The San Francisco call., 1897-05-17
ACTION SHOULD
FOLLOW AGITATION
Reinhart's Clever Bluff
at the P. A. A. Annual
Meeting.
Ridiculed His Own Motion to
Make Sure 1t Would
Not Pass.
Cever Allopaths Cannot Disturb the
Ladies at Fabiola
Hospital
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
9CS Brosdway, May 16.
The time has now arrived for Oakland
to do something. During the past twelve
months many projects have been warmly
advocated and much preliminary work
done But none of them have as yet be-
come realities. The agitating of big
measures is always a benefit to n city be-
cause of the interest it draws to itself from
the territory around it. Oakland has at
tracted considerable attention on account
of the active manner in which many pro-
iects have been attacked, but unless some
thing be done the opinion will go forth
that the people of this city are given to
talking rather than acting.
The tunnel road into Contra Costa
County has long been declared necessity
and naturally, owing to the development
of both Alameda ana Contra Costa coun-
ties, it was never more of a necessity than
at this time. Yet there is disposition
on this side of the hill 10 allow the N at
ter TO lie dormant rather than to press II,
and on the other side the feeling is the
reverse. This should not be. Alameda
has done most of the talking, anu is by
Jar the wealthier county of the two, and
the tunnel road should be carried out at
once.
The remarks made at the last meeting
of the Supervisors by member OF the
board that the merchants of this City
seem TO imagine they have only TO go be-
fore the Supervisors and ask an appropri-
alton TOR some public work and it should
be granted, indicate wrong spirit. What
the merchants in body ask of local gov
eminent can pretty nearly always be
taken as indicating its necessity and
worth. The mercantile bodies of this City
are far more likely 10 be aole to feel truth
fully the pulse of public necessity than
quintet of officials whose duties are so
numerous that they cannot be well in
formed on everything connected with
their Office.
1t is this continued feeling OF opposition
between official and mercantile clements
that is causing the delay in many public
improvements. A careful glance through
the immense mass Of bills pass by the
Supe rvisors each month Will show that
everything the merchants ask could be
carried out by little iudicious economic
ing in many direc ions.
The same is true of the municipal ex-
penditures. For a long time every body
has been demanding that Twelfth street,
from Broadway to Thirteenth avenue, be
made magnificent driveway. 1t is fine,
broad street, ana there is at present little
railroad track upon IT. Two nights ago
the City Council voted that $500 be frittered
away in each OF the seven wards OF the
city in repairing the roads, SO as to give
work to the unemployed. The principle
OF this action IS right, but the practice is
entirely wrong, judging by past expert
ence. Instead OF spending that amount
in each ward it would have been lar more
sensibla 10 have invested the $500 in per.
manentIy i'm proving as much as possible
OF the great highway 10 East Oakland,
which is now the worst street i'll Oakland.
The Improvements referred to and many
others have been talked about too long,
and so long as the means can be made
availa Bile they should be carried out.
Mr.. Reinhart, a delegate from the q.
c. 10 The annual convention of the p A.
A, last Friday night at the Reliance Club
made some very pointed remarks that
have not appeared in any of the reports.
They were called oat by request from
delegate of the Sacramento Athletic Club
that clubs be given more license than is a
present allowed under the rules for box
ing contests. The Sacramento man wanted
TO have an increase in the value of the
trophy, to allow training expenses and
travelling expenses and hotel bills to box.
ers, and if possible an extension of the
limits of the rounds.
This brought Reinhart to his feet and
he surprised every body by making a mo-
tion that the value of the trophy be raised
from $35 to $75 and that all these ex-
penses be allowed. so long as we con.
cede that there is to be trophy let it be
for So, said Reinhart. 1--WE know that
forbidding amateurs fighting for money.