The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-11
NUEVO POTRERO
IS UP IN ARMS.
Property Holders Object
Vigorously to the
PeSthouSe.
DEMAND ITS REMOVAL.
Present Location Declared to Be a
Menace to Health and
Progress.
POLICE PROTECTION SECURED.
Thanks Returned to Chief Crowley and
Other Officials for Courte sizes
Extended the District.
POLICE PROTECTION SECURED.

The Nuevo Potrero improvement Club
is in deadly earnest in its demands for the
removal of the Pesthouse from its dis
trict. at its meeting last evening the
members were enthusiastic in their con-
domination of the present location.
A. A. Schumann occupied the chair and
L. j. Puyer acted as secretary. Rev.
Stubs of the hospital committee reported
that at the last meeting of the committee
they had decided to have posters and
placards placed in public places calculated
to alarm the residents OF the district to the
danger of having a new Pesthouse erected.
The president stated that the executive
committee had considered the matter and
had concluded that the method suggested
was not wise.
i. ]. Dwyer stated that the Federated
Improvement Clubs had declared in favor
of advocating State aid in the location OF
the Pesthouse. ut seems to me, how
ever" he said. "that it is to our interest to
push this matter ourselves without
depending solely on the San Francisco
improvers. If we urge the matter the City
officials will have to do something very
soon. We should ask the Mayor and the
Board of Health to locate this Pesthouse,
and l move you that it is the sense of this
club that the Pesthouse be not ocated
upon the City and County Hospital tract,
and that it be located without this section
of the City entirely"
The sentiments expressed were heartily
Endorsed and the motion was unanimously
carried.
Rev. Mr.. Stubs said he HAD communi-
Gated with the Chief of Police and the
latter had promised to furnish ali police
protection necessary to the district. Two
patrolmen have already been furnished,
and the good effects are already evident.
Chief Crowley, Captain Spillane, Lieu
tenant Bennett and Officer Stanton, he in
troduced q resolution expressing the
thanks of the club to these officials. The
resolution was passed by reclamation.
William Siebert called attention to the
necessity of an additional primary school
in the district. In order to urge the mat
ter properly it would be necessary to as
certain the number of children of school
age within the district EN- braced, and Mr.
Dryer volunteered to attend to the mat
ter.
The matter of improving Arkansas
street was brought up by G. Schier. He
said there was petition being circulated
to put sewer in the street. He was not
opposed to the improvement, but thought
that before the sewer was put in he would
insist on the proper grade being estab-
lished. Other property owners affected
spoke in the same strain. On motion of
Mr.. Antonson the matter was referred TO
the street committee.
Mr.. Antonson called attention to the
necessity of fire-alarm boxes in the vicin-
ity. Mr.. Dwyer made motion that the
executive committee correspond with the
Board of Fire Commissioners and such
committee of the Board of Supervisors
having jurisdiction, tending to better fire
protection in the district.
The motion was carried.
1t is the intention of the club to get a
fire engine and hose wagon in the district
| If possible. This provision was made for
them during the period of extra danger
last week, and the members of the club
believe it should be made permanent.
Nh. Dryer spoke enthusiastically of the
| good work being done by the San Fran
cisco Improvement clubs. He spoke also
of the great earnestness of the people OF
the Nuevo Potrero in the agitation to re-
| move the Pesthouse. "Let every property
| owner out here join this club" he said
''and devote his best energies in this cues
! ton. You can accomplish something by
agitation. If you want this hospital re-
moved you can only accomplish it by q
concert of action.
"You have got to show these officials
that you mean business. If they do not
wish to study your interest you must
teach them lesson when they come up
for your suffrage"
An earnest protest was made against
any money being expended in improving
the present City and County Hospital.
The club is primarily in favor of remov-
ing the hospital from the neighborhood
but if this be not done they would be
partially satisfied if sanitary and seemly
building was erected.