The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-07
THE PESTHOUSE
A GRIM SPEC7ER
It Will Not Down at the
Improvement Clubs
Bidding.
Like a Sore Thumb It Was in
Everybody's Way Last
Evening.
Super visorS Will Be Asked to Remove
the Hospit at Once, but Out.
side of the City.

Nearly every part of the City was repre-
scented at the meeting of the San Francisco
Associated Improvement Clubs in B'nai
Birth Hall last evening. Several matters
of interest were discussed at length. and
particularly the Pestholse-site question.
Before that was reached a number of other
matters of business were attended to. The
newly elected officers of the club were duly
installed. They are: President, George R.
Fletcher; first vice president, John H.
Grady second vice. president, DR.. Saltield !;
SECRETARY, J. Schwartz; corresponding sec
| rotary, j. G. MaIoney; treasurer, f. w.
Lange; sergeant-at-arms, P. HI. Cahill.
Each new officer made a few appropriate
remarks.
President Fletcher then appointed the
! following to the regular standing commit
tees:
Street railways-L NJ. Manner J. Wolf,
Frank Conklin, ]. D. Graham, D. J. O'Leary, A
B. Mcguire.
Van Reynegom, Leon Samuels. A. L. Fritz, B.
McKinne and Marcus Rosenthal
Streets-G. L. Center, William MitZner, Luke
Battles. ]. Rafferty,, E. n. Fritz. J. S. dagerty,
James S. Conwell.
Works, buildings and institutions-F. w.
McEwen, Charles Ellis, DR.. E. n. Torcello, J.
p Twobey, J: T. Sullivan, l. j. Dwyer
Raabe, F. S. Houston, l.. H. Kohn H. Hoffman
Jr., George Walcolm and NJ. F. Taylor.
James Bowlan presented long resolu-
ton, the burden of which was in condemna-
ton of the blue-rock monopoly. He said
that the RATHER test for rock for founda-
tions for roadways is an imposition upon
the taxpayers in the interests OF monopo-
lies. He asked that the club condemn the
monopoly and do all in its power to throw
open to the red-rock quarry owners the
opportunity of entering into competition
for contracts for foundations for public
streets and highways. Referred to the
street committee.
The carnival of the Golden Gate sent an
invitation to the organization to partici-
pate in the com ing celebration and ask
ing that the improvement clubs be repre-
sented in the grand parade by float. The
following were appointed as Il committee
on carnival: j. Schwartz, L. II. Kohn, G.
w. Mark, A. ]. Fritz and Leon Samuels.
Vice-President Grady presented in the
form of a resolution what he called
legislative bill to prevent Matchmaking
land suits or actions. Its title is AN act
concerning actions of ejectment and &C
tons to quiet title to real estate.'
The bill provides that in the filing of the
com plant in an action to recover posses
sion of real property or quiet title thereto
the Judge of the court shall require bond
of the plaintiffs, joint and several IN form,
and in such amount as the Judge shall
deem proper. There must be two sure
ties, each of whom shall be freeholder
within the county. This bond shall be so
conditioned that If the action is dismissed
or the defendant RECEIVERS final judgment
the plaintiff shall pay all costs incurred
by and all damages awarded to the
defendant. The matter was referred to
loxr ftaa - f,,Jl
and send the bill to the Legislature as soon
as possible.
Then came the matter that consumed
several hours in discussion. B. McKinne
offered resolution protesting to the Board
OF Supervisors against the erection of the
Pesthouse in the Almshouse district. He
said that the Pesthouse so placed would
destroy all of the attractiveness of Corbett
avenue. Also thatit would be too close to
populous portion of the City, and that it
would depreciate the value of all property
in that section of the town.
DIR. Salfeld supported the resolution by
saying that all the water of the surround
ing country in that locality drains into
Lake Honda. from which the City obtains
large amount of drinking water, and
further that the main sewer system of the
City has its head in the Almshouse tract
Hence all the disease from a pesthouse
would follow the watercourse and flow in
the sewers through the main arteries of
the City.
The resolution caused a large amount of
discussion, the representatives. of the
Pesthouse district making a strong plea 10
have it removed from its present location.
The mover amended his resolution by
adding land that the Pesthouse be re-
moved from Its present location outside OF
the City and County of San Francisco"
The original motion was passed as
amended, and will be presented to the
new Board of Supervisors at once.
Later in the evening the Pesthouse mat
ter again claimed he attention of the club,
and ex-Judge Van Reynegom offered the
following resolution, which was passed:
Resolved, That the Board OF Supervisors be
requested to have bill prepared and urged 10
passage by the Legislature authorizing munich
pal1ties to purchase hospital-sites either inside
or outside of municipal limits.
Still fearing that the troublesome ques-
tion might not be fully digested DIR. Sal
held moved that a committee of seven be
appointed 10 visit the coast counties near
this City, including the islands, and
search for site for the Pesthouse and
report upon their findings at future
meeting of the associated clubs. His re-
quest was granted as he offered to stand
all of the travelling expenses.
Dr. Salfield also presented an anti
funding bill resolution, which was adopted