The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24
THE CARNIvALQUEsTIoN
There Is Hearty Sympathy for
the Festival Move
ment.
A FLOAT FOR THE CYCLERs.
Resolutions Indorsing the Nicaragua
Canal Project-Many NV
Members.

At the meeting of the Merchants Asso-
citation yesterday the resignation of Ro-
seuthal Bros. & Co., 107 Kearny street,
was accepted. This is the only resigna-
tion received, although it had been stated
by some one connected with the carnival
committee that number of designations
would take place in consequence OF the
supposed antagonism of the Merchants
Associations board of directors for the
carnival project.
The members of the board are very in
dignant that such statement should have
been made, because they all favor the car
nlval. The reason given for not taking up
the project with great interest is that such
a course would be to a great extent out
side of the aims and objects of the associa-
ton. At the present time the body has
its hands full looking after the interests of
the City and in paying particular atten-
ton TO the condition of the streets and in
the promoIIon OF the new charter.
The request of the Merchants Associa-
ton to have the special crew for gutter
cleaning resume work in Western Addition
has been granted by Superintendent of
Streets Ashworth. The Superintendent
also explained that the work of this crew
had been ten, porarily suspended last
month on account of the expected shortage
of funds and the uncertainty of the amount
to be appropriated. He promises that the
work will now be regularly continued.
The secretary reported that so many
delegates mad already been appointed for
the charter convention from the various
progressive organizations of the City that
it had been decided to hold the convention
in Kohler & Chase Hall, as the assembly
he lie h,1it fr,rr hnt
small for the purpose. Owing to the fact
that the Association of improvement
Clubs will hold its regular meeting on
August 5, it was decided to postpone the
charter convention from August 10
August II, so that all the delegates might
attend.
The board decided to have float in the
cyclists parade next Saturday night on
behalf of the Merchants Association.
This float will be typical of the new char
ter and illustrate the difference between
the old and the new San Francisco.
The board decided favorably upon the
request OF the association of creditors hav-
ing claims against the City for goods sold
and delivered. The request is to have the
Board of Supervisors use the existing sur
plus from last years tax levy in the pay
ment of these claims, provided it can
legally be done. A recommendation to
that effect was ordered sent to the Board
OF Supervisors.
At the request of number of merchants
and property-ownerS on Sixth street the
board decided to ask the railroad company
TO improve its portion OF the street, with a
view of having the pavement of the entire
street i'm proved.
The secretary was instructed to accept
the invitation of the Continental League
to speak upon the new charter tonight
and the invitation of the cyclists COM
mittee to speak upon good streets"
Saturday night.
A communication was received from the
Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco
asking the cooperation of the Merchants
Association in favoring the early con-
struction of the Nicaragua canal under
American control. In accordance there
with the following resolution was adopted
by the board of directors of the Mer-
chants Association:
WHEREAS, patriotic appeal has been re-
ceived from the Chamber of Commerce OF San
Francisco for the urgent necessity of securing
favorable action upon the Nicaragua canal
before the terminate of the Fifty-iourth Con-
gress; and whereas, the Merchants Associa-
tion Of San Francisco fully realizes the vital
lIhporIance 10 Sani ornla OF cneap ana snort
transportation by water to the markets of the
world; therefore be it
ReSolUed, That the Merchants Association
earnestly requests our Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress to continue their praise
worthy efforts at the next session for the early
completion OF the Nicaragua canal under
American control
The following forty-six business firms
were unanimously elected as regular MEM
bers of the Merchants Association, max
ing the total membership GIG business
firms:
Alaska Packers Association, A. Andrews, A
G. Berthier d Co., The Black Diamond Coal
Mining Company, Borck e. Rosenberg, Butler
& Haldan, Joseph Byrne & Co., California Ink
Company, Wilfrid b. Chapman, Commercial
Publishing Company, Consumers Ice Com
pany. the Crocker-Woolworth National Bank
of San Francisco, Diebert Bros Manufacturing
Company, James Donohue D. W. Earl & Co.,
The Fidelity and Casualty Company OF New
York, S. Foster & Co., Goldberg & Tweedie,
Harold, Belcher d. Allen, Robert Hodge, C. A.
Hooper & Co., George w. Hume & Co.,
F. Korbel & Bros; S. KoshIand & Co; La
Grande Laundry; H. A. Lozier d. Co.; Mer-
chants Ice and Cold Storage Company Moore,
Hunt & Co.; r. Munk; Newbauer & Levy: ID.
NJ. Osborne & Co.; Pacific Packing House
Pacific Planning Mill; B. Pasquale d. Sons
Peoples Express g. Transfer Co.; A. Z. Rave q
Co.; the Roberts Printing Co.; C. Schilling q
Co.; Sennett, Miller & Co.; Sol Shipper & Co /:
A nj. Speek Co.; the Union Lithograph Co.
United Typewriter & Supplies Co; Wells
Fargo Co.'s Express Co.; Wetmore Bros ;
Williams Brown & Co.