sutter street
by cutting through Laurel Hill Cemetery
was discussed at length, and was finally
disposed OF by a resolution that the Board
of Supervisors be asked not to take action
upon the extension of Suffer street until
Laurel Hill Cemetery should be con-
demned as a cemetery. This was victory
for the property-owners, headed by George
r. Fletcher, over the Richmond District
Improvement Association.