The San Francisco call., 1897-05-21

upou d levy OF Sl upon the flUO dSSeSSeu Ndlu-
alton. With this end in view another report
Will be prepared and submitted to the Board
OF supervisors before the levy Tor the next
nseal year is made. Renewed ettor1 Will also
De made to prevent repetition this year ol
any unjust increase by the State Board OF
Eg uaHzatlon in the assessed Valuation OF
property in San francisco.
The absolute necessity of new organic law
ior Ban francisco becomes more potent every
DAY. The utter lack Of method and response
Dillty IN the present consolidation act mas
such unfavorable conditions 1T Is well nigh
impossible for the City 10 go ahead. Not only
does this defective municipal structure per-
nit lavish expenditure of the pubhc funos,
Dut 1t also stands as bar to the construction
OF necessary public Improvements. AT the
last meeting of the Citizens Charter Associa-
Ion the president OF that organization, Mayor
James ID. Phelan, was empowered by unanl-
nous resolution to appoint committee OF
100 citizens, represe nting all classes In the
community, to prepare new Charter Tor san
that the wise selec tion of this representative
committee will result in the early preparation
OF model charter that will win the hearty
support OF every citizen having at heart the
welfare of the City, With modern organic
law 10 direct her course Alright, and under the
benificent influences of the new primary cleo
uon law, Sap Francisco will at last De enabled
to take her just place among the most progress
slye cities Oh the world.
In concluding this annual address, your
Doard desires to congratulate the citizens OF
Ooh ldHClSCo upon luelr TeceHb W
the vital importance OF taking greater 1nteres I
IN municipal affairs The commendable ef-
forts of the present Mayor and Board of Super
Vlsors TO bring about measures OF economy
ana reform in The adm iniStratlon OF the City
government deserve the encouragement OF
the people and the cooperation OF every civic
organization. The only hope for the future OF
our community rests in the civic pride OF our
people. Once let the spirit OF civic patriotism
be thoroughly aroused and NO barrier Can
stay the irresistible power of reform.
This was followed by report OF the
committee selected to nominate the board
OF directors Tor the ensuing year. The
hfteen names presented were: A. s..
Baldwin, Joseph Britton, Charles Bund-
schu, James S. Conwell, F.W. Dohrmann,
A. Fusenot, Hugo D. KeiI, Daniel v.
Kelly. Herbert E. Law. Alexander M cord,
Henry Michaels. John e. Quinn. Hugo
Rothschild. W. r. Sherwood and Wander
lynn Stow. The gentlemen selected were
elected unanimously.
The retiring board presented an inter-
esting plan for the lighting of the City by
electricity instead of by gas. President
Dohrmann explained that it was not the
idea to secure perfect system at once,
but that the plan suggested would be a
great improvement on the one now in
operation. In substance the improve
ments to be worked for were as follows:
In order 10 make a beginning in the i'm
provement of our system OF lighting, the
board OF directors presents the following plan
for the better lighting of our principal thor
oughtares during the next fiscai year, with the
belief that years trial will lead TO its extern
sion throughout the City. The leading prIn-
ciple Of this system, with few exceptions, is
that OF suspending an arc light In the center
OF each crossing OF all the business streets OF
the City and dispensing with adjacent gas
lamps which will thereby be rendered unnec-
essary.
In addition to-the regular business streets it
n aic cod aln 10 Hphf oph
crossing on Golden Gate avenue, from Market
street to Devisadero, and on Folsom as far out
as Nineteenth street, from Nineteenth street
to Twenty-sixth being already lighted in this
manner. 1t seems very desirable that one
main thoroughfare to the park should be well
lighted, and in order that equal faci,i ties may
be afforded the Mission residents it is proposed
to include their boulevard in the same system
Upon the main business streets south of
Market, such as Third, Fourth. Fifth, Sixth
and Ninth, and Sixteenth street in the Mis-
sion, where the blocks are double the length
of those north OF Market, it is proposed to
place light III the middle of the b. ock in ad-
dition 10 those on the crossings. 1T Is pro-
posed to suspend over the center OF Market
street a uniform line of lights reaching from
the ferries to Valencia street. These lights
are to be placed os follows: From East to Firs t
stree is, the blocks being 275 eet long on the
south side, light will be suspended opposite
the intersection OF each OF the streets south of
Market.
On the succeeding blocks, which are S25
between Intersections, and on the 55O-foot
blocks one additional light to each block
This will require thirty five lights, all about
800 feet apart. In order to do away with the
unsightly appearance OF the usual lot of wires
and ropes required to haul the lamps to the
side of the street to be trimmed it is proposed
TO suspend these lights from small wire cables
stretched from the side of the streets, and the
wires conducting the electricity are to be iu-
closed in conduits and fastened close against
the cable. ALI ropes win be dispensed with
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The districts to be lighted are as follows:
Market street, from East to Valencia; the
business streets south OF Market from Third
to Ninth; Valencia, from Fifteenth TO Twenty
third; Mission. from First to Ninth and from
Fifteenth to Twenty-ftth; Folsom, from Third
to Nineteenth; Sixteenth, from Guerrero to
Folsom Devsadero, from California TO Oak;
Fillmore, from Geary to Washington; Ulion,
from Octavia to Buchanan; Polk, from Sutter
to Vallejo; Larkin, from McAlIister to Sutter;
Pacific, from Jones to HYDE; Golden Gate
avenue, from Market to Devisadero; Hayes,
from Market to Laguna; Laguua. from Fel to
Golden Gate avenue; the retail district north
OF Market and east OF Taylor, including the
retail portions of Montgomery avenue, Stock
ton and Dupont streets, togeth with several
other blocks in sundry localities.
The cost OF this sy stem of lighting will be as
follows: On all the streets north of Market
and in the Western Addition, as well as on the
greater portion of the streets south OF Market,
each electric light will displace four gas
tract with the City, these four gas lamps will
cost 4S cents per night and the electric light
55 cents Pc night the difference i'll cost thus
being only cents per night for each electric
light. Cost of 2S1 electric lights at So cents
per night $154 50; increase in cost of electric
lights per night, $29 81; cost of 1042 gas lamps
IL cents per night, $125 04: or 1896 n per
month of twenty seven days, or $9561 "a per
year.
We are satisfied, however. that ii the electric
lamps were lighted every night during the
year the rate per lamp at present charged
could be sufficiently reduced so that the total
cost OF the proposed system would come within
the estimate above calculated upon the basis
of moonlight schedule.
The president stated that the Supervis-
ors will be asked to make provision in the
next tax levy to put into op ration this
improved system of street lighting. A
resolution 10 this effect was passed by the
meeting.
This finished the regular business of the
meeting and the remainder of the session
was devoted to addresses upon the pro-
posed college of commerce.
Arthur Rodgers, regent of the Uni
verslty OF California, who introduced
resolution before the Board of Regents to
add to the university a college of COM
merce, delivered an interesting address
upon his pet theme.
A. A. Watkins, president of the City
Board OF Trade, also spoke upon the same
subject.
THE ELEOTION ALL RIGHT.
Resolutions of Denial Passed by the
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