The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-09

cheney of the school should be increased.
its instruction simplifed, industrial educa-
ton should be fostered, the sanitary con-
dition of the schoohouses and the physi-
cal development Of the pupils should re-
ceiye the attention and care of the teach
ers; In order to insure the best work we
insist on the prompt payment of the salar-
les OF the teachers and other employees or
the School Department. The appropriation
made last year was adequate to the needs
of the department economically admins
tered. With shameless disregard for the
interests of the public and the children
much OF this money was wasted In 1obbery
Teachers must be paid by law, irrespective
OF the appropriation made. The present
BOARD has diverted the money set aside for
their salaries and forced deficit, which
must be made up in this fiscal year. This
act is a fraud upon the public and merits
the severest condemnation.
L. We demand that the same rules which
govern a well-conducted business house
OF San Francisco, and we, therefore,
pledge our nominees to an economical and
Judicious administration OF our municipal
affairs and limit them to an expenditure
not exceeding one dollar on the one hum
dred dollars of assessable property. within
a limit of $500 600. for all municipal pur-
poses.
s. Renewed efforts should be made to re-
move the Police and Fire Departments
cheney of both these departments should be
increased. We require that it shall be
the duty of every patrolman to enforce
the ordinances of the city and to note and
report to the Chief of Police all violations
of the same.
G. In all public work home labor shall
be employed and the productions of the
State shall in all cases be given the pref
erence. Eight hours shall be the limit for
Z. We require that our nominees shall do
ton by the Legislature Of the new charter
and when the charter becomes a law we
require the spirit and the provisions of
the same shall be carried out in good
faith.
s. Telephone service has become a neces-
sity to our people and the privileges granted
by the city to the telephone companies have
been very liberal and are Of great value
We demand free service to the city and g.
reduction in rates to our citizens.
8. Street railroad franchises have been
granted without regard to the convenience
OF the public or the value of the franchise.
We require that all unused rails and tracks
shall be removed from the streets as well
table at Geary and Kearny. at Post and
Montgomery and the curve at the foot OF
Sacramento street.
10. The charge for gas and electric light
should be reduced and the quality improved
and the city, subject as 1t is to foggy and
dark nights. should have Its lamps lighted
every night in the year.
II. The acquisition by the city of public
utilities is very desirable and we favor such
do we recognize the Importance of this city
owning it's gas and electric lighting plant
and system of water works. The rate
for hydrants should not exceed 81 80 each
per annum and per cent dividend on the
water company's stock should be sufficient.
and we pledge our nominees for Supervisors
to reduce rates to bring about this result.
IL. We denounce the lamentable failure
and the transparent imbecility of our Su-
pervisors in connection with the building
of the Hall OF Justice and point this out
as a glazing example of the inefficiency
OF the present city government, calling for
remedy at the hands Of the people.
IL. Pure food is essential to the health
Of the people. We heartily commend The
efforts now, being made to assure the purity
of food and to punish those who adulterate
or sell adulterated food.
a. The Public Pound as now conducted
is a disgrace to the city. We favor the con-
troll Of the Public Pound by the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, whose
management for four years was satisfactory
to the citizens and in the interest Of de-
cency.
H. The administration Of municipal at
fairs during the past two years has been a
breakers of the Board of Supervisors and
the Board of Education, and condemn their
disregard of the sacred rights of the citi-
Zens who elected them to office.
In strong contrast to the action of the
above officials, we commend the able and
efficient administration of Mayor Phelan In
the fearless performance of his official duty
at all times. and also those members Of the
Boards of Supervisors and of Education who
have labored faithfully to serve the peo-
pie.
16 We are opposed to the further pur-
chase OF property or the construction Of
and we require that all such projects be
postponed until after action is taken by the
incoming Legislature on the new city char
ter which provides business methods for
IL We require that the expenses of the
County Clerks office be kept within limit
of $4,000 per month. and we condemn the in
cumbent as pledge.breaker for the ex-
travagance displayed in that office during
the past two years.
IL. Real estate and improvements and In
dustrial enterprises and the homes of the
In md thar
corporations escape with insignificant
valuation. The Supreme Court in the case
has laid down the rule by which corporate
property may be assessed at approximately
pledge our nominees for Assessor, and for
the Board Of Supervisors, when sitting as
Board of Equalization. to follow the de-
cision aforesaid.
10. The Grand Jury system has often
proved to be a shield for crime. The same
men are reappointed term after term. We
therefore pledge our nominees for the Su-
perloT Court TO select proper material for
the Grand Jury. and in no case to APP
point a citizen who has served in that
capacity at any time during the last three
preceding years.
20. The office of District Attorney is the
most important of all the offices in the
filing an information to hold for trial any
boss or oficeholder who is charged with
press many evils which are a disgrace to
our city. With fearless independent Dis
trict Attorney in office we believe that
School Directors. Supervisors and other
officials would abstain from public rob-
berries with which their names are coupled
The heads of great corporations who deal
with them would refrain from tempting
the weak and easily corrupted A new
era would dawn on the city of San Fran
cisco.
Fl. We earnestly entreat all citizens TO
vote against the infamous constitutional
amendment known as number one being
Senate Amendment No. Al. This would
subject the city of San Francisco to claims
for street work of all kinds done in the past.
1t might cause the bankruptcy of the city
%. To carry out the provisions of the
charter in good faith we pledge our NUM-
cipal candidates not to contest the seats
of their successors who may be elected
under the charter in November 1899, for the
reason that the terms for which they are
elected at the forthcoming election are
curtailed by the ratification of the charter
by the Legislature.
In conclusion, the Citizens Non Partisan
Convention, in the hope that municipal
affairs CT the city shall be thoroughly re-
formed, and that its citizens shall not be
made the mere servants of the unprinci-
pied bosses of the great political parties
grasping corporations, and in the belief
that honesty and integrity should be the
rule and not the exception among city
officials, asks the people of San Francisco
for its hearty and generous support
A. s. HALLIDIE Chairman.
FRANK J. SULLIVAN.
PHILIP L. GALPIN,
JOHN e. QUINN.