The San Francisco call., 1899-12-02

discussing the extension of the wharfage
facilities along the water front and of
arriving at the best plan to carry the i'm
provements into execution. Matters were
proceeding very satisfactorily. when the
extra session petition was introduced.
FROM that on until the adjournment there
was q chill.
Summing up the entire meeting, there
vas nothing tangible accomplished. The
North central Improvement Association
advanced one plan, the Chamber OF Com
Herce another, while the Harbor Com
rnlsSloners favored something almost en-
urely different from either. All three
agreed, however, that II San Francisco
expects TO hold her shipping trade and
secure the increase that rightfuIiy belongs
70 her. she must build more wharves and
increase the capacity OF the water front.
~ Is expected that their different Ideas
as 10 now 10 accomplish the desired re-
suits may become crystallized and the
improvements be made
II. I. Sonntag, who acted as spokesman
Ior the Improvement Association, stated
that what 1t wanted was the lengthenlng
or the wharves to 500 feet, the completion
or the seawall and the building OF the
belt road. He said that he had heard
that the Governor was going to call an
extra session of the Legislature to elect
United States Senator, and he suggested
that Gage be requested to embody in Lis
can tne Undertaking of the proposed har-
Dor improvements. Secretary Painter,
Mr.: Strauss, +. Scott, T. c. Friedlander
ana several others spoke along the same
eANAhb u TIC
absolute necessity of something being
done. Their suggestion was that the Leg
.slature be asked TO submit to the voters
the lssuanc, Of bonds for the work.
commissioner Harvey said that the
work could be accomplished without rails
ing the funds by bonds. provided certain
amendments were made in the existing
laws. w hen the discussion reached this
point Mr.. kilburn pulled from his pocket
a roll or typewritten documents and dis
tributed them among the visitors, saying
that as the Legislature would have to do
something before the Harbor Commits
sioners could undertake the proposed I'M
provements, the proper thing to do would
be to let the Governor know what was
~anted. The document he distributed Is
printed above. William Dolbeer of the
Cnamber OF Commerce said that the in
sututlon he represented would not give
the Governor an excuse for calling an
extra session to elect Dan Burns under
the cloak that II was being called for
harbor improvements. Mr.. Kilburn be-
came somewhat wrathy at the opposi-
ton.
DO you want to say, then" he re-
marked. addressing Dolbeer. that 4
would be high crime TO call an extra
session TO elect Senator, but that II II
is called you want TO perpetuate the
crime by asking the Governor TO take up
TINS question Of harbor improvements
asVe you courage enough TO say so?
anyhow? Are the interests of the front
10 De secondary TO the interests of few
a Senator?"
There was no reply. Mr.. Sonntag said
that II the Senatorial proposition was en-
bodied In the petition no one would sign
IT. but that II It was left out and the
water front business substituted every
one would sign and the Governor would
be Tree TO add the Senatorship deal to
MS call IL he saw fit to do so. He also
announced that such petition was be-
ing drawn by the legal representative of
the Improvement Association together
with bill covering the harbor matter,
Whlch II was proposed to submit to the
Legislature.
The Harbor Commissioners plan Is to
nave the laws changed so that 600 feet