The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-22
RICHMOND
PROTESTS
LOUDLY
Big Meeting of Property
Owners to Voice Their
Will.
POTTER'S FIELD MUST BE
REMOVED.
No Obstacles TO the Progress OF
the District Will Be
Tolerated.
SANITARY AND OTHER REA-
SONS URGED.
Gravediggers From the Cemeteries
Attempt to Break Up the Meet.
iIg, but in Vain.
SANITARY AND OTHER REA-
SONS URGED.
Gravediggers From the Cemeteries
Attempt to Break Up the Meet.
iTg, but in Vain.

AUOuI MY POlSOhS poShOA
a meeting of the Richmond District I'm
provement Association last night in
Simon's Hall and caused a disturbance
that for while threatened to break up
the meeting. Order was restored by the
vigorous action of Policeman Schaier,
who arrested NJ. Haverty of Laurel Hill
Cemetery for disturbing public Meeting.
The disorder at one time was so great
that a bout a dozen ladies. owners of real
estate in the district, were frightened out
OF the room. The speakers voiced the in
dignation OF the order-loving citizens of
the district that persons employed as
graYediggers and workmen in the ceme-
teries, together with some of the repre-
sentative push of the Western Addition,
should have injected themselves into the
meeting for the purpose of breaking 1t up.
Chairman C. H. HuDbs and Secretary J.
g. Maloney notified Officer Dennis Hogan,
on duty at the meeting, that e crowd was
present bent upon raising a row for the
purpose of preventing the passage of any
resolutions recommending the removal Of
the cemeteries from the district The OFF,
Ger stationed himself in 'front.' next the
table at which sat the chairman.
Secretary Maloney read the following
resolution, which had been unanimously
adopted by the executive committee:
Resolued, That we thank the daily press of
this City for their efforts 10 lay the facts of
this agitation before the public, and partlcu-
laTIy The DAILY MORNING CALL which has by
lis action in this matter endeared itself 10
and deserves the approval OF every property
owner and resident of the Richmond dis
trict
The following were also unanimously
adopted:
Resolred, That the executive committee ask
for III all delivery for the outside district.
Resolved, We approve OF the firm stand taken
by the street Committee of the Board of Su-
peryisors in the matter OF the grading, ETC., of
California street between Central and First
avenues, at their meeting Thursday, and be-
lieve that such frmness and determination is
what is needed to obtain for citizens and tax
payers their rights.
The following letter was read from
Mayor Phelan:
Gentlemen: l regret very much that previ-
Gus engagement prevents me from being
present at your meeting tonight, called Tor
the purpose of agitating the removal oil the
City cemeteries. l assume that your meeting
will appoint a committee to present your
OF Supervisors of this City and County,
and as president OF the board
and as Mayor OF this City will be pleased to
receive them and to give heed to their petit
ton. Personally am in favor of forbidding
interments within the City and County OF
San Francisco and the ultimate removal of
menace to life but they stand In the pathway
OF municipal growth and development.
Richmond, one of our most promising su-
burbs. can never attain its natural growth if
stunted and dwarfed by the presence
of burying grounds. 1t is important 10
san Francisco, inasmuch as she is
cut off by the waters of the bay and sea from
expansion in those directions, to sedulousy
GU tivate the growth OF such suburbs as she
poss asses. Otherwise We cannot hold our
growing population, which Will naturally go
across the bay or to other cities where the con-
ditions of life are more agreeable. So 1 rec
ommend to you to persevere in the efforts
which you have begun and ultimately you will
succeed because you are right.
The following was read from Mayor
Sutro:
SAN FRANCISCO May 81, 1897.
To the Richmond District improvement ASso-
citation: Please pardon me tor not being pres
ent at your important meeting set for this
evening, but oVerwork and slight indisposi-
ton make 1t impractical Bile Tor me TO be there.
The object OF your meeting is 10 take steps
for the removal OF the City cemetery, one
which deeply affects all the IN ha bitants of the
Richmond district, and, in fact, all the people
i'll San Francisco.
Modern science has demonstrated and
proven the existence of bacteria in decaying
bodies, which are often the bearers of con-
tagiOuS diseases, the germs whereof float in the
air and are carried by the wind great DIS
tances. This is danger and threat TO all the
inhabitants, and should not be permitted to
remain for one single day longer than may be
necessary TO make a removal.
Under our laws The City authorities have
the right to exchange land used for City
cemetery for other land more suitable for the
purpose, and the land in present use is
more valuable than land further out in the
City surplus viii be available in making the
exchange sufficient TO remove all the bodies
and improvements to a new &c metery without
any additional burden on the City.
Sooner or later the cemeteries must be
moved, has been the in all the large
cities, and the sooner permanent cemetery
is secured the better it will be for every one
concerned in the dead.
am, therefore, in favor of having the City
cemetery removed and hope that your associ-
alton will succeed in accomplishing this OBJ
ject
If every inhabitant of the Richmond dis.