The San Francisco call., 1899-04-23

of directors of the Polk Street Merchants
Associa ation-As for myself, and am
more than sure, if / had an opportunity
of consulting. the other members of the
association, that one and all would favor
Supervisor Attridge's resolution.
Thomas 3. SIevin, president of the Po-
trero and Mission Improvement Club-By
all means, l am in favor of the resolu-
ton introduced by Supervisor Attrldge.
Why shouldn't !? 1t will be the means
of getting electric lights extended to out
side sections of the city; just the very
thing that we have been battling for In
our, club for years. The resolution in
troduced by Supervisor Attridge strikes
the keynote. Such a resolution should
have been on the city law books long
ago.
Presidents of other Improvement clubs
who favor Supervisor Attridges resolu
ton are: Mission and Five Mile House
DR.. Emil n. Torello; Fairmount. Chris
Stader; West of Castro street f. H. Quail
man; Sunset, Richard Keller; Sunny
side. Gustav Schnee: Mission Business
Mems Association, L; A. Souc; Potrero
John Barduhn; Holly Park, Thomas
O'Neil, and San Francisco Improvement
Club, No. l South, Charles Milly.
representing the labor associations, ?.
H. Mccarthy, president of the Builders
and Trades Council, indorses the resolu-
tion presented by Supervisor Attridge and
trusts in the honesty and good Judgment
of the. other Supervisors to carry it into
operation.
AS a stronger Endorsement of the senti-
ments of the resolution the Improvement
Francisco at its meeting last night. after
transacting other important business per
tanning to the local wants of the district
adopted the following resolution as the
sense of the club:
Whereas Supervisor Attridge has introduced
a resolution before the Board of Supervisors
having for its motive the object of granting
the privilege to persons and corporations the
right to erect poles along the streets of the
city in what is known as outside fire limits;
therefore, be ii
Resolved. That the San Francisco T-,rro,,a
ment Club No South in meeting assembled
do most heartily indorse the said resolution
and respectfully recommend its final passage
by the members of the Board of Supervisors;
! and be 1t further
Resolved. That we believe that the passage
of said ordinance is a necessity, and will tend
/ TO the reduction of light rates to the citizens
in general and the residents Of this portion of
the people the advantage of better illuminated
streets the year round.
AS a conclusive Endorsement from the
representatives, of all the Improvement
clubs embodying the large area of the
Mission district who have delegates in the
Mission Federation of Improvement Clubs
the following resolution was unanimously
passed at the meeting of the federation
last night at the Fairmount Club:
Resolved, That we, the members of the Fed
Grafton of Mission Improvement Clubs, at a
meeting held this 22d day of April do most
cheerfully indOrse the resolution introduced bv
Supervisor Attridge. whereby it is intended to
grant to the Mutual Electric Light Company
the privilege of erecting poles and wires in
districts lying outside of the so-calIed fire
limits, the object being to give to the people
an opportunity of getting a choice as between
a company having no opposition and one who
wishes to enter into competition for the pur-
pose of supplying light to the citizens at re-
the Board of Supervisors vote for and pass the
resolution as introduced by Supervisor At
fridge. as it is to the benefit and in the inter
est of the resident and property owners of out
lying sections of the city