The San Francisco call., 1897-02-26

rooms OF the Chamber of Commerce, when
the boulevard scheme was at onca brought
up FOR discussion.
Mr. Crocker suggested the practicability
OF extending the boulevard 10 the county
limits and expressed his belief that the
people all along the line, whose property
would be improved by the work. would
readily contribute hundreds of dollars to
promote it.
Mr.. OConnor said that this matter
could be taken up later. If the City
would guarantee the present right of way,
. then work might be- begun at once, and
the City acceptance was certain as soon
as the other two deeds were obtained
Mr.. Bunker said that sufficient grades to
make street had already been fixed and
that the necessary stakes could be set in
twenty-four hours.
Mr.. Crocker moved that a committee be
appointed to make preliminary arrange
ments with respect to the deeds, the sp-
pointment of a superintendent, ETC., and
report 10 the executor. The motion car
ried, Messrs. Crocker, O'Connor and
Schussler being appointed members of
the committee.
During discussion as to the possibility
OF starting operations Mr.. Burke said he
thought there should be at least $4,000 in
the treasury before this was done.
7. Broderick, an employe OF the railway
company, being invlt, d to give the COM
mittee the benefit of his practical expert
ence in work of this kind, advised the
hiring of men by the hour. Eight hours
q day, he considered, should be sufficient.
There should also be some classification
OF wages, If 1t could be satisfactorily ar
ranged. He himself was pretty well ac-
quainted with the worthy residents of the
City who would be willing to work on the
boulevard. He would be in favor of
allowin such men 20 cents an hour.
The committee, however, refused to en-
tertaIn such proposal. This is u matter
of charity and temporary relief, said Mr..
Ellert, ''and We do not intend to pay the
un form wages"
Mr.. Bunker then advised the committee
to issue an appeal to the public, to be
signed by every member OF the different
committees and circulated through the
press. A permanent assistant should be
engaged TO remain on the premises all the
time and give the necessary information
to the newspapers respecting subscIip-
tions.
The committee adopted this suggestion
and Mr.. Ellert undertook 10 have the ap-
peal ready for publication that evening.
Mr.. Bunker, returning to t. boulevard
project, said 1t might be possible to ar
range for the free transportation of the
men to and from their work. Formerly
they had been obliged to pay car fares and
these had considerably reduced their
wages.
Chief Engineer Schussler of the Spring
Valley Water Works arrived at this mo-
ment ana informed the committee Of the
completion of the surveys, and added that
the deeds would be ready this morning
and would be at once presented for the
City's acceptance. The board Of direct
ors, he said had unanimously granted the
right of way.
The only difficulty now remaining was
way, which had not yet been fixed. The
company's tight of way, now ready, could
afford employ ment for 100 men only, while
Mr.. Sutro's, when the grades had been de-
clded, could afford employment for at
least 500.
A communication was received from the
managers OF the Bush-street Theater ton
dering benefit performance for the un-
employed of The New 81 Perkins," which
will be presented next week by Sam ].
Burton and the charming coincidence,
Lille Coleman. This was acknowledged
with thanks.
The committee adjourned to meet again
at 8 o'clock this and every other afternoon
until otherwise ordered.
The family relief committee of the I'M
employed organization has now no less
than sixty-one urgent cases on its books.
The commiSsarIat wagon was out again
yesterday drawn by human hands, and,
among other contributions, received
twenty sacks of coke, which will prove
very acce ptabe when the weather is cold.
| This department of the organizations 5
activity is now wonderfully we'll systema-
! tiZ ID. Before the wagon is sent round
during the day mem bers of the soliciting
committee visit various likely plac and
record the promi ises received OF donations
in kind. They afterward present their
report to the secre ary, who IN turn
furnishes the teamsters with a list of
names, and in this way the work of col
lection is sim plitied and expedited.
The stock Of provisions on hand yester-
day was said to be sufficient for another
day, though unex xpected appeals for out
side assistance might deplete 1t consider
ably in The meantime. The commissariat
department also includes q small store of
cast off clothing and old shoes, which is
replenished anu exhausted nearly every
day. Incidentally it may be stated that
the boots have given rise to some little
friction, which has resulted in the sum-
mary expulsion of about twenty-five men.
| These comprised the very LATEST MEM
bers OF the organization, who refused TO
do tap of work and yet expected to
receive all the benefits accruinC to mem
bers IN good standing. When their appIi-
cation Tor footwear was refused, on the
ground that necessity must first be
served, they proceeded TO conspire against
Inc DOuy pOtlJlc. anu were therefore lect-
ed, "to prey st fortune"
Preside ent Leffngwell states that nego-
tiations are at present pending which
may eventually lea0 to the employment
of 800 men on a mining proposition at
good wages. At the moment, however,
he was not prepared TO give further par.
ticulars. II think / can put it through"
he said. "and if successful, it will greatly
relieve the situation here in the City. l
saw Mr.. Ellert this morning and he init
mated that the executive committee was
considering dollar day proposition. l
opposed it on the ground thatsu wages,
though they might keep body aud soul to-
gether, were no guarantee for the future"
Four hundred and fifty men are daily
fed on the premises, and the ingenuity OF
Louis Hartel. the German chef, is con-
tinually taxed in order to satisfy SO many
hungry mouths. Often enough they have
TO be satisfied with one meal day, though
two are always provided when the stock
on hand permits.
Mayor Phelan, who was the first to re-
spond to the appeal for assistance, yester-
day contributed another $3.50 to the gen.
eral relief committees fund, of which
Daniel Meyer, ZIG Pine street, is the treas