The San Francisco call., 1898-01-20

the proposition. As for the new City and County Hospital its contemplated erec- ton is nothing new to my mind. refer ence to the resolutions on -- file in the clerks office of the Board of Supervisors will show that as early as last May l offered resolution almost similar to the one offered by Dr. Rottanzi at the last meeting of the board. Hence there can be no doubt as to how l stand on that question. The present hospital should be burned down; it Is a disgrace to the city and the people that live in the city. l am in favor of the erection of a first class hospital on the Almshouse tract position would give drainage, fresh air and sunshine to the invalids, and second, 1t would be within close proximity to the Affiliated Colleges, where it would be very valuable for clinical purposes.
 When this hospital is built and a proper pesthouse erected, then if the taxpayers ranch my word for 1t, I shall not offer any obstacles in their way. My reason for voting for the survey was because pr. Clinton proclaimed there was a job in it. wanted to see where the job was, otherwise l would have opposed making a survey at this time
 SUPERVISOR ROTTANZI-There is an absolute necessity for a new hospital. Public opinion shows this beyond any peradventure. The present building which is called a hospital is an ever lasting disgrace to the city, and until this building is removed-excuse me, mean burned down-after we have built | l way to effectually destroy the germs of disease that are lodged in that dirty old wooden building-then, l say, we should tbs turn these fifteen acres into park for a zoo there on a small scale at first. Then If 1t should become popular to have ! larger collection of wild animals, why we can easily have another in some other | portion of the city.
 But the new hospital must come first, and we must have a hospital that will cd nr +hn 1nSr mo- d. | ern principles known to science I will watch the erection of that building as if | IL were my own private property and do | everything that lies in my power to make IL credit to not only San Francisco but | the entire State.
 | SUPERVISOR HASKINS-Ciye LIS a hospital and peSthouse first, then it will | De time enough to talk about a park and the providing of lot of animals to make | up a Zoologfcal collection. The Super Visors are the representatives of the peo- | pie, ana It IS no more than right and
 proper that when a petition is addressed | to them as body requesting something | in their gift by virtue of their position
 that 1t should get respectful hearing
 l have my doubts whether the survey | would have been ordered at the last
 meeting of the board had it not been Tor pr Clinton's attack on the job phase | or It; Bear in mind that it was Dr. Clin-
 ton himself that introduced the original resolution for the purchase of the tract
 once more l say hospital first, pesthouse
 second, and then if the people want an
 additional tract of land for park they can have it, but it must be by a con 1enaaton nef aaU Sqit, so that Dr. Clinton can
 SUPERVISOR DODGE-I think that the number and character of the citizens
 who have for months interested them selves in this movement entities the pro- 1ect to at least respectful consideration py the representatives of the people. If the press reflects the opinions of inc n1,h- ! lic or 1T its opinions are of any value in
 matters of public concern, we have an additional reason for at least a consider
 ton believe it is unanimous in it's SUD-
 port Of the project. l do not believe there
 is any desire on the part of the Board
 of Supervisors to foiSt this property on
 the city, unless majority of the citizens
 are in favor of its purchase Now I be-
 lieve that the project could not survive
 if any taint of a job should attach to it.
 Two reasons have been urged against it
 one being that the owners of the property
 asked more than the land was worth and
 that, therefore, it was a job and a steal.
 I believe 1t is recognized that there are
 such things as an asking price and a
 selling price, and these owners might
 have had some such knowledge It hap
 pens. however, that those in favor of this
 purchase at once asked that the land
 if purchased be bought through condem-
 nation proceedings. This presumably would
 remove this objection. The second req
 son urged, that the city owns a tract
 adjoining, is offset by the fact that the
 property cannot be utilized for this pur-
 pose of the city, and is. further, not 2
 desirable tract for such an object. In general way the acquisition of such ; tract of land by the city at a fair valua
 tion might be generally admitted to b, advisable. It becomes a question, how
 ever, as to whether the city can spare
 the money for its purchase at this time There certainly are more pressing needs ! such as a city and county hospital, better l public schools, etc. Unless our citizen. , are willing to abandon our time-honore( . party pledge-the dollar limit-I fail to set how the realization of such projects car be accomplished at present. am, how l l la-n a $n1 m ichf r17 or,< } through, and nothing shall change mt from the advocacy of the building of , first-clasS modern city and county hos pital, with pesthouse thrown in. Thes, , two buildings the people need and mus have.
 Supervisor Sheehan's opinions on thi subject have already appeared in tn, 2 columns of The Call on a previous oc , casion. They were in harmony witl the views of the Supervisors more re ICaarn fltrf friHr